USOF, an independent arm of the telecom dept, seeks to ensure connectivity in rural, remote or commercially unviable areas by subsidising i...

The DoT has decided to split the leadership functions at USOF and BBNL, both of which are headed by Ravi Shankar now, a senior government o...

The proposal is seen as the first step by the government to address the telecom sector’s concerns about the prohibitive capex costs of depl...

DoT may allow BSNL a breather by excluding Rs 10,000 crore it is likely to get from USOF for implementing two government telecom ventures.

Telecom Secretary Farooqui, however, has asked BSNL to establish mobile connectivity on a war footing in the naxalite zones.

The Telecom Commission will shortly approve a Rs 3,000 crore venture to extend mobile coverage to 56,000 villages across India.

Home ministry has dismissed a telecom department proposal to provide satellite-based communications to beef up surveillance in India’s Maoi...

USOF has dismissed sector regulator Trai's proposal to provide state-run BSNL Rs 2,750-crore subsidy for its rural landline operation.

Telecom department plans to punish mobile phone companies that slip up on their rural rollout commitments under Universal Services Obligati...

DoT will shortly invite bids from all mobile phone companies to roll out networks across the country's naxal-infested territories.

State-owned BSNL’s rural landline operations could soon bite the dust as the government is about to freeze the Rs 2,000-crore annual subsid...

The home ministry has asked BSNL to scale down its mobile communications infrastructure rollout plans in all Naxal-prone states.

Cash-strapped BSNL and the USOF Administrator are on a collision course over the funding of mobile communications infrastructure in Naxalpr...

A review of the Universal Service Obligation Fund is in order to bridge the rural-urban teledensity gap.

BSNL management believes investing in capital-intensive network rollout in naxalite pockets will further drain its finances.

BSNL is attempting a new formula to bridge the digital divide across Assam and North East, where the telco will use central funds to lay op...

DoT will allow multiple service providers to jointly set up infrastructure and claim support from the Universal Service Obligation Fund for...