India News: NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on Information technology has pulled up the Department of Telecommunications for delaying the launch o.
In a scathing report, the IT Parliamentary Committee says the delay reflects badly on the country's planning and execution. So far, certain bands within 5G spectrum have not even been identified, and no spectrum allocation has taken place
India may miss 5G bus : Parl panel lambasts lack of preparedness
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Mon, Feb 8 2021 20:33 IST |
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New Delhi, Feb 8 : As 5G dreams eludes Indians despite the government s emphasis on technology and fifth generation connectivity, the Standing Committee on Information Technology has raised concerns that India may miss the 5G bus due to inadequate availability of spectrum, high spectrum prices, low fiberisation among others.
Highlighting the concerns leading to the delay, the report of the panel chaired by Congress Shashi Tharoor said that it is disappointing to note that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has hardly learnt from the past delays as the vision for 5G, which was reflected in the setting up of the High-Level Forum and Expert Committees, has not been transformed into action on the ground and is not reflected in the policies formulated by the government.
Our Bureau The government expects the roll out of 5G services to start by end of 2021 or early 2022 but it needs to do more for making this happen, a panel report tabled in the Parliament on Monday sa
Concerns of telecom sector not addressed in Budget: COAI
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Tue, Feb 2 2021 17:12 IST |
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New Delhi, Feb 2 : The Budget proposals fell short of fulfilling the telecom sector s expectations of a reduction in the burden of levies and some Goods and Services Tax (GST) relief, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has said. We are a bit disappointed that concerns of the telecom sector, which is the backbone of digital India, remained unaddressed, S.P. Kochhar, Director General, COAI, said in a statement. We were expecting a reduction in the burden of levies, such as LF (Licence Fees) and SUC (spectrum usage charges) on the telecom sector.