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From February 1, DTH and cable TV rates set to rise by 30%

In November, Trai amended the new tariff order 2.0 as part of which it restored the MRP of a TV…

January 28, 2023 06:15 IST

Budget 2023, Union Budget, Budget expectation, telecom

What telecom industry expects from Budget 2023: Tax benefits, centralised registration process, and more

The Telecom industry is seeking government support for the expansion of infrastructure, such as the rollout of 5G networks and…

Updated: January 23, 2023 15:15 IST

telecom, telecom industry, gst, licence fee, spectrum usage charges, spectrum payments, customs duty, union budget

Telcos demand cut in levies, import duty in Budget 2023

In total, the telcos pay 8% of their AGRs as licence fee to the government, out of which 5% goes…

January 19, 2023 04:50 IST

Indian Space Association outlines budget recommendations for the sector

The forthcoming Union Budget 2023-24 will be crucial for the emerging space industry. Given the government’s impetus in promoting the…

January 18, 2023 11:38 IST

Employee exodus at Vodafone Idea as 20% of sales team quits

Attrition is in line with industry trends, says telco

January 16, 2023 06:10 IST

Loss-making BSNL comes to DoT’s aid

Turning 26% shortfall to a 29% surplus through spectrum allotment to the PSU.

January 16, 2023 02:10 IST

Excitel targets 7 cr urban households with fibre broadband

Excitel currently serves over 850,000 homes, and aims to increase its reach to 1.2 million households by the end of…

Updated: January 17, 2023 23:49 IST

What the telecom sector needs

A simplified version of licences is required. It is important to streamline the different types of licences. We can even…

January 9, 2023 04:30 IST

Telecom space set for 5G, to attract Rs 1.5 lakh crore investments in 2023; tariff hikes likely too

Once the poster boy of India’s growth story, then a debt-laden segment that saw many players withering away and now…

Updated: December 30, 2022 11:34 IST

Telecom Minister, Vaishnaw, DoT officers

Telecom Minister Vaishnaw ousts 10 senior DoT officers with doubtful integrity

This is the first time employees in the Department of Telecom have been given forced retirement under section 56 (J)…

December 24, 2022 21:42 IST

Regaining lost ground: International roaming plans on telcos’ mind

Recently, the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led telecom operator launched ‘Airtel World Pass’, a single plan for traveling to 184 countries, doing…

December 24, 2022 00:30 IST

After telcos, Google turns to startups

The comments come at a time when the government is in the midst of formulating laws on data protection and…

December 20, 2022 05:45 IST

Mobile user, mobile subscriber, Trai, Telecom, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio

Mobile user base falls for second straight month, down 1.8 million in October

VIL lost 3.5 million users, Jio tops additions for seventh straight month

December 20, 2022 02:50 IST

Village broadband pilot project on in 600 blocks

The BharatNet project aims at providing broadband connectivity to over 250,000 gram panchayats. As on December 7, a total of…

December 17, 2022 08:58 IST

Airtel IQ banks on telco’s over 1 million enterprise base

The non-telecom companies that offer cloud telephony solutions are dependent on telecom peers for voice and connectivity services as the…

December 16, 2022 03:15 IST

Satellite spectrum allocation to be via auction: Trai chief

Bharti’s OneWeb, Starlink, Jio, & Tata’s Nelco contenders

December 14, 2022 05:15 IST

Govt, Vodafone Idea cross-connection over equity conversion continues

At the heart of the rescue package was the desire to keep Vodafone Idea alive so that a duopoly can…

Updated: December 13, 2022 07:17 IST

Aim to increase telecom R&D fund to Rs 4000 cr/year: Ashwini Vaishnaw

As per the scheme, domestic companies, startups, academic institutions, and micro, small and medium enterprises which are working on telecom…

December 9, 2022 03:15 IST

"From my interaction, industry is confident that they are in good traction and India should become a technology exporter in the coming years in a very sure and certain way," Vaishnaw said.

Govt to tighten scrutiny of imports; sets up 4-5 task forces to boost telecom manufacturing

The minister said a task force has been created to aggregate demand under various government departments like railways, power and…

December 3, 2022 18:34 IST

Do not prejudge telecom Bill before it’s finalised: Sunil Mittal

As part of the public consultation process on the draft telecom Bill, the government has received about 900 comments from…

November 30, 2022 01:45 IST

COAI: Govt should empower telcos to levy network usage charge on OTTs

According to IAMAI, the proposal for a revenue-sharing mechanism between OTTs and telcos would leave the startup ecosystem vulnerable to…

November 30, 2022 01:15 IST

Finland to collaborate with India on 5G/6G, Quantum and supercomputing: Finnish Minister Petri Honkonen

Finnish Minister of Education, Science and Culture Petri Honkonen speaks with Manish Kumar Jha on a wide range of issues.…

Updated: November 22, 2022 11:23 IST

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