'How did they become Surrender Gandhi?': Ram Madhav targets Rahul over StarlinkBJP leader Ram Madhav responded to Rahul Gandhi's comments regarding Elon Musk's Starlink and spectrum allocation. He emphasized that spect...
09 Oct, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Village phones are changing as India's hinterland seeks something moreRural India's telecom landscape shifted from voice to data over a decade. Wireless connections grew significantly, replacing declining wire...
19 Sep, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Trai issues draft service quality norms to accommodate controversial network slicing techTelecom regulator Trai has proposed new quality of service norms for mobile network slicing. These draft rules will allow telecom operators...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Who gets faster Internet? India's net world may soon have first class and economyIndia is reviewing its net neutrality rules to allow 5G network slicing, a move that could let telecom operators offer premium connectivity...
31 Jul, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
HC quashes ₹23,600 cr retrospective spectrum dues on Airtel, Voda IdeaThe Bombay High Court has cancelled spectrum charges of approximately 23,600 crore rupees for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The court ru...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Airtel likely to be biggest 5G spectrum buyer in June 6 sale: AnalystsBharti Airtel is expected to increase its sub-GHz airwave holdings in the 900 MHz band across multiple circles in the upcoming spectrum auc...
29 May, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Guidelines mandate clearing of all dues prior to spectrum trading by telcos, DoT tells SCOn August 14, the top court had sought the details of spectrum sharing pact between RComm and Reliance Jio and said as to why the company u...
25 Aug, 2020, 07.45 AM IST
Tata Teleservices offers to surrender spectrum allocated without auctionIn a meeting with DoT, Airtel and Tata Teleservices offered to surrender 2.5 megahertz of spectrum assigned to Tata Tele administratively i...
03 Feb, 2019, 06.12 PM IST
DoT imposes Rs 2.5 crore penalty on Tikona for delay in roll outWhen contacted, a Bharti Airtel spokesperson said the DoT has rightly rejected a malicious campaign while granting the permission to Tikona...
03 Dec, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
DoT approaches Trai on review of spectrum caps for telecom companiesIn its letter, the DoT has asked Trai to provide views on whether existing applicable band-wise spectrum cap of 50 % of total spectrum assi...
05 Oct, 2017, 01.06 AM IST
DoT may not look into Jio’s complaint against Airtel's Tikona Digital dealAirtel had said that it is acquiring Tikona Digital’s 4G business, along with its 4G spectrum, in Gujarat, UP, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasth...
19 Jun, 2017, 11.07 PM IST
Reliance Jio alleges Tikona-Airtel deal will make government lose Rs 217 croreMukesh Ambani has alleged that Airtel's proposed acquisition of Tikona will cause a massive loss to the exchequer if the spectrum provided ...
17 May, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Leading telcos against auction of 700 Mhz band for nowAirtel and Idea have asked Trai not to auction the premium 700 Mhz band until enough devices are available for services that are to be prov...
24 Dec, 2015, 03.16 PM IST
Airtel may buy Aircel’s 4G spectrum in a bid to close the gap with Reliance JioAirtel currently holds a mix of 1800 Mhz and 2300 Mhz airwaves on which it deploys 4G technology across 15 of India’s 22 circles.
07 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Airtel-ABSPL merger: DoT seeks legal clarity on levying feeAirtel had acquired Wiresless Business Services Pvt Ltd, a company founded by US chip maker Qualcomm, and renamed it as ABSPL.
30 Nov, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Airtel may have to surrender excess spectrum in MumbaiBharti Airtel may have to surrender excess spectrum in Mumbai service area as the company has marginally crossed maximum airwaves
13 Aug, 2014, 07.45 PM IST
Qualcomm gets nod to sell stake in JV to Bharti AirtelDoT has cleared US-based Qualcomm Inc’s sale of stake in its broadband wireless entity, Wireless Business Service Private Ltd, to Bharti Ai...
29 Mar, 2014, 03.20 AM IST