- New telecom policy likely to be cleared by April end
Department of Telecom has chalked out a timetable for implementation of new telecom policy -- NTP2011 -- according to which it would be cle...
- Telecom sector maintains shimmer despite controversies
Controversies seem to have become a constant companion for the Indian telecom sector and 2011 was no different.
- New telecom policy regime likely by June 2012: Ministry
The new telecom policy, that is likely to usher in roaming-free environment with one-nation, one-tariff and nation-wide mobile number porta...
Coordinated effort is required for broadband to yield rural benefitIn addition to the bold vision of broadband on demand presented by NTP 2011, we need a strategic approach to building the bridge to broadba...
- Bharti Airtel pitches for liberal M&A norms in telecom sector
Bharti Airtel today said that guidelines for merger and acquisitions (M&A) should be liberal to facilitate consolidation in the telecom sec...
- Telecom Policy 2011 set to get delayed by a year
Proposed NTP 2011 is likely to become NTP 2012. This makes NTP 2011 latest casualty of nervousness felt by industry in shadow of 2G scam.
The New Telecom Policy is likely to help smaller companies that survive consolidation relatively moreThe reasons for the decline in telecom valuations include fall in ARPU, rise in network operating and the large debt these companies carry.
- DoT may decide on spectrum pricing before December
Telecom Ministry had on October 10 unveiled draft of NTP and final version of this policy is expected by end of December.
- DoT to hire consultant to frame licencing, convergance policy
To incorporate best practices in the National Telecom Policy 2011, the Telecom Ministry plans to study telecom licensing and regulatory pol...
- Govt mulls giving cellphone location info to VAS providers
The government is studying the feasibility of giving value added service providers access to information related to the location of a cellp...
- New telecom licences for 10 yrs; tariffs may go up
This coupled with higher price for spectrum may force the operators to charge more for almost all services especially mobile and broadband ...
- Govt proposes to renew telecom licences every 10 years: Sibal
Amid controversy over allocation of spectrum and grant of telecom licences, government said all licences are proposed to be renewed after 1...
- 'Made in India' products to get preferential status in New Telecom Policy 2011
In order to boost manufacturing of indigenous equipment, the Centre may extend preferential status to 'Made in India' products in the New T...
- NTP'11 should ensure profitability of telcos: Bharti
India's largest private telecom firm Bharti airtel today said the new telecom policy (NTP) 2011 must ensure sustainability and profitabilit...
- DoT to look into process followed in 1999 to frame NTP 2011
Telecom ministry will look into the process followed while the formulation of NTP '99 to come out with a New Telecom Policy 2011, for which...
- DoT groups to frame the New Telecom Policy-2011
The telecom ministry plans to constitute separate groups to carry out discussions with various stakeholders in the run-up to formulation of...
- Govt to come out with New Telecom Policy 2011: Sibal
In an effort to infuse greater transparency, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal announced formulation of a new and comprehensive National Telecom...