GSMA chief urges scale, lower spectrum costs, platform fees for telecom investment

GSMA director general Vivek Badrinath argues that telecom operators need greater scale to fund network and new service investments, warning about spectrum costs and proposing tax reductions on handsets. He also calls for large platforms to contribute to network costs given their intensive usage. The statement signals industry pressure for regulatory and fiscal changes, but no concrete policy action is imminent.

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