Airtel may have to pay Rs 436 crore for merging Qualcomm 4G armBharti Airtel may have to pay Rs 436 crore for merging Airtel Broadband Services with itself as per legal opinion received by the Departmen...
14 Jan, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Non-core revenue to arrive at AGR to calculate licence fee: TraiTrai also proposed lowering of Universal Services Obligation (USO) levy to 3% from 5% on AGR, starting April 1, 2015.
07 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
CAG criticises DoT on 2010 Reliance Communications tower switch off caseThe TERM cell, found that both the companies had jointly unilaterally switched off services from 1,419 mobile towers out of 3,205 sites
01 Aug, 2014, 09.45 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio gets DoT nod for Universal Telecom LicenceReliance Jio’s application for unified licence and asked the company to deposit Rs 1,673 crore as entry fee, according to documents reviewe...
11 Oct, 2013, 04.04 AM IST
- Telecom Commission allows 4G airwave holders to offer voice, boosts Reliance Industries
Reliance Industries, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, is the only company with nationwide fourth-generation (4G) broadband airwaves.
18 Feb, 2013, 04.10 PM IST
- Telecom Commission recommends 8pc uniform licence fee
The Telecom Commission has recommended a uniform licence fee of 8 per cent as against existing 6-10 per cent depending upon type of service...
26 Dec, 2011, 11.32 PM IST
- Etisalat to merge with Allianz Infratech
Signalling the beginning of a trend, the first serious telecom merger deal is now on the table with Swan/Etisalat DB Telecom's proposing to...
08 Dec, 2009, 02.15 AM IST
- PMO rejects telecom fee cut
The prime minister’s office (PMO) has shot down the decision of the communications ministry to slash the licence fee for telecom operators ...
05 May, 2009, 12.00 AM IST
- Why this largesse?
The government owes an explanation regarding its spectrum policy.
25 Sep, 2008, 01.22 AM IST
- AT&T leads last day rush
Ending days of speculation, US telecom major AT&T on Monday said that it has applied for licences to offer telecom services in all the 22 c...
02 Oct, 2007, 03.19 AM IST
- Videocon seeks telecom licence; may tap Verizon
The consumer electronic giant Videocon has applied for mobile licences in all 22 telecom circles in the country.
27 Sep, 2007, 01.05 AM IST
- DLF planning to enter telecom business
DLF is reportedly examining two options - applying for universal access service licences in all 22 circles with the department of telecom (...
24 Sep, 2007, 01.14 PM IST
- Telcos may get tax breaks on shared infrastructure
Telecom operators, who for years have been demanding a reduction in the heavy levies, may finally be granted some relief.
08 Aug, 2007, 04.53 AM IST
- Telcos may get tax breaks on shared infra
In an attempt to improve telecom penetration in rural India and also encourage telcos to share their towers and other related infrastructur...
08 Aug, 2007, 02.04 AM IST
- Telcos may offer landlines due to spectrum crunch
The department of telecom (DoT) may ask telecom operators such as Idea Cellular, Aircel and Hutchison-Essar, which have not been able to la...
06 Jul, 2007, 03.31 AM IST
- DoT, operators begin talks on rationalisation of duties
Telecom operators on Tuesday kicked off discussions with the Department of Telecom (DoT) for rationalisation of duties in the telecom secto...
30 May, 2007, 02.57 AM IST
ISPs won't be allowed in Net telephony: DoTAN INTERNAL committee of the department of telecommunications has recommended that internet service providers should not be allowed to prov...
06 Nov, 2001, 09.51 AM IST