India’s leading GSM operators seem to be gearing up for a big fight over the allocation of spectrum. While Aditya Birla-owned Idea Cellular has sought priority treatment for 2G spectrum allocation on account of what it describes as past injustice, Vodafone Essar has warned that any such move would have ‘severe implications’. “If any player […]
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BSNL can finally go ahead with its expansion plans as telecom minister A Raja on Wednesday cleared the PSU’s tender for just under 23 million GSM lines. BSNL executives said that company would place advance purchase orders with the two successful bidders — Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks — within the next two days. A
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Telecom Minister A Raja has opened a new front. Even as he accuses the former communication minister of wrongdoing on the BSNL 45.5 million tender, he has now taken on the defence ministry over delays in vacating spectrum. While the defence establishment has called for caution before releasing additional spectrum towards for commercial telephony, Mr
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