Bharti Airtel gets 3G licence in NigerAirtel now has 3G licences in all its 17 African nations and commercially operational in 15, with Niger and Chad in progress.
24 Jul, 2014, 05.04 PM IST
Iraq says mobile operators can launch 3G servicesThe decision by Council of Ministers ends years of stalemate as Iraq had wanted to auction 3G licences for minimum $307 million each.
06 May, 2014, 01.44 PM IST
Videocon Telecom achieves over Rs 1,000 crore revenues in FY14Videocon's 21 licences were among the 122 permits cancelled in the 2G case by the SC on February 2, 2012. It had acquired permits to operat...
03 Apr, 2014, 02.49 PM IST
Decisions on broadband and spectrum auctions are welcome signThe Telecom Commission’s decision to allow broadband players to offer voice services on their networks is welcome.
20 Feb, 2013, 09.59 AM IST
Idea Cellular moves court against rule on 3G roaming pactsThe telecom department had introduced a rule which specified that under the unified licence, using 3G spectrum of another operator was not ...
08 Feb, 2013, 04.44 AM IST
- Department of Telecom seeks legal opinion on TDSAT's split verdict on 3G roaming
DoT has sought legal opinion on whether to implement the split verdict of TDSAT on validity of mobile phone operators offering 3G services ...
08 Jul, 2012, 03.38 PM IST
- Telenor posts 1.93 bn kroner loss for Oct-Dec quarter
Telenor ASA today posted a loss of 1.93 billion Norwegian kroner (USD 335 million) for the October-December quarter.
08 Feb, 2012, 03.39 PM IST
- COAI says 3G roaming agreement within licence framework
The COAI today said it obeys conditions provided in the UASL under which service providers operate all kinds of telecom services.
03 Nov, 2011, 04.10 PM IST
- Revamping the telecom licence and unifying all services is pro-people and welcome
The stage is being readied once again for a pitched battle in the telecom sector that pits vested interest against the collective good.
27 Jul, 2011, 05.42 AM IST
- Banks lend Rs 1.62 lakh cr in June on telco demand
Loans peak in June as telecom cos borrow over Rs 1 lakh crore for 3G licence fee payment.
15 Jul, 2010, 04.14 AM IST
- Inflows worth $5b as 3G fee to ease pressure on Re
A report by Citibank has said India could see up to $5 billion of foreign inflows to fund 3G licences which would reverse the pressure on t...
28 May, 2010, 01.59 AM IST
- BSNL, MTNL to make big gains from intra-circle roaming pacts
The absence of a pan-India 3G licence winner may spell good news for state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL as private operators will have to app...
25 May, 2010, 01.33 AM IST
- Banks to offer 'clean loans' to telcos for 3G spectrum buy
Banks have agreed to give clean loans - the industry term for loans against which there is no specific security - to telecom companies to a...
24 May, 2010, 01.28 AM IST
- India's 3G licence auction sees stellar price rise
Bids for nationwide licences in India's sale of spectrum for superfast 3G mobile services have hit 2.65 billion dollars, a government websi...
08 May, 2010, 08.56 PM IST
- TRAI wants govt to come clear on 3G policy
Telecom regulator TRAI has asked the communications ministry to address matters pertaining to 3G auctions.
18 Dec, 2008, 01.34 AM IST
- Policy tweak may help 3G winners buy telcos
The government plans to tweak M&A guidelines to facilitate the entry of foreign telcos in the 3G space. Cellphone personality
19 Aug, 2008, 04.20 AM IST
- Qualcomm gives 3G licence to HFCL
With this, HFCL gets into the league of big telecom players like LG and Samsung.
25 Sep, 2006, 03.30 PM IST