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This post deals with last issue of our Spectrum Pricing Debate i.e. charging spectrum beyond stipulated limits at uniform rate. In my last three posts I made the following conclusions: The logic of pricing 1800 MHz spectrum at par with current 3G auction price is false. Neither should they be treated equal. Though pricing 900 [...]
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I have earlier discussed two issues pertaining to Spectrum pricing. First one was about fixing price of 1800 MHz band spectrum at par with current 3G spectrum price and the other topic discussed fixing the price of 900 MHz band spectrum, which is quoted as 1.5 times of 1800 MHz band spectrum price. Now we [...]
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I would like to continue the discussion on spectrum pricing in continuation to my earlier post. In my last post I discussed, why the logic of fixing 1800 MHz spectrum price at par with 3G auction price is false, keeping in view the ultimate beneficiary i.e. subscriber. Now next we come to discuss the issue [...]
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All of you are aware that, TRAI has recently published a final recommendation paper on ‘Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework’. My first reaction to this recommendation draft was- Don’t be panic. The way media & market reacted over the news was hyper. Reason being; only few recommendations in the draft related to spectrum pricing were highlighted over [...]
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Recently TRAI released consultation paper on overall spectrum management & license issues. This could be cited as welcome step towards managing one of the most important natural resources available to country, Spectrum. And perhaps as stated in the paper, the issue of spectrum management is the most critical issue in deciding the future of telecommunication [...]
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