Breather for telecom operators from paying Rs 141 cr penalty over spamIndia's telecom operators have been granted a temporary reprieve from paying ₹141 crore in penalties for failing to control spam, as the Te...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
TDSAT halts ₹141 cr spam penalties on telcos, next hearing on August 8India's top telcos have been temporarily spared from paying Rs141 crore in spam-related penalties, as the TDSAT adjourned the case hearing ...
18 Jul, 2025, 03.06 PM IST
Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal stays Trai penalties on telcos over spam menaceThe Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal has stayed Trai's financial penalties of over '141 crore on Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone ...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
ET Explains: Using blockchain to check spam is a work in progressIn the immediate term, the blockchain registration system was able to weed out unregistered spammers. The number of headers being used to s...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
Govt asks telcos to withdraw COVID pre-call announcements, caller tunesIn a circular dated March 29, DoT referred to the instructions that were issued for implementation of corona pre-call announcements and cal...
31 Mar, 2022, 10.41 PM IST
Govt considering dropping COVID pre-call announcements from phones after 2 years of pandemicAfter almost two years of raising awareness about the disease, the government is now actively considering the removal of the COVID-19 pre-c...
27 Mar, 2022, 06.58 PM IST
Look beyond telecom to grab digital opportunities: Shibani Sircar Kurian“Whether one looks at emerging opportunities in the financial services space, fintech space or even in the IT services space, there is a la...
31 Aug, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
Europe needs $355 billion for 5G rollout, industrial study saysThe study by consulting firm BCG, commissioned by telecoms lobbying group ETNO, comes as the European Union pins its hopes on 5G to lift it...
25 Mar, 2021, 12.41 PM IST
That 30-second Covid message is taking hours of our timeConsumer groups say those pre-call covid messages are hugely problematic. They say the message being played across networks is estimated to...
15 Jan, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asks PSUs to clear payment dues to vendorsHer comments came in response to a question from a telecom equipment provider to the BSNL who said the telecom service provider was sitting...
22 Dec, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
DFC delay: Railways blames contractors, law & order issues, slow land acquisition by statesWhile the original deadline for completion of these DFCs was December 2021, the Railways recently said it has been pushed back by six month...
27 Aug, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
Telcos seek tax relief on unpaid billsExperts said the problem of rising defaults is causing financial stress in telecom companies, given the tough economic conditions after the...
09 Jun, 2020, 07.16 AM IST
Double whammy for service companies: Required to pay GST on defaults, bad debtsServices companies have been dealt a twin blow: Unpaid bills, & GST liabilities on incidents on non-payment.
04 Jun, 2020, 07.55 PM IST
Buy Tech Mahindra, target price Rs 625: HDFC SecuritiesPricing pressure, furloughs and delay in spend will impact growth and margins in FY21E.
04 May, 2020, 10.40 AM IST
Reliance Industries jumps 3% as Goldman Sachs sees 35% upsideThe brokerage has retained a buy rating on RIL, but revised target price down by 2 per cent.
16 Apr, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
RIL's net debt to fall despite struggling energy, retail demand and delay in asset salesWith the outbreak of coronavirus, RIL faces multiple challenges -- oil prices have declined along with a fall in global oil product demand ...
08 Apr, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
Rupee depreciation may raise cost of imported telecom gear, push up capital expenditure: ReportThe report said growth of telecom infrastructure providers will be hurt by slowdown in government spending on projects like BharatNet.
05 Apr, 2020, 04.50 PM IST