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
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
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
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
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
BSNL-MTNL Merger: Five factors that averted crisis, saved BSNL from closure BSNL-MTNL revival package includes allocation of 4G spectrum, VRS to employees, monetisation of land assets and raising money through sovereign… October 23, 2019 20:20 IST
Exclusive: Happy Diwali for BSNL staff: Telecom PSU pays the salary for September BSNL-MTNL Revival Package: While the salary for BSNL employees has been paid, nearly 22,000 MTNL employees are yet to get… Updated: October 23, 2019 17:04 IST
Good News! BSNL-MTNL managements promise to pay salary before Diwali While MTNL management has appealed to its employees in a letter to suspend the planned protest, BSNL management has called… October 16, 2019 17:57 IST
BSNL promises to pay salary before Diwali; but no communication with employee unions BSNL-MTNL Disinvestment: While salary of BSNL employees for the last month has not been paid, the salary of MTNL employees… October 15, 2019 17:32 IST
No Diwali for BSNL-MTNL employees: Unions threaten protest march to PM Modi’s residence; hunger strike The fate of nearly 1.8 lakh BSNL-MTNL employees hangs in balance as the Modi government mulls over several options. October 14, 2019 19:59 IST
Salary not paid in festive season: BSNL employee unions to go on hunger strike Union government is considering several options for BSNL and MTNL including a complete closure of these two PSUs. October 11, 2019 21:09 IST
MTNL likely to make profit next fiscal: Ravi Shankar Prasad State-run telecom company MTNL is likely to make a turnaround and become profitable in the next fiscal, Communications and IT… January 11, 2016 11:28 IST
Plan to install 2,500 wi-fi hotspots by next fiscal: Ravi Shankar Prasad Government is targetting to reach the 50-crore internet subscribers mark in the next 6-7 months, besides installing 2,500 wi-fi hotspots… January 10, 2016 16:36 IST
Telecom Ministry puts BSNL on notice over service quality The Telecom Ministry has issued notices to state-owned BSNL, MTNL and India Posts after Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad personally… November 22, 2015 15:33 IST
BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 cr for setting up 40,000 wi-fi hotspots by 2018 This year BSNL will set up another 2,500 wi-fi hot spots at 250 locations at the cost of Rs 500… June 17, 2015 09:38 IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad: Government has finalised BPO policy, approved 48,000 seats ‘I have finalised a policy for call centres in smaller towns, I have approved 48,000 seats… expression of interest will… Updated: May 15, 2015 17:47 IST
Govt eyes Rs 1 lakh cr from total spectrum sale; fixes 3G rate Eyeing a record high spectrum sale of Rs one lakh crore, the government today fixed the base price for 3G… January 28, 2015 21:31 IST
Govt not to challenge TP rulings in Vodafone, other cases To avoid “fruitless litigation” and allay investors’ concerns on tax issues, government today decided against appealing… Updated: January 28, 2015 21:21 IST
Reliance Jio Infocomm, others may cause data tariffs in India to drop by 40% in 12-18 months: UTStarcom Increase in competition with the entry of new players like Reliance Jio could prompt telecom firms to slash data tariffs… Updated: January 22, 2015 19:51 IST
Editorial: Trading spectrum Once trading norms are put in place, prices will fall December 29, 2014 03:18 IST
