Know all about the Telecom Act which came into effect on June 26(DoT) initiated the process in July 2022 and a draft Bill was put out for consultation in September that year. During the consultation proc...
27 Jun, 2024, 01.57 AM IST
New Telecom Bill will allow govt to take over or suspend mobile services during emergenciesThe Union communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, presented the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha, aiming to replace the 13...
19 Dec, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
Telecommunications Bill 2023 tabled in Lok SabhaUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has introduced the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which allows the government to suspend or prohibit use of...
18 Dec, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
OTTs not to be regulated as tele servicesAs per the Telegraph Act, a "telegraph" means any appliance, instrument, material or apparatus used or capable of use for transmission or r...
19 Sep, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
Fresh stone pelting in West Bengal's Hooghly; local, mail express train services suspendedAccording to Easter Railway Chief Public Relations Officer, Kaushik Miron, an incident of stone pelting occurred at Rishra Railway Station.
04 Apr, 2023, 06.45 AM IST
Creditors won't get to sell spectrum if Co goes bankruptThe draft telecom bill has cleared the air on spectrum ownership for companies undergoing insolvency proceedings and around regulating OTT ...
26 Sep, 2022, 11.33 PM IST
Telecom Bill leaves a lot to be covered through regulations: NASSCOM"A future-ready Telecommunication Bill will be an important step towards designing a framework which supports regulatory stability, investm...
23 Sep, 2022, 09.40 PM IST
New telecom bill likely to be in place in 6-10 months: Aswini VaishnawThe Department of Telecommunications has set the deadline of October 20 on the draft bill.
23 Sep, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
SC dismisses DoT plea against TDSAT order in RCom spectrum sale caseA bench of Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant said that there was no merit in the DoT plea against the TDSAT order.
02 Jul, 2019, 09.14 PM IST
Telcos ask etailers to stop sale of signal boostersCOAI has noted that the specifications of boosters and repeaters sold online claim that these devices enhance signals across the 800 MHz, 9...
14 Mar, 2019, 07.53 AM IST
Give us technical surveillance powers for insurgency operations, CRPF urges govtA senior MHA official told TOI, “Giving tapping powers to CAPF is not possible. It will lead to lack of coordination issues among the centr...
25 Mar, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Landowners' nod not required to lay overhead power lines: Supreme CourtThe bench said, "As per the provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act, unobstructed access to lay down telegraph and/or electricity transmissi...
30 Dec, 2016, 10.55 AM IST
Don't travel to India with satellite devices: UAE warnsUnited Arab Emirates has warned its nationals not to carry any satellite communication devices such as Thuraya and Iridium while travelling...
13 Jun, 2013, 02.59 PM IST
- Number of phones, emails tapped by govt doubled in July
The number of phones and email accounts being tapped in the country nearly doubled during the month of July, with central security agencies...
18 Sep, 2011, 07.43 PM IST
- 126-yr-old Act good enough for phone-tapping
As the government tries to put a legal framework in place for phone-tapping, a 126-year-old law has come to its rescue.
11 May, 2011, 09.00 AM IST
- Telecom ministry moots up to Rs 2-cr penalty on tapping
Amid debates over phone-tapping and making conversations public without authorisation, the telecom ministry has proposed a penalty of up to...
17 Jan, 2011, 02.42 AM IST
- Govt warns against unauthorised phone tapping
In a written statement, the DoT issued a statement saying the power of interception of telegraph messages in the interest of the sovereignt...
30 Dec, 2010, 07.10 PM IST