Government approves Rs 26,000 crore to install 25k mobile towers in 500 days According to a telecom ministry spokesperson, financial support for the project will be provided by Universal Services Obligation Fund and… 4 years agoOctober 4, 2022
Vaishnaw defends move to bring OTTs under regulation The Bill proposes all internet calling and messaging apps to comply with the know your customers (KYC) provision when they… 4 years agoSeptember 23, 2022
New telecom bill likely to be in place in 6-10 months: Ashwini Vaishnaw “Basis consultation process, we will create final draft. That draft will then go through committee processes of Parliament. Then it… 4 years agoSeptember 23, 2022
DoT proposes fee, penalty waiver under new telecom rules “Seeking your views on the draft Indian Telecom Bill 2022,” Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a post on a… 4 years agoSeptember 22, 2022
Odisha to get 5G telecom service in first phase of launch, says Ashwini Vaishnaw “Odisha will have access to 5G telecom service in the very first phase. It will provide users 10 times the… 4 years agoSeptember 16, 2022
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asks telcos to gear up for 5G launch In a first, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued spectrum assignment letters on the same day the successful bidders… 4 years agoAugust 18, 2022
Super Vasuki: Watch Indian Railways’ 3.5-km-long train with six locos and 295 wagons pass by The train left Korba in Chhattisgarh at 1.50 PM on Monday, taking around 11.20 hours to cover the 267-km distance… 4 years agoAugust 17, 2022
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: The reason behind delays in the project The bullet train project was initially planned to be completed by 2023, but has witnessed several extensions. 4 years agoAugust 17, 2022
New framework should consider learnings from global implementation of data privacy laws: Nasscom The comments of the apex software association comes as the government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from… 4 years agoAugust 4, 2022
IT industry seeks participation in consultation process for fresh personal data protection bill The Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, headed by BJP member P P Chaudhary had tabled its report… 4 years agoAugust 4, 2022
Fare concession to elderly viewed as ‘burden’ while MPs enjoy subsidy on rail fare: Varun Gandhi In another tweet, Gandhi also expressed concern over frequent emergency landings of flights due to one snag or another at… 4 years agoJuly 22, 2022
Bullet Train Project: NHSRCL invites bids for construction of BKC station, tunnels The new government has given the green light to the project, which remained dormant during the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation. 4 years agoJuly 22, 2022
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urges states to tap opportunities in electronics manufacturing Mentioning India’s success in electronics manufacturing, and citing example of how production lines of, say iPhone, spur employment opportunities, the… 4 years agoJuly 7, 2022
India is primed for the launch of 5G, which is a win-win proposition for the sector 5G era is likely to be one of stability for telcos and would also improve India’s ranking on mobile speeds 4 years agoJune 22, 2022
Govt to bring legal changes, regulations for greater social media accountability, says Ashwini Vaishnaw The government expects to finalise new social media rules before July-end after extensive consultations. 4 years agoJune 18, 2022
Start of new era for Indian Telecom: Ashwini Vaishnaw on 5G spectrum auction The comment assumes significance as the Union Cabinet has approved the modalities for holding 5G spectrum auction, and 72 GHz… 4 years agoJune 15, 2022
5G spectrum auction likely in early June, says Ashwini Vaishnav Setting the stage for the rollout of 5G services, telecom regulator Trai has mooted a mega auction plan valued at… 4 years agoApril 28, 2022
Govt to release framework on non-personal data use in 10 days: Ashwini Vaishnaw While speaking at a CII conference, Vaishnaw said he is working to make the telecom industry a sunrise sector and… 4 years agoApril 23, 2022
