Telecom & the Connected Economy: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on telecom costs, spectrum, Jio, consolidation and net neutrality.

Question 1 of 5 Why does the telecom industry tend to have few large operators?

Governments ban competition Building networks and buying spectrum requires huge fixed investment Customers dislike choice Phones are cheap to make

Economies of scale favour large operators.

Question 2 of 5 What did India's Supreme Court do in 2012 in the 2G case?

Approved all licences Cancelled 122 licences and required future spectrum allocation by auction Banned mobile phones Nationalised all operators

Licences had been allocated first-come, first-served at old prices.

Question 3 of 5 What happened to Indian mobile data prices after Jio launched in 2016?

They rose sharply They fell to among the cheapest in the world They stayed the same Data was banned

Jio gained over 100 million subscribers in about six months.

Question 4 of 5 What did the 2019 Supreme Court AGR ruling do?

Cancelled all spectrum Required operators to pay large past dues based on a broader definition of revenue Lowered all taxes Banned mergers

It severely strained Vodafone Idea and Airtel.

Question 5 of 5 What does net neutrality mean?

Internet providers treat all online traffic equally The internet is free for everyone Only government websites are allowed Providers can charge more for any app

India adopted strong net neutrality rules in 2018.

← Back to Mobile Phones and Development Next lesson → The Economics of 5G

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