Sinha said NTP 2018 would focus on a host of key domains such as the licensing framework, R&D and innovation, besides outlining the country...

"Consolidation willl be completed and growth will return ," said the secretary of DOT addressing the ET Telecom Mobile Conclave.

Telecom companies will have an "option" to either go for the new payment schedule for spectrum or continue under the existing arrangement.

"Government would outline its spectrum pricing goals and objectives in NTP2018 to be in sync with the rest of the world on this score," Sin...

The desperation in Indian telecom sector, which is saddled with Rs 7 lakh-crore debt and is in the throes of brutal price wars, is rising b...

"Spectrum above 3000 MHz will be put up for auction for the first time in the forthcoming auction," telecom minister Manoj Sinha said in a ...

The NTP 2018 is expected to present a growth road map of the Indian telecom sector, which is reeling under a severe financial stress, for a...

Trai has also backed a review of licence fees, SUC and the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) levy to enhance the overall ease of doi...

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) reiterated its long pending demand of putting in place an ombudsman based consumer grievance r...

Hefty telecom levies has been a major gripe for India’s beleaguered telecom industry since nearly 33% of every Rs 100 earned by a telco is ...

In an interview to ET, telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan talks about Bharat Net's implementation, NTP and consolidation in the sector.

Telcos currently pay roughly 8% of annual adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as licence fee and another 3% of AGR as spectrum usage charges (SUC)...

The telecom secretary added that the new national telecom policy will shift the focus of the sector towards affordable accessibility and qu...

The whole paradigm is changing, therefore more challenging, and fun. But regulation should also be mindful that it should strangle the sect...

Trai, according to the official was told to wait till January end and complete consultation process before putting all things together.

DoT has set up a dozen working groups to discuss broad contours of the new telecom policy, in the works for most of the past year, with the...

The new policy, which is aimed at being more consumer centric, will also have contours of lighttouch regulation in order to improve ease of...