DoT invites participation in demand study for 5G private networksWilling participants can apply to be part of the exercise between August 10 and September 9, through a module launched on the Saralsanchar ...
11 Aug, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
DoT orders telcos, ISPs to block 59 Chinese apps with immediate effectDoT asked the operators to submit compliance reports immediately, failing which action would be taken. A similar direction containing the d...
01 Jul, 2020, 12.50 AM IST
Supreme Court junks Vodafone Idea plea against one-time spectrum leviesSC's directions come at a time when the top court is scheduled to hear the modification appeal filed by Vodafone Idea and other telcos on A...
16 Mar, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Department of Telecommunications may move SC against moratorium on Aircel spectrumThe DoT’s plan comes after an appellate tribunal dismissed its plea contesting an earlier order declaring that Aircel’s spectrum and licenc...
13 Mar, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
DoT withdraws order on no-coercive action against telcos for unpaid AGR duesThe Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) latest step comes on the back of severe flak it received from Supreme Court on Friday for not c...
14 Feb, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
PIL against DoT call not to penalise telcos is mala fideCrying Foul After consumer group accuses Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel of wilfully disobeying SC orders, with COAI playing a part, COAI s...
27 Jan, 2020, 06.51 AM IST
PIL filed in SC against DoT for not taking coercive action on AGR duesThe petition states that telcos have “willfully” “disobeyed” paying their AGR dues by the January 23 deadline.
25 Jan, 2020, 02.52 PM IST
BSNL knocks on DoT's doors after Bharti Airtel issues disconnection threatAirtel said it would disconnect BSNL customers if it didn't regard Airtel-Tata Tele as a merged entity.
27 Nov, 2019, 01.59 PM IST
DoT directs telcos to stop Aadhaar-based e-KYCAadhaar e-KYC cannot be used for verifying existing users as well as giving new connections, the DoT said.
27 Oct, 2018, 09.10 AM IST
DoT may soon direct telcos to revert to paper verificationAccording to sources, legal teams have suggested to the telecom department that Aadhaar can be used in the physical form to verify while on...
26 Oct, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
DoT asks telecom operators to resolve consumer complaints within a monthThe directions came after the issue was highlighted by the PM in a meeting on how to address public grievances across ministries and sector...
25 Jul, 2018, 09.51 PM IST
Rcom protests to DoT on discriminatory treatment on one-time spectrum chargehe Anil Ambani-owned telco has alleged that while bank guarantees were sought from it against 850 MHz spectrum, no such demand was made fro...
12 Jul, 2018, 02.32 PM IST
Telcos say just obeyed DoT orders on linking mobile nos with AadhaarCOAI said that as licensees, the companies were bound by the conditions in the license to obey all reasonable rules issued by the telecom d...
27 Apr, 2018, 07.59 AM IST
TSDAT orders telecom dept to clear Airtel-Telenor deal and bank guaranteesBharti Airtel had challenged DoT’s bank guarantee demand by moving the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on Wednesda...
13 Apr, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
DoT to issue notices to Airtel, Vodafone & Idea to stop offering 3G roaming pactsET reported earlier this month that the law ministry had said that the DoT could initiate action, including terminating mobile permits of B...
28 Aug, 2012, 06.41 AM IST
- DoT asks TDSAT for copy of 3G deals, telcos fear information leak
The department of telecom took a new turn on Monday after the latter asked the telecom tribunal for copies of the agreements.
10 Jan, 2012, 04.28 AM IST
- Telcos may have to pay up to Rs 5000 for each unverified user
All major telcos will soon be subject to penalties which may run into crores. While the DoT has issued over 180 showcause notices to servic...
28 Aug, 2008, 12.46 AM IST