Policy

Hindustan Times | May 5, 2011 Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal promised on Thursday that all policies pertaining to the sector would be ‘sorted out’ and settled by August 2011 after …

The government of Argentina plans to auction spectrum in the1890-1985 MHz blocks, according to a Dow Jones News Wire story in the Wall Street Journal. Bidding rules are expected to become available …

Adding some bite to its LTE plans, regional operator U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) said it now plans to launch LTE services covering more than 25% of its network by the …

Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: Vodafone Essar , the country’s second largest GSM-based mobile operator, said it supports auctions for all future allocations of airwaves and termed …

Reuters | April 20, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy (Reuters) – Three executives of India’s Reliance ADA Group have appealed to the Delhi High Court seeking bail in a telecoms graft case …

Wall Street Journal | April 20, 2011 | R. JAI KRISHNA And RUMMAN AHMED NEW DELHI – A special court, citing “incriminating evidence,” Wednesday denied bail to five senior telecom industry …

The Hindu | April 18, 2011 In yet another instance of a decision taken by the NDA regime coming under scrutiny, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has begun an inquiry …

Despite the continued strong push by many of its rivals, Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) appears to be again pushing off its plans to enter the Canadian wireless market.The company, which …

LAS VEGAS – Details are needed on how the Federal Communications Commission plans to conduct a voluntary incentive spectrum auction to assure broadcasters they will be treated fairly, said FCC …

Hindustan Times | April 12, 2011 | Manoj Gairola It’s really back to the future. The roots of the New Telecom Policy that communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal announced …

LAS VEGAS – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski used his time before broadcasters to appeal to them about the benefits of voluntary spectrum auctions, the reality of today’s spectrum …

April 7 2011 – 1:52 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News Mexican media conglomerate Televisa S.A. (TV) moved forward with a $1.6 billion investment into wireless operator …

The Hindu | April 7, 2011 | Sandeep Joshi The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued licence termination notices to three telecom operators — Aircel, Etisalat DB and Sistema Shyam …

Mexican media conglomerate Televisa S.A. (TV) moved forward with a $1.6 billion investment into wireless operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. that will allow Televisa to add mobile services to …

Mexican media conglomerate Grupo Televisa S.A. (TV) said it was currently in talks with mobile operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. regarding a potential partnership that could see Televisa add …

Canadian wireless operator Public Mobile today unveiled new rate plans that provide for unlimited province-wide calling, lower nationwide roaming costs and flat-rate e-mail options.The recently launched carrier said it now …