Jio to benefit the most as Telecom panel eases spectrum limit: ExpertsCurrent government rules bar any merged entity from holding more than 25% of the spectrum allocated in a service area or circle, and over 5...
10 Jan, 2018, 06.33 AM IST
Telecom Commission clears relaxing spectrum holding limitsThe Telecom Commission has approved the TRAI's recommendations removing 50% cap on intra-band spectrum holdings of carriers post merger.
09 Jan, 2018, 07.23 PM IST
Telecom Commission move to extend tenure for spectrum payments to boost telcos’ cash flowLast month, the Telecom Commission, on the suggestions of an interministerial group (IMG), increased the tenure for spectrum auction paymen...
11 Oct, 2017, 11.29 PM IST
Sourav Ganguly part of BCCI Special Committee on Lodha reformsThe committee's mandate is to "identify the few critical points in respect of the said judgement for the General Body of the BCCI to consid...
27 Jun, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
Cardamom auctions cancelled for second dayCardamom production is estimated to be one-third of the output of 30,000 tonnes last year. As a result, prices escalated to over . 1,000 pe...
16 Nov, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
Small cardamom auctions cancelled due to cash paucity"At the current level of prices a buyer purchasing one tonne may require over Rs 12 lakh which he is unable to raise due to restrictions on...
15 Nov, 2016, 06.23 PM IST
With prices at Rs 1,000 a kg, illegal Guatemalan cardamom sneaks inA bumper crop last year has ensured that the daily cardamom auctions in Kerala and Tamil Nadu haven't stopped despite a drought before mons...
26 Aug, 2016, 10.44 AM IST
Rains just can't end plantation growers' painThe heat has affected rubber crops too. "As per our estimates, about 10 pc of tea and 15 pc of rubber have been destroyed in the extended d...
09 Jun, 2016, 06.24 AM IST
July spectrum auction may realise mere Rs 70,000 crore, experts sayOn Saturday, the TC, highest decision-making wing in the DoT, set starting price for sale of 4G airwaves in the coveted 700 MHz band at Rs ...
02 May, 2016, 07.07 AM IST
Telecom Commission clears largest ever spectrum sale, including 700 MhzThe suggestion of Telecom Commission will be placed before the Cabinet for final approval based on which rules for auction to be held in Ju...
01 May, 2016, 03.15 AM IST
Spectrum usage fee cut to 3% for upcoming auction; telco shares riseShares of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications rose sharply Monday on news the Telecom Commission has lowered spectrum ...
04 Apr, 2016, 02.29 PM IST
Cheap Guatemalan cardamom spoiling India’s exportsProduction has been higher in current season but export orders have thinned
04 Mar, 2016, 05.52 AM IST
Government to consider relaxing spectrum capsThe government is considering changing the formula for calculating the total bandwidth in a circle, a move that will effectively relax spec...
10 Nov, 2015, 12.55 AM IST
In addition to wage disputes, rains are fomenting trouble for Kerala plantationsUnlike tea or rubber, if the cardamom is not harvested now it will be damaged in the heavy downpour occurring in the state in the last seve...
06 Oct, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Telecom Commission recommends reallocating all airwaves in 900 Mhz bandTelecom Commission recommended telcos to give up all their airwave holding in the superior 900MHz band at the time of licence renewals.
17 Oct, 2012, 02.08 PM IST
- Sports body officials come under PCA
The SC has ruled that officials of the BCCI can be booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act as they could be considered as public serv...
01 Feb, 2011, 03.30 AM IST
As IPL Kochi incubates expectations run highWeeks after Rendezvous Sports successfully bid for the Kochi franchise for Rs 1,533 crore, high expectations co-exist with speculation.
21 Apr, 2010, 06.31 PM IST