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BSNL wants to return spectrum while Qualcomm gets broadband licences

Indian's BSNL wants a refund for spectrum after making heavy losses
October 24, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

India’s state-owned operator BSNL has offered to hand back its Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum for 17 states to the government , and is seeking a $1.67bn refund. The firm wants to hand spectrum back to the goevrnment after having made a loss of $1.2bn over the past 12 months, primarily due to high staff cost and payments made for acquiring 3G and BWA spectrum.

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US spectrum is in wrong hands, but no shortage

There is no spectrum shortae in the USA, but too much of it is in the wrong hands
October 3, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Contrary to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warning of a “looming spectrum crisis”, there is no shortage of radio spectrum in the USA, according to an analyst note from Citi Investment Research & Analysis. However, too much of the spectrum is in the wrong hands, it warned.

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