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  TRAI recommends auction of entire spectrum, proposes lower entry barriers and 35% cap

  Technology | February 25, 2026 9:05 IST

  TRAI has recommended auctioning all available spectrum across nine bands, lowering entry barriers for new players, and setting a uniform 35% spectrum cap. It also proposed incentives for 600 MHz, coverage-linked discounts, and trials for the upper 6 GHz band.

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  Government allows Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 in India by de-licensing 6 GHz spectrum

  Technology | January 21, 2026 20:48 IST

  The government has de-licensed 500 MHz of the 6 GHz band, paving the way for Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 in India. The move is set to boost internet speeds, indoor connectivity, and future-ready networks.

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  Satellite internet launch: TRAI contradicts govt, says no recommendation pending

  Technology | October 11, 2025 10:49 IST

  Recently, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the pending satellite communication spectrum recommendations are delaying the launch of the service in the country.

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  Adani Data Network transfers unused 26 GHz spectrum to Airtel after missing rollout obligations

  Technology | April 23, 2025 10:23 IST

  In 2022, Adani Data Networks acquired 26GHz spectrum for 212 crore. The company was obligated to launch commercial services within 12 months of the allocation.

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  Faster Internet coming soon, government working on 6GHz spectrum plan

  Technology | December 17, 2024 14:55 IST

  Currently, the 6GHz spectrum is not available for use in India. Telecom operators want the spectrum for 5G and 6G deployment, whereas internet providers want the government to keep it open for WiFi 6E and 7 routers.

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  Government makes big statement on satellite internet in Parliament, ignores Jio, Airtel's advice

  Technology | November 28, 2024 11:58 IST

  Union Minister of State for Communications, Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, has clarified that the government will make decisions in the best interest of citizens under the new Telecom Act.

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  TRAI’s new rule to BLOCK unapproved URLs in SMS take effect from October 1: What will happen?

  Technology | September 29, 2024 18:00 IST

  Starting from October 1, TRAI’s new directive will block SMS messages containing unwhitelisted URLs and links. Over 70,000 links have already been approved, and businesses are urged to comply with the whitelisting requirement to avoid service disruptions.

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  Government proposes Spectrum auction in various bands: All you need to know

  Technology | March 10, 2024 18:11 IST

  The spectrum put up for auction is liberalized, which enables the operators to deploy any technology, which will further include- 2G, 4G, 5G or any high-speed or low-speed technology.

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  6 GHz spectrum vital for super-fast 5G speed, says COAI

  Technology | December 28, 2022 18:21 IST

  If telecom service providers (TSPs) don't do so, said Kochhar, 5G download speeds would be reduced to 50 per cent if less spectrum is allocated in the 6 GHz band, or 80 per cent if only 700 MHz band is allocated to IMT, compared to an assignment of 1.2 GHz.

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  Spectrum prices need significant, not marginal, lowering: BIF

  India | July 09, 2019 16:52 IST

  A day after Trai held its ground on spectrum pricing, Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday said it firmly believes spectrum prices recommended by the telecom regulator are "extremely high" with potential to dampen 5G plans, and urged policymakers to take a calibrated view on the issue.

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  TRAI unlikely to review 5G spectrum prices: Sources

  Business | June 28, 2019 19:45 IST

  Sources in TRAI said that a holistic view should be taken on the pricing of 5G spectrum and the prospective business opportunities it offers, which it has done in its current spectrum recommendations, thereby indicating that there may not be much scope for any further revision of price from its side.

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  Telecom panel asks TRAI to reconsider recommendations on spectrum auction

  Business | June 13, 2019 17:38 IST

  The apex decision making body at the Telecom Department Thursday decided to refer to TRAI for reconsideration the recommendations on spectrum auction amid industry's concerns on pricing.  

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  Spectrum auction ends with bids worth Rs 65,789 cr in 5 days, no takers for premium bands

  October 06, 2016 21:04 IST

  Telecom spectrum auction ended today with bids worth Rs 65,789 crore over the last five days, around 40 per cent of mobile radiowaves put up for sale

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  Call drops to 4G: Full spectrum of bad, good for telecom

  December 23, 2015 14:11 IST

  New Delhi: A successful auction of airwaves and the launch of 4G services were the high points for India's telecom industry in 2015 even as the lingering problem of call drops and bottlenecks in infrastructure,

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  RCom decides to discontinue 2G services in 3 states

  December 02, 2015 19:53 IST

  Kolkata: Come December 12 and about a million 2G subscribers of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications across West Bengal, Bihar and Assam will have to opt for other networks in their respective circles. The country's fourth

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  BSNL: Big losses, but can India live without It?

  September 17, 2015 12:16 IST

  New Delhi: Once India's leading telecommunication giant and among its most-profitable state-run companies, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has posted a loss for the fifth straight financial year.BSNL lost Rs 3,785 crore during 2014-15, according

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  Government approves spectrum trading norms for telecom firms

  September 09, 2015 17:13 IST

  New Delhi: The Cabinet today cleared spectrum trading guidelines under which telecom operators will be able to sell radiowaves to other service providers, a move that will help address the problem of spectrum shortage."Cabinet has

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  Surplus spectrum: Pleas against 2G court's jurisdiction dismissed

  India | July 23, 2015 14:07 IST

  New Delhi: A special 2G court today dismissed separate pleas filed by two telecom firms, which were charge sheeted in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case challenging its jurisdiction to deal with the matter.  Special

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  You have enough spectrum, address call drops: Telecom Minister asks mobile operators

  India | June 14, 2015 12:58 IST

  New Delhi:  Doing some plain speaking on call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today asked mobile operators to walk the extra mile to reinforce their systems as they have enough spectrum to provide telephony

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  Spectrum auction garners bids worth Rs 77,000 cr

  India | March 07, 2015 7:29 IST

  New Delhi: Government has garnered bids worth around Rs 77,000 crore at the end of three days of spectrum auction as telecom operators continued to bid  aggressively.“The bidding has taken place in all bands. At