The windfall will help govt bridge its deficit at a time when revenue collection has taken a hit due to slump.

The fiscal deficit is the shortfall in a government's income compared with its spending. It essentially means that the government is spendi...

A Voda Idea collapse could have negative impacts on not just the telecom, but on banking as well.

One will have to wait till March 16, 2020 - the AGR payment deadline, before the picture gets clear.

The govt should prioritise infra spending, especially on sectors highlighted in the report on NIP.

Any cut in income tax rates will be seen as a boost for discretionary companies.

The total amount the DoT has sought from non-telecom companies as AGR dues stand at Rs 3.13 lakh crore.

BSNL will be the largest beneficiary of this move as it will save up to Rs 1,200 crore annually. Sizzling handsets

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited will get financial benefit of about Rs 1,200 crore annually with the exemption of license fee on fixed line te...

Private telecom operators will not have to pay any levy to BSNL to compensate it for carrying out rural operations.

A paper brought out by the Finance Ministry has suggested reducing rates and replacing the multiple structures with two or three levies. In...

Telecom operators, who for years have been demanding a reduction in the heavy levies, may finally be granted some relief.

In an attempt to improve telecom penetration in rural India and also encourage telcos to share their towers and other related infrastructur...

The amended regulations will be effective from April 1, 2007 till March 31, 2008.

Telecom regulator Trai will announce the reduction in ADC levies this week, paving the way for a marginal reduction in STD tariffs and 5-10...

Telecom tariffs are set to fall from April 1 this year, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is likely to reduce the access deficit...

Total income also decreased five per cent to Rs 1,376.76 crore for the quarter ended September 30 .