Bombay HC sets aside govt order on one-time spectrum charges on Airtel, Vodafone IdeaThe Bombay High Court has cancelled the one-time spectrum charges for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. This decision brings relief of appro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
TV broadcasters may move Apex Court against Delhi HC ruling on advertisement capTV broadcasters plan to challenge a Delhi High Court ruling in the Supreme Court. The court upheld Trai's power to limit TV ads to 12 minut...
01 Jun, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Delhi HC upholds TRAI’s 12-minute ad cap, dismisses TV broadcasters’ petitionsIn a landmark ruling, the Delhi High Court reaffirmed the regulations restricting TV advertisements to a maximum of 12 minutes per hour. Br...
29 May, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Delhi HC upholds TRAI’s 12-minute ad cap for TV channelsThe Delhi High Court has upheld the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's rule limiting television advertisements to 12 minutes per hour....
29 May, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
The tale of two Ms: Modi vs Mamata and the pulse of Indian politicsThe 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal are set to be a thrilling showdown, positioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Chief Minis...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
No intention to seek change of 2012 spectrum ruling, only to inform top court, says govtThe government's application, not seeking to alter the 2012 Supreme Court order on auctioning frequencies, was rejected by the registrar. T...
02 May, 2024, 09.59 AM IST
SC registrar refuses to accept govt's plea for allowing administrative allocation of spectrumThe registrar said the government was seeking a review of the 2012 order "in the guise" of seeking clarifications and said the move was "mi...
01 May, 2024, 08.37 AM IST
Supreme Court imposes status quo in one-time spectrum charge case, next hearing in FebThe Supreme Court on Monday imposed a status quo on fresh demand or recoveries between the government and Vodafone Idea in the one-time spe...
07 Dec, 2020, 01.34 PM IST
SC adjourns OTSC hearing to next weekIf the ruling is in favour of the telcos, then it can reduce their liability by more than 60% of the Rs 25,000 crore amount being demanded ...
25 Nov, 2020, 07.42 PM IST
'Microwave spectrum allocated to Jio, MTS as per norms'The national auditor neither mentioned the name of the company to which the microwave spectrum was allocated nor the loss estimates.
13 Jan, 2019, 02.11 PM IST
DoT extends payment tenure, eases spectrum holding capsThe DoT has also amended spectrum holding limit of telecom operators as per the cabinet decision, which will provide exit route for loss-ma...
19 Mar, 2018, 11.03 PM IST
Successful spectrum bidders can raise fund via External Commercial BorrowingsSuccessful bidders in spectrum auction are allowed to avail of loans of up to US $ 750 million through ECB for paying airwaves price.
07 Feb, 2014, 07.50 PM IST
Third round of spectrum auction begins, 8 telcos in frayThe Department of Telecom has put on block around 385 MHz of radiowaves in the 1800 MHz band, and 46 MHz in the 900 MHz band.
03 Feb, 2014, 10.15 AM IST
Govt sets ball rolling for spectrum auction, but lack of clarity a worryThe government will put up for sale over 403 Mhz of airwaves in the 1800 Mhz band, far higher than the 295 Mhz.
14 Dec, 2013, 09.42 AM IST
- Videocon Mobile Services gets new telecom licence from DoT
DoT is believed to have issued new telecom licence to Videocon for operations in six telecom circles for which it won spectrum in November ...
05 Mar, 2013, 09.42 PM IST
Third round of spectrum sale to follow March auctionsIndia will hold another round of airwaves sale in 18 regions immediately after the March auctions, a top telecom department official said.
19 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
2G spectrum: Unsuccessful bidders in fresh auction to cease operation, rules SCHowever, telecom companies which were successful in the fresh auction held on November 12 and 14, 2012 will be asked to start their service...
15 Feb, 2013, 11.47 AM IST