TDSAT to take a call on Trai fine on telcos for failing to curb spamThe Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal will decide next week whether telecom operators must pay ₹141 crore in penalties to TR...
18 Aug, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Breather for telecom operators from paying Rs 141 cr penalty over spamIndia's telecom operators have been granted a temporary reprieve from paying ₹141 crore in penalties for failing to control spam, as the Te...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal stays Trai penalties on telcos over spam menaceThe Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal has stayed Trai's financial penalties of over '141 crore on Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone ...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
DoT seeks Trai clarity on bank guarantee encashmentThe communications ministry seeks clarity from the telecom regulator on which licence clauses can be invoked to encash telcos' bank guarant...
03 Jan, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
DoT seeks clarity from Trai on encashing telcos’ BGs to recover spam penaltiesThe communications ministry is seeking clarity from Trai on which licence clauses can be invoked to encash telcos' bank guarantees for reco...
31 Dec, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
Telcos face new fines over failure to curb spam callsIndia's telecom regulator, TRAI, has fined major telecom operators around ₹12 crore for failing to curb spam calls, adding to previous unpa...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
As message traceability rule kicks in, expect fewer disruptionsTelecom operators in India are implementing message traceability to combat spam, with a 95% success rate as of December 11. The remaining 5...
11 Dec, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
Private telcos reject global tech companies call to define 'international traffic'Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have opposed the call to define international traffic, stating that the current system is ef...
25 Aug, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Airtel and Vodafone fined: Telecom department asks telcos to pay ₹3,050 crore in penalties in 3 weeksThe fines are for flouting licence conditions by denying Jio adequate points of interconnection (PoIs) in 2016, which affected the quality ...
01 Oct, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Notice issued to six telcos for recovery of Rs 12,489 crore: Manoj SinhaThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conducted the audit of six private telecom service providers and submitted its audit report, said...
16 Dec, 2016, 04.08 PM IST
BoFA-ML ups Bharti Airtel to Buy, flags Nigeria riskAirtel stock closed the day up 2.8 per cent at Rs 351.80 on the Bombay Stock Exchange, outperforming a positive broader market.
16 Jun, 2016, 05.07 AM IST
Why the problem of call drops can't be resolved in the near futureEvery stakeholder has drawn a line and stepped behind it, and relationships between them are so bad that no one’s likely to budge.
09 Jun, 2016, 03.08 AM IST
DoT to haul up GSM biggies over 3G roaming pacts: Kapil SibalDoT is about to issue show cause notices to GSM operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, directing them to scrap their 3G ...
26 Sep, 2012, 03.34 PM IST
- Telocom Minister Kapil Sibal to DoT: Be scientific while imposing fine on telcos
As of now the Department of Telecom has been levying maximum penalty of Rs 50 crore for all cases of violations of license conditions.
04 Aug, 2011, 11.38 AM IST
- DoT to cut telcos' fines for service violations
The communications ministry has decided to reduce the proposed fines on telcos for their past violations.
06 Feb, 2009, 01.00 AM IST
- Telcos may have to pay Rs 6k-cr penalty
Telecom operators may have to collectively shell out fines amounting to Rs 6,000 crore for failing to verify their customers.
21 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Telcos may have to pay up to Rs 5000 for each unverified user
All major telcos will soon be subject to penalties which may run into crores. While the DoT has issued over 180 showcause notices to servic...
28 Aug, 2008, 12.46 AM IST