COAI

National Telecom Policy, infrastructure, Department of Telecommunications, DoT, VoICE

Draft telecom policy pushes for indigenous telecom gear

The draft National Telecom Policy 2025 pushes for indigenous telecom gear, 5G enterprise spectrum debates, and ambitious connectivity goals. Industry…

August 17, 2025 23:47 IST

COAI Renews Push Against Direct Spectrum Allocation for Private 5G Networks. (Image Source: freepik)

COAI again opposes direct spectrum allocation for private 5G

The long-standing legal dispute between Sun TV Network’s promoter and chairman, Kalanithi Maran, and his family members has ended.

August 11, 2025 18:57 IST

5G, 6G, technology, OTT, internet of things, IoT, Cellular Operators Association of India, COAI

Slow 5G monetisation may delay 6G launch

According to the global mobile industry body GSM Association (GSMA), telcos have invested $109 billion—or 85% of the total investment…

March 11, 2025 23:37 IST

telecom, technology, DoT, Cellular Operators Association of India, COAI, India Mobile Congress, IMC

Indian telecom: A global leader in the making

By fostering innovation, investing in infrastructure, and forging strategic global collaborations, the sector is well on its way to becoming…

March 3, 2025 04:30 IST

ROI, Telecom, 5G, 4G, COAI, Technology, Telcos

5G roll out has been fast, but there’s been no ROI: COAI

Business decisions worldwide have gone wrong on 5G. They were driven by manufacturers of 5G, they created a hype and…

October 17, 2024 06:00 IST

Lack of contribution to network costs from large traffic generating digital players a challenge: COAI

The evolving regulatory landscape is also expected to play a pivotal role in addressing challenges, and providing a supportive framework…

December 22, 2023 21:27 IST

Spectrum allocation in 6 Ghz without auction to cause over 3 lakh cr loss to exchequer: COAI

Allocation of spectrum in 6 gigahertz band without auction would result in a potential loss of over 3 lakh crore…

June 21, 2023 22:48 IST

vision document on 6G, 6G spectru, 5g spectrum,

Spectrum in 6 GHz band key for 5G: COAI

According to a survey by GSMA, India can save over $10 billion annually on network expenditures by utilizing mid-band spectrum…

April 11, 2023 03:30 IST

Cellular Operators Association of India, over-the-top, ott, WhatsApp, Telegram

Network usage charge on OTTs fair: COAI

Net neutrality means open, equal internet for everyone, regardless of device, application or platform used and content consumed.

February 28, 2023 03:00 IST

OTT communications services should be licenced; players should compensate telcos for data traffic on networks: COAI

Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI), Director General, SP Kochhar said that the association, as part of draft telecom bill,…

Updated: November 22, 2022 15:29 IST

Telecom Bill, Telecom Bill draft, new Telecom Bill, COAI, ott communication apps,

Rules should be same for telecom services, communication apps: SP Kochhar, director-general, COAI

It can’t be a case where these rules apply to telcos but not to OTTs, when both provide the same…

November 10, 2022 00:45 IST

Wireless licensing reforms to enable ease of doing business, faster network rollouts: COAI

Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that the government will now introduce the big-ticket licensing reforms for the sector.

Updated: October 27, 2022 22:08 IST

It further said the country’s structured licensing framework has helped orderly growth of India’s digital connectivity landscape and the opening up of access to spectrum to enterprises directly disturbs the level playing field.

COAI welcomes Adani Group’s foray into telecom

Last week, Adani Group said that it has no plans to enter into consumer mobility. Further, its decision to participate…

July 15, 2022 01:15 IST

COAI urges fair play to prevent ‘backdoor entry’ to big tech for enterprise 5G

Administrative allocation of spectrum for captive 5G networks is against principles of level playing field and “effectively provides a backdoor…

Updated: July 14, 2022 15:41 IST

No business case for 5G roll-out if concerns on private captive networks not addressed: Telcos’ body

In a letter to Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, COAI said if independent entities are allowed to set up private captive…

Updated: June 9, 2022 12:24 IST

Don’t levy Swachh Bharat Cess on telecom services: COAI

GSM industry body COAI has asked the government that Swachh Bharat Cess (SBC) should not be levied on telecommunication services…

January 19, 2016 00:40 IST

net neutrality, net neutrality debate, net neutrality news, Net neutrality campaign, savetheinternet, Bharti Airtel, Bharti Airtel CEO, Airtel Zero, Gopal Vittal, internet, free internet, free data, Trai

Net Neutrality: COAI’s campaign garners support of 40 lakh people

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that the “support” has come through SMSes and voice calls made as…

May 3, 2015 15:00 IST

Net neutrality, Net neutrality india, Net neutrality debate, voip, low voip, netizens net neutrality, voip net neutrality, coai, coai on net neutrality

Net neutrality: Low cost VoIP is fine, but who’ll build the net, asks COAI

After netizens upped their ante in support of net neutrality, sending over 2 million messages…

April 25, 2015 00:46 IST

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Nuvama sees 31% upside in this renewable energy play: What’s fuelling the bullish call?

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