[cr-india] Financial Express article: Next on the block: 4G mobilespectrum
N.Ramakrishnan
nram at ideosyncmedia.org
Thu May 26 16:05:16 IST 2011
Rajan, I quite agree. Any suggestions on how we could structure such an
advocacy group, and how we develop a response?
Ram
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On 26/05/2011 15:45, Rajen Varada wrote:
> There needs to be a combined effort to look at the whole spectrum
> issues in toto and create a pressure group to make it more accountable.
> Can we envisage a community media consortium to take it up?
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> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Naimur Rahman
> <naimur.rahman at oneworld.net <mailto:naimur.rahman at oneworld.net>> wrote:
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> Dear Ram,
>
> Thanks for flagging this. I think CR community should make a
> strong advocacy effort against such rampant commercialisation of
> finite resources – and especially when spectrum shortage is cited
> for limited radio licenses. Would CRF work with larger civil
> society to take forward this struggle?
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> Naimur
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> *Subject:* [cr-india] Financial Express article: Next on the
> block: 4G mobilespectrum
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> Makes you kind of wonder what shortage of spectrum actually means,
> doesn't it? Since just about everybody and his uncleseems to be
> sitting on a stash of spectrum.
> Ram
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> **Next on the block: 4G mobile spectrum**
>
> Ashish Sinha, Rishi Raj
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> Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 0122 hrs IST
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> **Tags:** 4G Mobile Spectrum
> <http://www.financialexpress.com/gsearch.php?cx=partner-pub-9517772455344405:x8r0lv-hydo&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=4G%20mobile%20spectrum&sa=Search#1113&type=financialexpress>
> | I&B Ministry Vacate Spectrum
> <http://www.financialexpress.com/gsearch.php?cx=partner-pub-9517772455344405:x8r0lv-hydo&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%20I&B%20ministry%20vacate%20spectrum&sa=Search#1113&type=financialexpress>
> | 4G Data Services
> <http://www.financialexpress.com/gsearch.php?cx=partner-pub-9517772455344405:x8r0lv-hydo&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%204G%20data%20services&sa=Search#1113&type=financialexpress>
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> <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=xa-4ce654d665deb334>
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> *New Delhi**:* India has taken a step closer to high-speed 4G data
> services, with the Union I&B ministry agreeing to vacate 700 MHz
> band spectrum that is currently under the control of the ministry.
> Historically, this band is used gobally for broadcast services but
> is increasingly being allocated to mobile operators for providing
> 4G telecom services.
>
> This follows a long sparring between the telecom department and
> the I&B ministry for the control over this band. The I&B ministry
> was not willing to vacate this band. However, revenue
> considerations seem to have worked in favour of the the Department
> of Telecommunications (DoT).
>
> The lower the spectrum band, the greater its efficiency and
> consequently, greater the revenues it can fetch. Last April, the
> government had auctioned 2.3 GHz spectrum for broadband wireless
> access, raking in R38,543 crore. Auctioning the 700 MHz spectrum
> for 4G services could potentially earn much more. I&B ministry
> vacating the spectrum will open it for auctions by DoT.
>
> The I&B ministry did not want to vacate the 700 MHz band since it
> is allotted to Doordarshan and also because it wants to start
> mobile TV services. However, sources said that the I&B ministry
> has constituted a sub-committee to review the 700 MHz band and
> take a re-look at the demands of Doordarshan and the feasibility
> of freeing it for broadband services by mobile operators.
>
> “The spectrum requirements of Doordarshan and mobile TV will be
> reviewed as part of the exercise to establish exactly how much
> spectrum can be freed up for other essential requirements,” a
> senior Doordarshan official told FE.
>
> The I&B ministry has envisaged 96 MHz of spectrum allocation for
> mobile TV services, a policy that is still far from final. “The
> plan was to allocate 8 MHz spectrum to six mobile operators (4
> private, 2 Doordarshan) each in a city after auctioning. However,
> there is an option of reducing this number by two (1 private, 1
> Doordarshan), which will free up 32 MHz. Finding another block of
> 8 MHz will not be difficult,” a source in the government said.
>
> Earlier this year, Doordarshan had conducted an internal audit of
> its current and future spectrum requirements and informed the I&B
> ministry of requirements inclusive of the 96 MHz which will be
> reserved for mobile TV services.
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