Ostensibly, the telecom sector is headed towards another big mess, which could tarnish the shine it has gained over the…
The finance ministry and the DIPP have both expressed serious concerns over the decision by the department of telecommunications to…
Telecom companies providing faster rural coverage would now get an incentive to pay less towards the universal service obligation fund.
M&As in the telecom sector are being further tightened. The DoT has decided that the marketshare of operators after a…
For new licences, telecom returns to bidding. The department of telecommunications is moving away from the present policy of first-come-first-served…
The department of telecommunications will invite bids from private telecom operators for creating 50,000 common service centres across the country.…
Telecom companies may not any more require the approval of the department of telecommunications for mergers and acquisitions.
Village panchayat of the sleepy coastal town of Mahabalipuram is suddenly buzzing with activity. You can?t miss the middle-aged villager,…
Reliance Communications Ltd, Bharti Airtel and Nokia may not get experimental licences to conduct outdoor trials and demonstrations for 3G…
The company is looking at tying up with mobile operators to retail their services by bundling handsets with free airtime…
Mobile phone users in Delhi and Mumbai may soon get over the problems of call drops, busy networks and poor…
Three months after overtaking state-owned BSNL to emerge the third-largest mobile operator in the country, Vodafone Essar could soon grab…
Sports and movie channels are likely to get a big reprieve over channel pricing in CAS areas with broadcast regulator…
To discourage non-serious players from entering the telecom sector, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has proposed a lock-in period…
Expect more sparks to fly between the government and the GSM operators. The department of telecommunications has asked the cellular…
The government may have finally hit upon an idea to resolve the politically sensitive issue of large retail chains and…
The much awaited 3G services may finally be rolled out by the second half of 2008 as the defence ministry…
In what may lead to a face-off with the department of telecommunications, AV Birla group company, Idea Cellular has termed…
