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Northeast’s rise under PM Modi is one of India’s biggest success stories: Sarbananda SonowalThe Northeast region of India has transformed into a major economic growth hub; significant investments in infrastructure, digital connecti...
Govt highlights tax reforms, investor confidence as Modi completes 12 years as PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi has completed twelve years as India's longest-serving elected leader. The government highlights significant ac...
Mobile data cost dips 97% to Rs 8 per GB, broadband users up 17x in 12 years of Modi govtInternet data costs have fallen dramatically by 97 percent since 2014, making it more affordable. This has led to a significant increase in...
Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath launches 'Project GANGA', pitches self-reliance over 'revdi' cultureUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched Project GANGA in Lucknow. This initiative will bring high-speed fibre broadband t...
Can Elon Musk do to US telecom what Mukesh Ambani did in India?Elon Musk's Starlink is poised to disrupt American telecom giants like AT&T and Verizon. Analysts believe Starlink could change how connect...
20 months of bearish markets: One additional letter that tells you which 'cheap' stocks are actually cheapMost investors live by one ratio. That ratio that tells them all they want to know – or should one say all they want to hear? They open a s...
India records 9.28 million new Telecom Subscribers in March; Broadband base hits 1.06 billionIndia's telecommunications sector expanded by 9.28 million subscribers in March 2026, bringing the total number of telephone users in the c...
Airtel tops February mobile adds, while Jio holds lead in wireless baseBharti Airtel added the most wireless mobile subscribers in February 2026. Reliance Jio maintained its position as the largest operator wit...
India's telecom subscriber base jumps 7.86 million in January, broadband growth lagsIndia's telecom subscriber base saw a significant jump in January. Wireless connections led this surge, adding millions of new users. Broad...
- IIT Madras partners with Nokia for enhanced broadband connectivity in rural areas
The project will evaluate the option of using unlicensed spectrum to deliver cost-efficient, last-mile broadband connectivity
- Telecom Min aiming for broadband in 5 lakh villages in 18 mths
The Telecom Ministry is likely to provide rural wireless broadband connections to over 5 lakh villages in one-and-a-half years.
- DoT to provide subsidy for Broadband in 60,000 villages
The government will soon invite bids from telecom firms to provide broadband services in rural areas of the country under which the service...
- BSNL offers broadband at Rs 99 in rural areas
State-run BSNL today said it will offer broadband at a monthly fixed charge of Rs 99 in rural areas.
- BSNL to set up 30,000 broadband kiosks in 2 yrs
State-run BSNL will set up 30,000 broadband kiosks in rural and remote areas in the next two years on a franchisee basis.
- Do away with levies on broadband for rural India: Eco survey
To bridge the rural-urban digital divide, the Economic Survey 2008-09 suggested the government to do away with annual licence fee and other...
- Providing affordable broadband to rural areas next priority
Providing affordable broadband, especially to the suburban and rural communities is the next focus area, Telecom Secretary, Siddhartha Behu...
- Assocham demands early spectrum allocation
Industry chamber Assocham today suggested early allocation of spectrum for broadband wireless access .
- Govt targets 500 mn telephone connections by 2010
With the target of 250 million phones looking achievable ahead of this year's December deadline, the government is planning to have 500 mil...
- Bharti Airtel to invest over $2 bn next fiscal
Bharti plans to invest Rs 9,000 cr to expand network, but expects state-run BSNL to share infrastructure.
- BSNL plans to increase its broadband network
India's largest telecom operator BSNL will invest about Rs 2,000 crore to augment its broadband infrastructure in urban and rural areas.