Aircel may seek recall of Supreme Court banAircel plans to say spectrum belongs to the company, a separate entity, and not Maxis, a person directly aware of the development told ET, ...
11 Jan, 2017, 09.01 AM IST
CBI opposes plea in Supreme Court seeking attachment of aircel shares, assetsIn an affidavit dated January 2, the CBI urged the court to dismiss the plea as the carrier - Aircel - was not an accused in the case, whic...
09 Jan, 2017, 12.31 AM IST
Spectrum auction expected in February; government eyes minimum Rs 9.35K croreThe government has set a total revenue target of Rs 45,471 crore from communication services, including proceeds from the three sets of spe...
01 Aug, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
Telecom department sets up panel to take call on 'priority routing'DoT has constituted a panel to take a view on the sector regulator’s demand for a national “priority call routing” (PCR) system.
04 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Right to use submarine cable comes within the scope of 'royalty': AAR
AAR has ruled in a case between Dishnet Wireless and the income tax authority that the consideration for right to use submarine cable bandw...
08 Sep, 2012, 08.04 PM IST
- 3G roaming deals among telcos to have negative impact on govt revenue: DoT
Note by Wireless Planning and Finance wing is third instance of an internal section in ministry ruling against such alliances.
10 Nov, 2011, 03.53 AM IST
- 2G case: P Chidambaram should be examined as a witness, says A Raja's counsel to court
Appearing for Raja, senior advocate Shushil Kumar told special CBI judge OP Saini that CBI should have recorded Chidambaram's statement.
27 Sep, 2011, 07.14 AM IST
- 2G scam: A Raja wants to examine PM, then FM & Telecom minister as witnesses
A Raja told Delhi court that he would get Manmohan Singh, then Finance Minister and present Telecom Minister summoned as witnesses to prove...
26 Aug, 2011, 11.42 AM IST
- Wireless broadband subsidy may touch 8,000 crore
DoT has pegged the total subsidy for financing countrywide rural wireless broadband rollout at roughly Rs 6,000-8,000 crore.
14 Jun, 2011, 08.10 AM IST
- Aircel funds for 3G airwaves, BWA spectrum bidding under scanner
The finance ministry has asked Aircel to submit details of its bank accounts, loans and other remittances it had obtained in the form of fo...
27 Aug, 2010, 01.14 AM IST
- FM to meet PSU bankers,CMS on fin inclusion,liquidity on Monday
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold deliberations with them in Patna on Monday on the prevailing tight liquidity condition, financi...
13 Jun, 2010, 12.18 PM IST
- Telcos set to make billion-dollar calls at 3G spectrum fair
Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Aircel, which are facing a serious 2G spectrum crunch, expected to put in more than billion-dollar bids. Top 10 ...
05 Apr, 2010, 06.21 AM IST
- 3G fee to get capital assets status, linked tax incentives
If a telco were to bag pan-India 3G spectrums by paying upwards of Rs 3,500 crore, the operator will be allowed to set off this amount in 2...
29 Oct, 2009, 03.13 AM IST
- DoT proposes tax breaks for 3G winners
The proposal for tax benefits applicable under section 80-1A of the Income Tax Act is part of an internal note prepared by DoT that will be...
26 Aug, 2009, 12.44 AM IST
- 3G price: DoT rejects finmin's demand
The Communications ministry has decided to reject the finance ministry's demands to double the floor price for 3G and wireless broadband sp...
05 Jan, 2009, 09.50 PM IST
- 3G auctions likely to miss date yet again
The communications ministry is likely to defer the auctions of 3G spectrum yet again.
03 Jan, 2009, 12.29 AM IST
- Raja's 3G foreign push hits DoT roadblock
DoT has prepared a note for prime minister listing out the advantages of limiting the upcoming 3G auctions to existing players.
09 Jun, 2008, 12.32 AM IST