Delhi government doubles the margin money paid to fair price shopsThere was a demand from the FPS licencees for enhancement of margin money as it was fixed in 1997 and has not been revised since then.
Telecom spectrum allocation is transparent, says governmentGovernment today said its policy on telecom spectrum sharing, trading and allocation was transparent and there was no decline in the revenu...
TRAI to recommend renewal procedure for DTH licencesTRAI has initiated a consultation process to suggest guidelines for renewal of DTH licences after the I&B Ministry wrote to it seeking reco...
- No need for a separate exit policy for telcos, says Trai
Trai today said there is no need for a separate exit policy and licence fee would will continue to be non-refundable.
- Trai seeks industry views on ISP licence amendment
Trai sought industry views on the proposed amendment in the licences of internet service providers, which obtained BWA spectrum through auc...
- Government's decision above Trai views in case of difference: SC
The regulatory and other non-recommendatory functions of the authority granted under the provisions of the Trai Act, 1997 shall be performe...
- Telecom ministry asks TRAI to review recommendations for service providers to surrender excess spectrum
TRAI was asked to review its recommendations on the timeframe for surrendering excess spectrum and the rationale behind a spectrum transfer...
- Raja takes a U-turn, says did not seek to implicate PM Manmohan Singh and FM P Chidambaram in 2G scam case
A Raja blamed media for his alleged accusations against PM and the then FM, saying "they (media) cannot put words in my mouth."
- I only examined if Swan, Unitech sold or diluted stake: P Chidambaram
Home Minister P Chidambaram has refuted former telecom minister A Raja's charge that he had been kept in the loop on the developments in th...
- 2G scam: Chidambaram rebuts charges made in PAC report
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday rebutted charges made in the PAC draft report that he had suggested to the Prime Minister to tr...
- 2G scam: Cancelling licences not in public interest, says Centre
The Centre admitted that 103 of the 122 mobile telephone licencees failed to roll out services, but said it would be unwise to cancel the a...
- Raja favoured RCom and Swan, alleges CAG
CAG said Raja flouted almost every rule in the book, indulged in blatant favouritism while awarding mobile licences to mostly undeserving c...
- TRAI to submit spectrum, licence review recommendations in Dec
Telecom regulator Trai will submit recommendations on the crucial issues of overall spectrum management and review of licence terms in Dece...
- Telcos oppose DoT's 'lock-in' proposal
All existing telecom operators as well as the new licencees in the telecom space have opposed department of Telecom's (DoT) proposal to imp...
- DoT unlikely to allow spectrum trading among telcos
Department of Telecom is unlikely to allow spectrum trading among licencees as it would defy the curent practice of susbcriber-linked alloc...
- DoT to allow non-licencees to bid for 3G spectrum
If the guidelines are finalised in the current shape, as many as 342 aspirants may get to bid for spectrum for launching 3G mobile services...
- TRAI may don role of mediator in number portability disputes
Telecom regulator TRAI is likely to play the role of a mediator in disputes between service providers and the mobile number portability imp...