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New spectrum allocation plan will facilitate ease of business, attract investment: Ashwini VaishnawThe NFAP-2022, released by the government on Wednesday, is a central policy roadmap that defines future spectrum usage by all bodies in the...
Taking on SpaceX, Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband planSpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, who in February floated the idea of spinning Starlink off for an IPO in the coming years, has said the St...
Lockdown: DoT asks telcos to approach wireless wing for additional spectrum to meet data demandTelecom operators have requested the Department of Telecom(DoT) for additional spectrum allocation to meet the rising load on networks due ...
In race for 5G, China edges past South Korea, US: StudyThe report notes that all major providers have committed to specific launch dates in China and the govt has committed to allocate spectrum ...
Waive landline broadband fee to lower cost: Trai to governmentIt has also suggested a revamp of the government bodies involved in broadband related works, including converting the Wireless Planning Com...
DoT to shortly waive BSNL's microwave royalty, satellite spectrum feesAt present, BSNL pays Rs 96 crore annually as royalty to DoT’s wireless planning cell for microwave-based connectivity across the seven nor...
Convergence bill to be revived by DoT and I&BAccording to Khullar, the interests of the subscribers would be protected when carriage and content should be regulated by a 'single author...
Telecom regulator Trai may submit spectrum trading norms on January 15The telecom regulator will also define timelines and processes for transferring wireless telegraphy licences
- Telecom Ministry approves NFAP-2011 for better spectrum management
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has given in-principle approval to draft National Frequency Allocation Plan-2011, which would help in efficien...
- Planning Commission should not shy away from politically difficult reforms
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did well to call upon the Planning Commission to focus on the governance and policy reforms needed to acceler...
- 3G bounty to help govt cut borrowings: Montek
The Rs 67,700-crore revenue boost from the auction of 3G spectrum licences will help the government reduce its borrowings in the current fi...
- Be broad-minded, but go wireless: DoT
In a move that may prop up WiMAX technological platform in India, the department of telecom has asked the Centre to consider putting resour...
- Broadband to get Rs 18K crore push
The government is planning to spend Rs 18,000 crore over three years to lay a five lakh km optic fibre cable (OFC) network to reach every g...
- PowerGrid not yet ready to vacate airwaves
After the defence forces, it’s now the PowerGrid Corporation which is not prepared to vacate spectrum ahead of the auction in January.
- BSNL to procure 93 million GSM lines to serve rural population
State-owned telecom operator BSNL will procure 93 million lines to extend coverage of GSM mobile services to all the villages having popula...
- Plan panel moots spectrum management group
Plan Panel has proposed that India's regulatory framework be redesigned and a communications convergence regulator be set up. Marketers mak...
- Defence to release spectrum for 3G
The defence ministry is likely to release spectrum for mobile telephone services in 50 key locations across the country.