Comments on: DoT Makes Player Specific Changes To The 3G Policy ? http://www.watblog.com/2008/09/12/dot-makes-player-specific-changes-to-the-3g-policy/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:22:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Telecom solutions India http://www.watblog.com/2008/09/12/dot-makes-player-specific-changes-to-the-3g-policy/#comment-11174 Telecom solutions India Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:09:20 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=5091#comment-11174 I think you have hit the nail on the head ... the main problem is that people don't realize that the infrastructure is not yet in place .. and that they should should wait a while before they can bid on the 3G wisely and effectively. I think you have hit the nail on the head …
the main problem is that people don’t realize that the infrastructure is not yet in place .. and that they should should wait a while before they can bid on the 3G wisely and effectively.

]]> By: Rajiv Dingra http://www.watblog.com/2008/09/12/dot-makes-player-specific-changes-to-the-3g-policy/#comment-11145 Rajiv Dingra Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:13:17 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=5091#comment-11145 @Nikhil: Thanks for your comment nikhil and the insights as well. @Nikhil: Thanks for your comment nikhil and the insights as well.

]]> By: Nikhil http://www.watblog.com/2008/09/12/dot-makes-player-specific-changes-to-the-3g-policy/#comment-11130 Nikhil Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:46:52 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=5091#comment-11130 Ankit: the guidelines are available at http://www.dot.gov.in/ There are significant changes and the PTI story that Business Standard published has a misleading headline. New telecom operators like Unitech Wireless and Datacom can bid for the 3G spectrum because they have a UAS License. They don't need any telecom experience to bid. Only those companies without a UAS or CMTS license need to have prior 3G experience to bid. DLF was never in the game after it didn't get the license last year. A couple of other significant changes - CDMA operators now have to bid for spectrum; earlier they were guaranteed it, though at the highest GSM price. Apart from this, the 3G spectrum usage charges have also been reduced, which has an impact on sustainability. Ankit: the guidelines are available at http://www.dot.gov.in/
There are significant changes and the PTI story that Business Standard published has a misleading headline.

New telecom operators like Unitech Wireless and Datacom can bid for the 3G spectrum because they have a UAS License. They don’t need any telecom experience to bid. Only those companies without a UAS or CMTS license need to have prior 3G experience to bid. DLF was never in the game after it didn’t get the license last year.

A couple of other significant changes - CDMA operators now have to bid for spectrum; earlier they were guaranteed it, though at the highest GSM price. Apart from this, the 3G spectrum usage charges have also been reduced, which has an impact on sustainability.

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