Telecom department seeks speedy sops for tower firmsFarooqui has also urged DEA to examine whether tower companies can take the overseas borrowings route to meet working capital needs and rep...
05 May, 2014, 07.37 PM IST
DoT to showcase India as telecom gear manufacturing hub in IsraelThe DoT's decision comes after the foreign ministry recently exhorted telecom secretary M F Farooqui to expedite steps to showcase India’s ...
24 Apr, 2014, 05.18 PM IST
Radiation-linked concerns should shift to handsets: Cellular Operators Association of IndiaThe COAI chief’s views mirrored telecom secretary M F Farooqui’s recent call for strict adherence to DoT’s inclusive policy rules on tower ...
17 Apr, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
BSNL, MTNL to get loan for paying staff inherited from DoTThe government will give a loan to state-owned BSNL and MTNL to pay the employees they inherited from the Department of Telecom.
31 Jan, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
Telecom M&A guidelines in a week: Telecom SecretaryThe long-awaited merger and acquisition guidelines for the telecom sector are likely to be released in a week, a senior government official...
27 Jan, 2014, 07.30 PM IST
Government hopeful of achieving revenue target from spectrum sale: M F Farooqui, Telecom SecretaryThe government is expected to achieve the revenue target of Rs 40,000 crore from spectrum sale this fiscal, Telecom Secretary M F Farooqui ...
26 Dec, 2013, 07.45 PM IST
Department finalising policy initiatives to attract FDI, says telecom secretary M.F. FarooquiTelecom Secretary M.F. Farooqui says Telecom Department Finalising Policy Initiatives to Attract FDI.
01 Nov, 2013, 03.29 PM IST
Govt may increase spend on NOFN programme to Rs 25,000 crThe government investment on the National Optical Fibre Network, which aims at bringing connectivity to village level, is likely to go up t...
17 Oct, 2013, 06.22 PM IST
Telecom Commission seeks clarifications from Trai on spectrum price"By and large, we have gone through all recommendations. On some we have sought clarification and further views of Trai," M F Farooqui said.
03 Oct, 2013, 06.46 PM IST
Final guidelines on telecom M&A likely by September-endThe long-awaited final M&A guidelines for the telecom sector is likely to be ready by this month-end.
11 Sep, 2013, 06.51 PM IST
Reliance Jio, few others apply for Unified Licence"Reliance Jio has applied for Unified Licence," Farooqui said on the sidelines of C-Dot Foundation Day function here.
23 Aug, 2013, 05.53 PM IST
Government looking at hiving off penalising power from DoT to TRAIThe maximum penalty on telecom service provider can go up to Rs 50 crore and Rs 5 lakh in case of radiation rules violation.
02 Aug, 2013, 02.15 PM IST
New telecom 'unified licences' by tomorrow, M&A by September: Kapil SibalIndian operators would be able to provide services like internet telephony that can enable consumers to make calls from their computer on a...
02 Aug, 2013, 12.46 PM IST
- Farooqui takes charge as DoT Secretary
Senior IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre M F Farooqui today took charge as Telecom Secretary.
01 Apr, 2013, 05.30 PM IST
MF Farooqui to be new telecom secretaryThe Cabinet Committee on Appointments (ACC) is believed to have cleared Farooqui's name and an announcement is likely to be made shortly.
29 Mar, 2013, 06.33 PM IST
- Department of Heavy Industry to examine policy focussing on capital goods sector: Secretary
"The department will examine developing a policy specifically targeting the beleaguered capital goods sector."
21 Feb, 2013, 05.18 PM IST
- Local heavy equipment makers need to be more competitive
After nearly two-years of slowdown, construction equipment makers are now more upbeat about order flows as investment is likely to pick up ...
06 Feb, 2013, 09.14 PM IST