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 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 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
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
8th Pay Commission: Govt asked to modify Terms of Reference; employees call protests seeking merging DA with basic pay
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