Trai's pricing recommendation on 700 MHz 4G band may hit telecom earningsTrai’s (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) pricing recommendation on the coveted 700 MHz 4G band has sharply divided analysts and indus...
Delay in implementing 'spectrum usage charge' will hurt telecom sector: AnalystsThe telecom industry must implement a uniform system of spectrum usage charge at the earliest to simplify the structure.
Telecom regulator Trai may submit spectrum trading norms on January 15The telecom regulator will also define timelines and processes for transferring wireless telegraphy licences
Reliance Communications cuts high-cost debtsRCOM claimed the securitisation proceeds from its first Reliance Jio deal in April were “used to repay high-cost rupee debt.
- Former SC judge Aftab Alam likely to be new TDSAT head
In a letter to communications minister Kapil Sibal, Chief Justice Kabir has said he is recommending Justice Alam's name for the post since ...
- Attorney General says DoT must heed TRAI
The attorney general has said the communications ministry cannot bypass the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and make changes to exist...
- DoT plans alliance between BSNL, MTNL, C-DoT, ITI and TCIL
If the plan were to translate into a reality, these cos will share their telecom assets and buy products and services at preferential rates.
- Kapil Sibal's decision to cancel 74 permits can fetch Rs 12,985.46 cr
Sibal's decision to issue showcause notice for cancelling 74 mobile permits will free up 180.4 MHz of 2G GSM airwaves.
- 2G scam: Accounts panel asks govt to quantify loss
It has asked the government to "recover" the "unlawful gains" made by those responsible for the "staggering national loss."
- BSNL plans to auction surplus spectrum
BSNL has decided to auction surplus capacity on its long-distance network to private companies, as it attempts to open up new revenue strea...
- Blocking services won’t resolve security concerns, RIM tells govt
RIM has warned the government that blocking its popular BlackBerry service will not resolve India’s security concerns.
- Raja opens exit door for new telecom cos
The government was open to providing an exit route to new mobile phone companies that were given licences and airwaves under controversial ...
- 'Telecom ministry not bound to follow regulator’s advice on policy issues'
The telecom ministry is not duty-bound to follow the industry regulator’s advice on policy issues, the solicitor general has said, fuelling...
- BSNL begins to bleed, sees a loss of Rs 2,611 cr in FY10
BSNL’s huge losses for the current comes after a profit of Rs 575 cr, last year. Losses have been precipitated by salary revision.
- BSNL to offer Rs 5k-cr outsourcing deals
BSNL plans to outsource more than 50,000 towers and over 1 lakh km of optic fibre cable, two executives with the telco told ET.
- BSNL banks on land assets to ring in profits
BSNL has drawn up plans to develop and rent out its real estate holdings across the country, as the state-owned erstwhile blue chip looks t...
- MTNL calls global telcos for 3G bids
State-owned telecom company MTNL invited bids from international firms to run its fledgling third-generation (3G) mobile services, in an ap...