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Tata Communications receives ‘show-cause-cum-demand notice’ from DoT over Rs 7,827 crore AGR dues

The demand has been raised by the Department of Telecom (DoT) for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) from 2005-06 till 2023-24,…

July 27, 2025 20:29 IST

Telecom needs 4-5 players: MoS Communications says govt committed to reviving BSNL, supporting Vi

India’s telecom duopoly is a result of market realities, not policy design, said MoS Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani. He also…

July 2, 2025 15:22 IST

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Centre urges state govts to use BSNL and MTNL to boost data security amid revival push

The central government has urged the state governments to use BSNL and MTNL services for their telecom requirements, to ensure…

Updated: June 10, 2025 13:18 IST

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Elon Musk’s Starlink nears India launch with Rs 3,000 monthly plan, Rs 33,000 setup cost

Starlink is getting closer to launching its services in India, with expected pricing of Rs 3,000 per month for unlimited…

Updated: June 9, 2025 14:27 IST

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Vodafone Idea files fresh plea with SC on AGR dues, seeks over Rs 30,000 crore relief: Report

Vodafone Idea has filed a fresh plea at the Supreme Court seeking further relief on its AGR and spectrum dues,…

Updated: May 15, 2025 15:57 IST

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India-Pak tension: Govt orders telcos to ensure disaster-level preparedness, uninterrupted telecom connectivity

Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the government has directed all telecommunications companies to ensure disaster-level preparedness, maintain uninterrupted…

May 9, 2025 12:52 IST

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Indian telecom: A global leader in the making

By fostering innovation, investing in infrastructure, and forging strategic global collaborations, the sector is well on its way to becoming…

March 3, 2025 04:30 IST

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Can govt waive off AGR dues for telcos to ensure ‘3+1’ market? If yes, who among Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Jio benefit the most?

Notably, of the AGR liability of Rs 1470 billion on the telecom sector finalised by the Supreme Court in October…

January 25, 2025 12:55 IST

Trai mulls regulating SMS, voice tariffs beyond certain limit to curb spam

The same assumes significance in light of the increase in complaints against unregistered telemarketers sending spam calls and messages through…

August 29, 2024 16:22 IST

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Will soon come up with an action plan: Scindia

The plan is to unveil a road map and also work towards achieving items on the 100-day agenda of the…

June 12, 2024 02:20 IST

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BSNL launches 4G services in pilot mode

The company has started live testing of its 4G services with 135 tower sites using indigenous telecom stack, communications minister…

April 23, 2023 06:15 IST

However, the telecom companies will need to submit an intimation, in writing, to the appropriate authority, prior to the establishment of a mobile tower or pole over a private building or structure, according to the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2022.

No approval from authorities required for laying telecom infra on private properties

The government also notified rules for using electric poles, foot over bridges etc for installation of small mobile radio antennas…

August 25, 2022 16:24 IST

Telecom sector may see Rs 2-3-trillion investment in next 2 years: Vaishnaw

The minister said the industry is likely to see investment of Rs 2-3 trillion in the next two years as…

August 2, 2022 03:40 IST

Truly revolutionising telecom: Govt must stop thinking of the sector from a revenue-maximisation perspective

After 2016, the industry’s quarterly AGR revenue has bounced back for the first time, reaching levels prevailing before The Great…

February 23, 2022 02:15 IST

The minister said that the government will make efforts for 5G services rolledout in India in 2022. (File)

TRAI recommendation on 5G spectrum by March, says Telecom Minister

The minister said the the Department of Telecom is parallelly working on other auction-related process to start the spectrum auction…

February 1, 2022 18:33 IST

Operators must also offer at least one plan voucher, one special tariff voucher and one combo voucher with a validity of 30 days. The Telecom Regulatory authority of India (Trai) has given operators 60 days to make the necessary modifications to their billing systems.

Trai to telcos: Offer monthly renewals of pre-paid packs

Even in case a 30-day tariff offering is mandated, customers will have to recharge more than once in months having…

January 28, 2022 06:00 IST

COAI emphasised that to combat the challenges of laying aerial OFC, which serves as the backbone for 'small cell towers', it is important to enable initiatives for sharing existing infrastructure. (File)

Fully support idea of deploying 5G ‘small cells’ on electric poles, says telecom industry body

The association noted that a key driver of effective 5G implementation is deployment of small cells which is a critical…

December 30, 2021 21:25 IST

The operators have highlighted that Trai’s past valuation methods (and assumptions therein) need to be relooked given the altered market realities including the health of industry and revenue generation ability.

ICRA upgrades telecom services industry outlook to ‘stable’ amid tariff hike, relief measures

The telecom industry has implemented the long-awaited tariff hikes which have the potential to improve the industry ARPU levels to…

December 29, 2021 20:21 IST

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