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Telecom Diary: Explainer: Fair share debate hots up, puts telcos at odds with OTT players, ET Telecom

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents telecom players including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, has been demanding ‘same service same rules’ with a fair charge to be levied and decided mutually between telcos and OTT players who must contribute towards creating and developing digital telecom infrastructure in India in exchange for using the network.

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Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea to government: You have lost Rs 800 crore due to these apps |

Telecom operators in India have spent an additional Rs 10,000 crore to support the traffic generated by large entertainment and communication apps, resulting in a revenue loss of approximately Rs 800 crore for the government. The industry body representing telecom operators has been advocating for contributions from large traffic generator apps to cover the costs of network infrastructure.

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COAI says TRAI's tough EMF radiation rules hurt 5G rollouts

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has reportedly asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to relax its electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation rules to help lower the cost of 5G rollouts.

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Customs duty exemption to vessels engaged in laying submarine cables in India a positive step: COAI, ET Telecom

“In a significant gain for the telecom sector just before the interim budget, the current customs duty exemption granted to vessels engaged in laying submarine cables in India - which lapses on March 31, 2024 - was extended up to September 30, 2024,” SP Kochhar, Director General of COAI said.

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Telecom sector budget: Govt extends customs duty exemption to this key telecom sector segment

The government extends customs duty exemption for vessels engaged in laying submarine cables to September 30, benefiting the telecom sector. The move is praised by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), highlighting the importance of submarine cables for high-speed data transfer. The exemption was set to end on March 31.

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Corpus for tech innovation a positive; hope telcos' wishlist considered in full budget: COAI

COAI welcomes the announcement of Rs 1 lakh crore corpus for research and innovation in the technology sector in the interim Budget. The body hopes that the industry's wishlist, including lower levies, will be considered in the full budget post-elections. The interim Budget reemphasises the government's economic policies and commitment to sustained growth, productivity, and opportunities.

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Budget 2024-25: COAI recommends abolishing USOF levy, exemptions in customs duty and GST, ET Telecom

Coai: “However, if that is not possible, then the USO contribution of 5% of AGR may be suspended till the existing USO corpus (INR 77,000 crs) is exhausted,” it said. Further, it recommended that the license fee should be brought down from 3% to 1% at the earliest to cover only administrative costs by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)/government.

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Proposal for direct-to-mobile broadcasting needs comprehensive re-look: COAI, ET Telecom

Kochhar pointed out that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended refarming existing usage in this band (read: 526-582MHz) so that it can be made available for International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) and has commercial value.

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Direct-to-mobile services: Ensure implementation does not result in regulatory arbitrage: Telcos to govt

Industry body COAI said the proposal needs to be reviewed to ensure a level playing field for all participants.

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COAI paper renews call for OTTs to share infrastructure costs

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has issued a new white paper calling on OTT players who generate huge amounts of traffic to share network upgrade costs with Indian telcos to make the telecoms industry more sustainable.

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