Cyclone Tauktae: DoT reviews telecom infrastructureIn order to ensure uninterrupted telecom connectivity in these states Maharashtra and Gujarat, the DoT held a meeting with the telecom infr...
Delay in implementing NDCP on active infra sharing to obstruct 5G rollout: TaipaTaipa, which represents companies like Indus Towers, American Tower Corporation etc, said delay in implementation of National Digital Commu...
Optical fibre laying speed needs to go up nearly 4 times to achieve PM's vision: TaipaAccording to Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (Taipa) , approximately 28 lakh kilometer of optical fibre cables has been laid...
IMC2020: TAIPA's Dua calls for firms to multi-skill their employees, not focus only on hiringThe sector is going through a huge change with the number of telcos reduced from 8-10 players to three within a few years and a massive pus...
TAIPA calls for implementation of network roll out rules notified 3 years agoOut of the remaining states and UTs, Delhi, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, An...
Telecom infra players urge states to slash power tariffThe Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) has reduced electricity tariff by 10 to 15 per cent to boost industrial and...
Tower companies urge DoT to intervene in clearing dues from BSNLThe group of eight infrastructure firm under the aegis of industry body Tower & Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) has written to...
DoT wants nodal officers to monitor telecom infraThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked chief secretaries of states and advisors to UT administrators to designate nodal offic...
Tower companies weigh reworking deals with AGR-hit companiesThe tower companies could consider payment holidays for Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel for the first three-to-six months on new sites or d...
Rising diesel prices may hurt telcom sectorDiesel prices have already risen about 7% since August 1, courtesy a combination of a weak rupee versus the greenback, higher global oil pr...
Trai asks Telecom Department to 'revisit' Right of Way rulesExclusion of infrastructure providers from the RoW rules will not only affect provisioning of duct and optical fibre cable but will also re...
Tower companies seek clarity on Right of Way policyFirms want more details on role as norms allow only those with telecom licence to deploy infrastructure.
Telecom tower firms to approach FM Arun Jaitley for adding diesel as an 'input' under model GST lawThey will also seek tweaks in the GST levy valuation mechanism and an overhaul of rules linked to availing of input tax credits.
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- Mobiles fall silent over tower dispute
Mobile phone companies reacted furiously after authorities shut down hundreds of allegedly illegal towers and left tens of thousands of use...
- 3G winners to get easy overseas loans
Successful bidders allowed to pay the fee in rupees and refinance it with a long-term overseas loan within 12 months.
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Stein-Erik Vellan, head of Norway's Uninor, the newest Indian mobile phone operator, insists his company will be one of the survivors in wh...