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Law has to be given effect to: CBDT chairman on Cairn, Vodafone international arbitration cases

"We have already taken a decision in the case of Vodafone to go in for a further appeal. So far as Cairn is concerned, we are examining the...

Govt may tweak customs duties on host of goods in Budget 2021

"Expensive raw materials impact India's price competitiveness in the international market. The country's exports of furniture is very low (...

What different countries are doing to regulate content on OTT Platforms

In most countries the regulatory paradigm has come from the print and other forms of traditional media, and has been driven by demands for ...

Telcos seek lower levies, taxes in upcoming Budget

“In this challenging time, the industry also faces major upcoming expenses on infrastructure upgradation like spectrum auction, 5G introduc...

Redefining digital: The pathway to $5 trillion economy is no more a secret

While many of us await the Feb 1 annual budget announcements to spur revival, the Covid era has brought telecom to the centre stage. Digita...

Telecom majors to push DoT to release new 5G spectrum band

The NFAP is a central policy roadmap that defines future spectrum usage by all bodies in the country, including DoT, the Department of Spac...

EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal

Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal on Wednesday that will open big opportun...

DPIIT sends PLI proposal for LEDs, ACs to expenditure finance committee for approval

The government in November approved the PLI scheme for ten key sectors, including telecom, automobiles and pharmaceuticals, taking the tota...

Govt approves revised DTH guidelines; to issue 20 year licence with 10 year renewal

While the Commerce Ministry had spoken of 100 per cent FDI in the DTH sector, the guidelines of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry n...

Armed with new legal counter, Centre ready to challenge Vodafone arbitral award

Tushar Mehta said India should explore a competent forum in Singapore and advised against approaching the Delhi HC or the SC. "From the awa...

Tech firms, telcos urge DoT to carefully scrutinize Huawei plan to overhaul internet protocols

The Broadband India Forum (BIF), which represents Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Qualcomm, Intel, Hughes and Amazon, among others, has urged ...

Telcos, handset makers oppose proposal to raise transmission power of mobile phones

TSDSI, which is pushing for a country-specific 5G standard, wants to boost the power transmission level of 5G handsets to 26 dBm from 23 dB...

Privatisation of discoms to unlock a market bigger than telecom: Vinayak Chatterjee

‘Keep an eye on goods and services companies that enter the electricity distribution space.’

No need to regulate OTTs for now: Govt in LS

“It is not an opportune moment to recommend a comprehensive regulatory framework for various aspects of services referred to as OTT service...

Include 26 GHz band in 5G spectrum auction to help roll out cost-efficient networks: Telcos

India’s telcos have asked the government to include the 26 GHz band in the 5G spectrum auction to help roll out cost-efficient networks and...

Telecom industry seeks faster DoT approvals to enable ease of doing business

"There is no immediate impact but the pain point is the volume of gear that needs to be imported to keep networks provisioned with spares a...

No reference from DoT on 26 GHz band yet, says Trai chairman

“We haven’t received any reference from DoT so far,” Trai chairman RS Sharma said, when asked about any reference from the Department of Te...