Vodafone Idea to clear Q4 licence fee dues by next week following DoT s show-cause notice
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The payment was due on March 25 as per a show-cause notice that was sent by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to India s only loss-making telco on April 7. DoT sought to know why action should not be taken against the telco for violating licence conditions by not paying dues on time.
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Due to competitive pressures, the carrier has been unable to increase tariffs, which would have strengthened its financials. The ongoing non-payment of licence fee issue reflects the company’s financial situation, experts said.
Voda Idea to clear Q4 dues by next week
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The payment was due on March 25 as per a show-cause notice that was sent by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to India s only loss-making telco on April 7. DoT sought to know why action should not be taken against the telco for violating licence conditions by not paying dues on time.
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Due to competitive pressures, the carrier has been unable to increase tariffs, which would have strengthened its financials. The ongoing non-payment of licence fee issue reflects the company’s financial situation, experts said.
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As per the notice, the struggling telecom operator has not paid the licence fee for seven circles Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (East) and Orissa along with fee for national long distance licences. The payment was due on March 25, 2021, as per the notice. ET has seen a copy of the notice.
The telecom department has issued a show-cause notice to
Vodafone Idea for non-payment of licence fee for the fourth-quarter of the previous financial year (FY21).
As per the notice, the struggling telecom operator has not paid the licence fee for seven circles Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (East) and Orissa along with fee for national long distance licences.
As govt seeks to relax satellite licenses, TRAI puts out consultation paper
March 12, 2021
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday put out a consultation paper to figure out how to make low-bitrate applications of satellite technology routine things like GPS tracking, steering farm equipment, monitoring remote transmission towers more accessible for interested private players. In a letter to TRAI, the Department of Telecommunications pointed out that existing licenses either had little uptake, or could be prohibitively priced if a lot of receivers are needed to be installed on the ground.
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COAI, which represents telcos Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, said that apps don’t have any obligation to ensure privacy, while telcos need to adhere to strict conditions on confidentiality and protection of privacy of communication.
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Carriers have cited examples around data privacy and lawful interception among several others to point out the absence of a level playing field.
Mumbai: Telcos have cited WhatsApp’s recent privacy policy changes as an example of how over-the-top (OTT) communication players, or apps, have no obligation to ensure privacy of consumers, while underlining the need to regulate such entities to bring them on par with carriers which offer similar services but are bound by licence norms.