New telecom policy may be placed before Cabinet in two weeks: Aruna Sundararajan"It is likely to be placed in two weeks," telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan said on the sidelines of a BSNL event.
04 Sep, 2018, 07.08 PM IST
DoT, aviation ministry to meet in 10 days on in-flight connectivity normsThe meeting - the date for which is yet to be finalised - will also be attended by telcos, airlines and in-flight connectivity providers, T...
12 Jun, 2018, 03.33 PM IST
Chandrasekaran meets DoT Secy to discuss Tata Communication-TTSL dealTata Communications, which offers cloud and security solutions to enterprises, announced last October that it would hold “exploratory talks...
09 May, 2018, 08.49 AM IST
Revenue loss from telcos temporary, says telecom secy“I believe that this is an interim phenomenon, because suddenly voice has been made practically free at a time when voice was driving the m...
30 Mar, 2018, 07.27 AM IST
India to be ready with 5G roadmap by June: Telecom Secretary Aruna SundararajanThe forum is deliberating on the vision, goals, and roadmap on 5G, and will also look at related areas of spectrum policy, regulatory regim...
27 Mar, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
Government expects to finalise 5G service roadmap by June"By June this year, I hope we will be able to unveil India's 5G roadmap," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said at an Assocham event to...
16 Feb, 2018, 01.23 PM IST
Telecom projects worth Rs 1.30 lakh crore in works: Aruna Sundararajan“From January onwards, we will be able to offer a bouquet of services to rural India. Lowest data rates and affordable devices will propel ...
17 Oct, 2017, 11.23 PM IST
No significant job losses in telecom sector: Aruna Sundararajan“There is consolidation. People are trying to merge. People are saying there is financial strife, but no one is saying there is huge jobles...
06 Oct, 2017, 04.18 PM IST
Draft of new telecom policy by December-end: Telecom secretaryThe Department of Telecom (DoT) last week kickstarted the consultation process by meeting operators, infrastructure providers, industry ass...
28 Jul, 2017, 04.07 PM IST
Government wants healthy telcos: DoT secretary Aruna SundararajanSundararajan said that the govt will have a lot of engagement with the telecom sector to understand what is the magnitude of the problem, a...
22 Jun, 2017, 11.12 PM IST
Aruna Sundararajan gets full charge as DoT secretary, Ajay Prakash Sawhney new IT secretaryAjay Prakash Sawhney will take over as secretary for electronics and IT, the government notification added.
21 Jun, 2017, 10.10 PM IST
Govt open to refining and tweaking policies to address the challenges of telecom sector: Aruna SundararajanSundararajan said that India has only 30,000-32,000 wi-fi hotspots while there is a need for 8 million wi-fi hotspots in the country.
17 Mar, 2017, 02.19 PM IST
Govt extended MIP on 66 items to give them a leeway: Aruna Sundararajan, Steel SecretarySteel Secretary Aruna Sundararajan says that the move gives breather to the industry and helps invoke system to simplify anti-dumping.
05 Aug, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
Looking at mechanisms to help SAIL tide over difficult period: Aruna Sundararajan, Steel Secretary"Now whether disinvestment would be one of the options, we are looking at bringing in cost efficiencies, we are looking at improving the te...
20 Jul, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
Hoping for more anti-dumping measures against Chinese steel companies: Aruna Sundarajan, Steel Secretary"We will have to look at what we can do with the WTO tools like anti-dumping and countervailing duty," Aruna Sundarajan said.
06 Jul, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
Do not intend to continue MIP unless strictly necessary: GovernmentWhen asked about the status of the MIP, she said it is too early to make a full assessment, but initial reports indicate that it has certai...
06 May, 2016, 02.17 PM IST
Minimum import price will give Indian steelmakers a level playing field: Aruna Sundararajan, Steel Secretary"MIP is an emergency provision. We will in the meantime be looking at anti-dumping and moving towards more stable, longer-term measures."
08 Feb, 2016, 01.00 PM IST