Mobile tower firms registration to continue in present formIn order to register as an IP-1 provider, a company need to submit an application to DoT along with a processing fee of Rs 5,000.
04 Sep, 2013, 09.33 PM IST
Kapil Sibal questions telecom secretary on crossholding rulesKapil Sibal has asked telecom secretary MF Farooqui to check the crossholding rules in the existing Unified Access Service Licence system
22 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
DoT issues norms to shift to Unified Licence regimeTelecom department offers a maximum rebate of Rs 15 crore on entry fee on a pro-rata basis.
21 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Reliance Communications and Reliance Telecom may merge to comply with new licensing normsThe Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group is considering merging the operations of Reliance Communications and Reliance Telecom, into one entity.
15 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Unified licensing regime likely in a month: Telecom secretaryThe telecom department is likely to finalise the unified licensing regime within a month, telecom secretary MF Farooqui said.
06 Jun, 2013, 05.04 AM IST
DoT optimistic of finalising unified licence norms by December-endThe Department of Telecommunications is optimistic of finalising guidelines for unified licence regime by December.
15 Nov, 2012, 10.09 PM IST
- Pan-India licences for 2G spectrum auction winners by December: Telecom ministry
Mobile phone companies that win spectrum in the upcoming 2G airwaves auction will receive unified licences at the circle level.
18 Sep, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Telecom Commission to address six key policy issues todayTelecom Commission is likely to finalise about six key policy issues, related to licences that will be issued post upcoming auctions.
07 Sep, 2012, 10.30 AM IST
Telecom Commission to finalise new mobile licence norms by FridayThe new licensing guidelines will be formalised after considering TRAI's recommendations such as delinking spectrum from licences.
04 Sep, 2012, 05.41 AM IST
Licensing norms for new telcos by Friday: Telecom CommissionTelecom Commission is expected to finalise the guidelines for new telecom licences by Friday.
03 Sep, 2012, 05.21 PM IST
- Telecom Commission meeting on Monday to discuss new licences
Inter-ministerial body Telecom Commission will meet on Monday to discuss proposed guidelines for unified licences that are to be issued to ...
28 Aug, 2012, 06.53 PM IST
- Trai’s proposals will hurt internet service providers, tower infrastructure firms: DoT panel
DoT panel has suggested that unified permits may be issued without spectrum on the condition that telcos be asked to migrate to the new lic...
23 Aug, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Telecom Ministry will continue to finalise new licence norms
Telecom Minister will continue to be vested with powers to finalise guidelines for new telecom licenses.
03 Jun, 2012, 03.11 PM IST
- Trai favours lowering FDI cap in telecom tower companies to 74 per cent
Trai has suggested bringing down the FDI limit for infrastructure providers for telecom services to 74 per cent from 100 at present.
14 May, 2012, 06.12 PM IST
- TAIPA flays Trai's recommendation on tower companies
TAIPA demanded that Trai recommendations to bring infrastructure firms into the ambit of unified licence regime be kept in abeyance till Do...
07 May, 2012, 08.04 PM IST
- DoT to expedite approval for unified licenses
The Department of Telecommunications today said that it will try and speed up the new licensing regime in less than three months.
16 Apr, 2012, 09.56 PM IST
- Recommendation on spectrum auction by mid April, says Trai Chairman
Telecom regulator Trai is likely to come up with recommendation on spectrum auction by mid of April, Chairman J S Sarma said.
21 Mar, 2012, 06.40 PM IST