The above document is a union budget proposal for 2006-07 by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). The document covers the Highlights of Indian Cellular Industry, Indirect Taxes for CBEC; Customs/Service Tax/Excise which gives the details of Additional Duty of Customs (ACD); Service Tax - Credit of Service Tax paid on Mobile Phones; Service Tax - Exemption of registration of our channel partners for Service Tax; Service Tax - Applicability of Service Tax on Interconnect Charges; Excise Duty CENVAT rule in respect of Cable / Shelter and Towers; CENVAT credit - for Motor Vehicles; CENVAT credit - for Fuel; CENVAT credit - 20% limit on CENVAT Claim; Service Tax on Import of Services; Problems in getting C Form to avail Concessional Sales Tax respectively and Direct Taxes for CBDT. The proposal emphasizes on Reducing unnecessary administrative hassles and paper work which also consumes time of the Govt Departments; Bringing down high levies and duties on the telecom sector; remove critical bottlenecks which are hindering the growth and expansion of the sector respectively.

The above document is a presentation on Status Indian Cellular Industry made during Budget Proposal for 2006-07 by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). The presentation highlights the Status of Indian Cellular Industry, Graph depicts the GSM Growth through the years from 2000 to 2005; Graph shows the Subscriber Base Tariff; Subscriber Base Call Charges as compared to International Benchmarks; Future Potential in Terms of Revenues and Subscribers; Talking about the High Levies & Duties etc. Pl. click for more details.

GSM Subscriber Additions in December 2005 set New Record Growth. Highest Growth since inception of Service. The above document gives city/circlewise, operatorwise, metrowise cellular subscriber statistics for the month of December 2005.

The above Consultation Paper, being issued with a view to making recommendations to the Government under section 11(1)(a)(iv) of the TRAI Act, focuses on the need to bring about convergence in all aspects of regulation of the telecommunications and broadcasting industries. Convergence is a powerful force in bringing about greater competition. A well-designed scheme of regulation that helps convergence can vastly increase the competitiveness and hence the efficiency of the Indian economy. This is all the more important in an era of growing importance of information and communications.

The Consultation Paper draws upon the work earlier done by the Authority on various issues. It also includes the suggestions made by a committee that had been set-up by TRAI to examine the issues in helping the cable industry to provide services based on broadband.

The Paper begins with an introduction to the issues of convergence and competition.

The above mentioned report provides an update on the growth trends for the telecom services for the period July-September 2005. It presents a broad perspective on the Telecom Services to serve as a reference document for various stakeholders, research agencies and analysts as an update over the previous reports. It covers the following:

With the increased Internet penetration in the country, newer devices, applications and services are likely to be deployed. This will generate a greater demand of IP addresses by the Internet users in the country. In addition, Internet users are also aspiring for better quality of service, mobility and security while using the Internet. The existing version of Internet protocol, IPv4 seems to be lagging behind in catering to these newer challenges. The next generation Internet protocol, IPv6 has been developed to address these challenges and various steps towards migration to IPv6 has been initiated by different countries worldwide, specially in Asia Pacific region where the shortage of IPv4 addresses is likely to be more acute. In India also Government (Department of IT) has taken major initiatives in this direction by setting up Interagency IPv6 Implementation Group (IPIG) and also a pilot project for IPv6 test bed through ERNET and Academicia. To augment the Government’s efforts, the Authority issued a consultation paper on “Issues relating to Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 in India” during August, 2005 highlighting the need for migration to IPv6, Regulatory issues related to migration, Creation of National Internet Registry (NIR) and Setting up of IPv6 test bed.

The above document is a draft recommendation by TRAI dated December 20, 2005 highlights the executive summary, background, Regulatory issues related to transition from IPv4 to IPv6, Encouragement by Govt. for IPv6 migration, Creation of National Internet Registry (NIR), Setting up of IPv6 Test bed including the annexures i.e. Setting up of IPv6 Test bed, Operational Policies for National Internet Registry (NIR) in the APNIC Region.

The above document is a recommendation by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) dated December 16, 2005. The document covers the executive summary, Background - Need for effective competition in IPLC segment, Licence Fee – Entry Fee & Annual Revenue Share & Recommendation, Resale in IPLC Segment & Recommendation, Access to Essential Facilities including landing facilities for submarine cables at Cable Landing Station & Recommendation, Licensing of Non-ILDO International Cable Carriers & Recommendation including the annexure of International Practices.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon it under section 36 read with clauses (iv), (vii) and (viii) of Sub-section 1(b) of Section 11 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India hereby makes "The Register of Interconnect Agreement (Broadcasting and Cable Services) (Second Amendment) Regulation, 2005 (12 of 2005)". The above regulation shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Pl. click for details.