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Telecom revenue of private mobile operators to rise 20-25% in current fiscal: Report

The three private players lost 37 million subscribers last fiscal as SIM consolidation weeded out inactive ones.

June 1, 2022 03:00 IST

DIPA seeks timely measures for smooth telecom ops in flood-hit Assam

In a letter to Jishnu Barua, Chief Secretary, Government of Assam, DIPA – the apex industry body of telecom infrastructure…

May 19, 2022 15:45 IST

India’s own 5G stack to be ready by September-October: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India own 5G stack will be ready around September-October, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday as he urged nations…

May 18, 2022 21:24 IST

For faster 5G rollout: Telecom gear makers seek China ban relief

Non-Chinese telecom gear manufacturers such as Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco, Dell and HP, have urged the government that they be temporarily…

May 17, 2022 05:15 IST

DoT abolishes NOCC charges for all telecom licence holders

Besides this, the department also levied NOCC charges of Rs 6,000 for every trial of antenna that are used for…

Updated: May 8, 2022 16:20 IST

Phone bills likely to go up as telcos mull another round of tariff hikes soon

By weeding out inactive customers from the network, Reliance Jio, for instance, has increased the percentage of its active subscribers,…

April 25, 2022 05:00 IST

5G spectrum auction: Why is satellite-powered 5G from space critical for India?

‘For India to unlock its digital economy it must be able to enable fast-broadband access to everyone, everywhere in a…

April 14, 2022 12:58 IST

Telecom: Active subscriber additions show limited impact of tariff hikes, say analysts

According to analysts, the rising active subscriber base indicates that there is limited impact of tariff hikes on active users…

April 1, 2022 09:02 IST

Both plans will enable users to watch the ongoing Indian Premier League, which began on March 26. (File)

Vodafone Idea announces Rs 499, Rs 1,066 prepaid plans with Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription

The Rs 499 and Rs 1,066 plans come with different validities and are targeted at fans of the Indian Premier…

March 28, 2022 19:13 IST

The DoT is working on another round of telecom reforms, that will be announced soon.

Dept of Telecommunications panel to suggest reform measures in business-friendly move

At present, there is very low-level coordination between various units of DoT and many a times, operators have to submit…

March 22, 2022 02:45 IST

“As part of the telecom reforms package last year, a method has been devised to convert government dues into equity, which has already been availed by private sector player Vodafone Idea, so the same method can be applied to clear the books of BSNL/MTNL,” the source added.

Yet another turnaround bid: Govt revives plan to merge BSNL, MTNL and BBNL

The government is considering to convert the AGR dues into equity for both BSNL and MTNL.

March 21, 2022 04:10 IST

But firms will soon be able to file applications for the import of equipment on the Saralsanchar portal.

DoT relaxes rules around import of wireless equipment for testing

The government has already made it mandatory that only tested and certified equipment can be deployed in a telecom network.

March 12, 2022 03:15 IST

Usually, the DoT does not ask Trai to submit its recommendations in a given timeframe, but this time, since an informal deadline of August 15 has been fixed for the launch of 5G services, a communication to expedite the process has been sent.

PMO pushes for 5G launch by August 15; Dept of Telecommunications seeks TRAI recommendations

FE had in November last year reported on government’s plan to launch 5G services by August 15 and to conduct…

February 25, 2022 05:00 IST

Airtel acquires strategic stake in blockchain technology startup Aqilliz

“Bharti Airtel…has acquired a strategic stake in Aqilliz – a Blockchain as a Service Company under the Airtel Startup Accelerator…

Updated: February 25, 2022 12:14 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

The rest will be for multi-year plans related to devices and other programmes around digital inclusion.

Tech Synergy: In digital push, Google to invest $1 billion in Bharti Airtel

To pick up 1.28% stake in telco for $700 million, invest $300 million for digital offerings

January 29, 2022 06:15 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

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