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		<title>Operators speak out against TRAI recommendations (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/92958-operators-speak-out-against-trai-recommendations-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Regulatory Policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel CEO for India and South Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea Cellular managing director Himanshu Kapania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanjay Kapoor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uninor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uninor chief executive Sigve Brekke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videcon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videcon Telecommunications' director and CEO Arvind Ball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone India MD and CEO Marten Pieters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indian telecoms regulator Trai had recommended that refarming of airwaves in the 900 MHz band, largely held by incumbents and BSNL, be undertaken next year, and industry experts estimate that leading mobile phone companies will have to pay about $17.1 billion to retain the airwaves they hold, according to a report by ET. Trai had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoT to levy one-time fee on a prospective basis (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91501-dot-to-levy-one-time-fee-on-a-prospective-basis-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91501-dot-to-levy-one-time-fee-on-a-prospective-basis-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[additional spectrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DoT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one-time fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=91501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The telecom department had decided to levy a one-time fee for the additional spectrum that exceeded 6.2MHz. Earlier, the government was planning to levy a one-time fee for the extra spectrum exceeding the contracted limit of 6.2 MHz from the allocation date. The imposition of a one-time fee concept was opposed by major telecom operators, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Supreme Court revokes 122 2G licences (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91278-indian-supreme-court-revokes-122-2g-licences-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91278-indian-supreme-court-revokes-122-2g-licences-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[122 2G licences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2G Spectrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swan Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telenor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uninor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court in India has decided to revoke all the 122 2G licences awarded in 2008 in an unprecedented stance against corruption. According to reports, the ruling applies telecom operators inclusive of Uninor, Loop, Etisalat DB, Idea and Swan Telecom among others, over questions arising on the credibility of the auction. Sources claim that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telecom Ministry classifies 3G roaming pacts as illegal (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91007-telecom-ministry-classifies-3g-roaming-pacts-as-illegal-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91007-telecom-ministry-classifies-3g-roaming-pacts-as-illegal-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G roaming pacts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=91007</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indian Telecom Ministry has asked mobile operators who have entered into the 3G roaming pacts to discontinue their agreements as they are illegal. As reported by Wireless Federation earlier, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea had provided each other with access to their networks in an attempt to provide their customers with 3G services in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti Airtel reports highest earnings of $ 2.03 billion in the first quarter (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90752-bharti-airtel-reports-highest-earnings-of-2-03-billion-in-the-first-quarter-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90752-bharti-airtel-reports-highest-earnings-of-2-03-billion-in-the-first-quarter-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), revealed the earnings for the Indian tele-companies during the first quarter of 2011-12, with Bharti airtel leading the way by accounting for 22 percent of the total revenues of US$ 9.321 billion. As per TRAI&#8217;s India Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report, Airtel had the highest gross revenue at $ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idea, BSNL, Etisalat face maximum call drop (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37716-idea-bsnl-etisalat-face-maximum-call-drop-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37716-idea-bsnl-etisalat-face-maximum-call-drop-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call drop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRAI benchmark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worst affected cells]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=37716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indian government has announced that Idea Cellular, Etisalat and state-owned BSNL subscribers are facing frequent call drop problems and they are not meeting the TRAI prescribed benchmark . According to the parameters laid down the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a telecom network is considered as worst affected  if more than 3% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idea Cellular to empower the rural segment of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, UP West &amp; AP</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37567-idea-cellular-to-empower-the-rural-segment-of-maharashtra-goa-gujarat-up-west-ap/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37567-idea-cellular-to-empower-the-rural-segment-of-maharashtra-goa-gujarat-up-west-ap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andhra Pradesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behtar Zindagi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gujarat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handygo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea Cellular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livestocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maharashtra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandi rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pan-India telecom operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UP West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Idea, the pan-India telecom operator and handygo, India&#8217;s leading provider of VAS solutions, have announced the launch of &#8216;Behtar Zindagi &#8216;, latest bouquet of VAS offerings for customers in rural areas of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, UP West and Andhra Pradesh. This innovative product is specially designed to provide day-to-day information to Idea&#8217;s rural subscribers. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoT issues notice to Idea, Etisalat DB for cancelling licenses (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37433-dot-issues-notice-to-idea-etisalat-db-for-cancelling-licenses-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37433-dot-issues-notice-to-idea-etisalat-db-for-cancelling-licenses-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aditya Birla Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancelling licenses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chennai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DoT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jammu & Kashmir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karnataka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kolkata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LoIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MumbaiLetters of Intent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orissa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punjab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punjab circle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tamil Nadu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian government has issued notices to Aditya Birla group company Idea cellular for Punjab circle and new operator Etisalat DB for Delhi and Mumbai for cancelling their 2G licences for missing roll-out obligations respectively. According to DoT Secretary R Chandrashekhar, a notice has been issued to Idea Cellular for Punjab circle. Earlier, a similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trai recommendations on 2G arbitrary: India&#8217;s Idea Cellular</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/35521-trai-recommendations-on-2g-arbitrary-indias-idea-cellular/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/35521-trai-recommendations-on-2g-arbitrary-indias-idea-cellular/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aditya Birla Group Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea Cellular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTNL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=35521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aditya Birla Group Company, Idea Cellular said the TRAI recommendations on 2G spectrum pricing were flawed and adopting them would be like &#8220;slaughtering the goose laying golden eggs of progress&#8221;. &#8220;We are dismayed by the continual flip-flops in policy formulation in the telecom sector. In the same breath, the principles of transparency and auction-based spectrum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sanjeev Aga to resign as Idea CEO (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/32539-sanjeev-aga-to-resign-as-idea-ceo-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/32539-sanjeev-aga-to-resign-as-idea-ceo-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aditya Birla Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aditya Birla Nuvo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[former telecom minister A Raja]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Idea Director Himanshu Kapania]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pan-India player]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=32539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sanjeev Aga head of Aditya Birla group&#8217;s telco, Idea Cellular, has decided to resign as chief executive, ahead of his scheduled retirement in 2013. According to the company&#8217;s spokesperson, Aga will be replaced by Idea Director Himanshu Kapania on April 1. According to Aditya Birla group, Aga was stepping down due to personal reasons. Aga [...]]]></description>
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