Mittal charts map for Bharti Telecom to regain Airtel majorityBharti Telecom chairman Sunil Mittal plans to increase his family's stake in Bharti Airtel. The company will also boost its ownership in it...
15 May, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Vodafone, Telenor experience makes foreign telcos tread cautiously in IndiaForeign telcos want to foray into India but experiences of Vodafone and Telenor have made them cautious, Telstra Global's Martijn Blanken s...
13 Mar, 2014, 06.58 PM IST
- DoT to seek Attorney General's opinion on possible suits by foreign telcos like Telenor, Sistema
DoT is likely to seek a legal opinion on whether foreign investors like Sistema of Russia and Norway's Telenor can claim damages from India.
09 Apr, 2012, 08.20 PM IST
- DoT defends 3G policy, dismisses CVC charges
The telecom department has drafted a five-point defence over allegations that policy roadblocks prevented foreign telcos from participating...
14 Apr, 2010, 12.59 AM IST
- FIPB spanner in foreign telcos' India works
The government has deferred proposals of two telecom companies — UAE-based Etisalat and S Tel — to raise foreign holdings in their Indian o...
01 Apr, 2010, 01.19 AM IST
- BSNL to partner nine foreign telcos for voice, data traffic
State-run BSNL plans to enter into agreements with nine foreign telecom operators for voice and data flow in order to serve the enterprise ...
10 Dec, 2009, 08.45 PM IST
- Overseas calls to India may cost more
Four leading operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Aircel met telecom regulator Trai last week, seeking approval to ch...
04 Mar, 2009, 01.52 AM IST
- BSNL seeks ISD termination rates review
BSNL has asked the government to allow Indian telcos to charge foreign operators up to ten times the current rates for terminating internat...
02 Jan, 2009, 02.30 AM IST
- Foreign telcos’ 3G bid set to get DoT booster
DoT will soon unveil a series of measures to encourage foreign telcos to participate in the upcoming 3G and WiMax auctions and give them an...
27 Nov, 2008, 01.24 AM IST
- No 3G bid sans Indian partner: DIPP
DIPP says allowing foreign telco to bid on its own amounts to violation of 74% FDI norm.
30 Sep, 2008, 05.15 AM IST
- Foreign telcos can go for 3G bid sans Indian partners
The government said it will allow foreign telcos to bid for 3G spectrum as 100% entities.
19 Sep, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Foreign telcos can bid for 3G without Indian partner
Government today said it will allow foreign telcos to bid on their own without a domestic partner for the 3G spectrum but they have to find...
18 Sep, 2008, 02.52 PM IST
- DoT leeway for foreign telcos in 3G bidding
With the first round of 3G bid just a month or two away, foreign players have told DoT that it will not be possible to enter into JVs with ...
18 Sep, 2008, 01.29 AM IST
- Foreign telcos can’t launch 3G services with 5 MHz: DoT
The department of telecom has officially admitted that it would not be possible for foreign telcos to launch 3G services with a mere 5 MHz ...
16 Sep, 2008, 12.55 AM IST
- Foreign cos want Datacom sans existing partners
Some foreign telcos are learnt to have set a pre-condition that both the warring partners of Datacom exit the company before they invest in...
25 Aug, 2008, 01.18 AM IST
- Global majors threaten to hang up on new telcos
The government’s go-ahead for foreign telcos to bid for 3G spectrum has come as a blow for new Indian operators like Unitech Wirelss, Essar...
25 Aug, 2008, 01.13 AM IST
- Government plans tighter scrutiny for foreign telcos
The government plans to come down heavily on foreign telecom network vendors, especially companies that are of "suspect origin".
18 Sep, 2006, 01.35 AM IST