US House panel probes FCC decision to deny Starlink nearly $900 millionThe U.S. House committee is investigating the FCC's decision to deny SpaceX's Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies, citing ...
08 Oct, 2024, 10.31 AM IST
View: FAME III, tax rationalization, PLI tweak & more - What the Indian EV sector needs from Budget 2024-25India, as per IBEF, is the world’s third-largest automobile market and supports the EV 30@30 Campaign. The Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala S...
19 Jun, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
White House makes last-ditch push for internet subsidy programWhite House seeks $6 billion to extend internet subsidy program for 23 million households through 2024. FCC's Rosenworcel stresses urgent n...
02 Apr, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
US agency will not reinstate $900-million subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unitThe FCC cited among its reasons SpaceX's failure to successfully launch its Starship rocket, saying "the uncertain nature of Starship's fut...
13 Dec, 2023, 08.57 AM IST
FCC vote expands Wi-Fi access on school buses: Here’s how it will impact studentsIn a momentous decision made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday, there is potential for a substantial change in the...
20 Oct, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
Web3 and Metaverse could be $200 billion opportunity for India: reportThe Web3 and Metaverse market opportunity in India is expected to grow at an annual growth rate of nearly 40%, with the potential to become...
01 Jun, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellitesSpaceX's Starlink, a fast-growing network of more than 3,500 satellites in low-Earth orbit, has tens of thousands of users in the United St...
02 Dec, 2022, 08.34 AM IST
FAME-II scheme: Govt to digitally monitor EV parts localisationMinistry of heavy industries secretary Arun Goel said the move would not only help establish an ecosystem for EV manufacturing in India but...
01 Oct, 2022, 09.36 AM IST
Biden administration to release $45 billion for nationwide internetThe funding is part of the $65 billion for broadband in the $1 trillion infrastructure package that President Joe Biden signed into law las...
13 May, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
No plans to build smartphone; focusing on affordability via partners: Airtel CEO"Our strategy is to drive smartphone adoption...we are not keen on the subsidy game, but we want to be competitive in the market. We have d...
28 Jan, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
What the US Senate's $65 billion broadband service plan will doThe Senate's $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes a $65 billion investment in broadband that the White House says will "deli...
11 Aug, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
FCC under pressure to deny $886-million subsidy to SpaceX for rural netEven before winning a competition for the funds, SpaceX had set up its service and begun launching satellites. More than 1,000 of the Starl...
04 Feb, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE: SourceThe Federal Communications Commission said in June it had formally designated China’s Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp as threats, a dec...
20 Dec, 2020, 10.30 PM IST
U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE: SourceEarlier this month, the FCC finalized rules that require carriers with ZTE or Huawei equipment to “rip and replace” that equipment but is a...
20 Dec, 2020, 10.29 PM IST
Global smartphone sales to slow, but India growth healthy: GartnerWorldwide smartphone sales are expected to grow 7% in 2016 to reach 1.5 billion units. This is down from 14.4 per cent growth in 2015, the ...
08 Jun, 2016, 02.04 PM IST
Budget 2015: IIM Kozhikode's panel discussion stresses on importance of reformsThe discussion primarily focussed on the key economic measures like impetus to agriculture, the need for streamlining of subsidies and soci...
21 Feb, 2015, 04.32 PM 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