SPECTRUM SHARING BRINGS ACCHE
DIN FOR ALL
With Indian Cellular market
crossing One Billion Mobile subscribers recently and with extensive splurge in
use of data, pressure on Telecom Operators to provide better services and
simultaneously increase its revenues are always the 24X7 concern for operators
in India. But recent news brought cheer in operator’s lobby as DoT finalized
its views on spectrum sharing and trading.
“The government is expected to finalize most-awaited spectrum sharing
and trading guidelines in three months”, said Telecom secretary Rakesh Garg on Thursday after meeting with Telecom
Commission , the topmost decision making authority in Telecom ministry.
TRAI recommendations made to
DoT on the same on 21st July 2014 got
approved and now will be send to Cabinet for its final approval before getting
implemented. India with second highest number of mobile subscribers, trailing
after china, operates in 1/3rd of the spectrum space as compared to ideal
global standards.
Advantages and disadvantages
to government, operators, and consumer?
Advantages
for Government:
- Improved services from telcos from same allocated air space
- Post sharing, the spectrum usage charges increases by 0.5% of the Adjusted Gross Revenues (AGR).
Advantages
for Operators:
- Reduction in Capex.
- Additional spectrum can be utilized without purchasing through expensive auctioning.
- Improved services.
Advantages
for Consumers:
- Better quality of service and faster data speeds as bandwidth will increase.
- Reduction in call drops.
- Possibility of lower tariffs.
Malay Maniyar
Systems and Finance - Batch of 2016
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, Pune
Systems and Finance - Batch of 2016
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, Pune