Indian IT firms face higher H-1B rejections as US tech companies maintain low denial ratesIndian tech firms face significantly higher H-1B visa rejection rates, with companies like HCL America and LTIMindtree experiencing denials...
Vaishnaw: DoT has addressed Trai fears over dilution of powers in Telecom BillThe minister said that telecom operators should add on at least 10,000 base trans-receiver stations (BTS) every week to speed up the spread...
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...
International students a key source of talent in America: NFAP ResearchThe number of American students pursuing graduate degrees (masters and PhDs) in fields like computer and information sciences and electrica...
Telcos uncertain if band allotted for 5G trials will be auctionedSP Kochhar, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), told ET that “a reminder has just been sent to DoT that...
Telecom majors to push DoT to release new 5G spectrum bandThe NFAP is a central policy roadmap that defines future spectrum usage by all bodies in the country, including DoT, the Department of Spac...
Unemployment rate does not justify H-1B program changes: NFAPThe unemployment rate for individuals in computer occupations, which is what over 60% H-1B visas are issued for, changed from 3% in January...
International student enrolment in US universities could fall to post WW II levels: NFAP"The enrollment of foreign students at US universities in the Fall 2020-21 academic year is projected to decline 63% to 98% from the 2018-1...
Number of Indians shifting to Canada has doubledThe shift is due to increased restrictions on immigration by the United States government, the National Foundation for American Policy (NFA...
Number of Indian students joining US engineering colleges dipsIndian graduate students completing degrees in science and engineering at US universities are a major source of talent for US firms.
US think-tank believes Donald Trump's H-1B visa diktat was based on wrong dataNFAP claims there are too few low-paid H-1B workers in the first place by disputing the US government data that most are paid less than med...
- 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...
National Foundation for American Policy moots entry of more H1B professionalsUS policy body is advocating entry of more H1B visa professionals in US, based on performance of H1B visa professionals' children.
- Armed forces object to spectrum allocation plan
The spat between the telecoms department and the armed forces over airwaves has failed to abate with the latter objecting to several clause...
- Centre against renaming of NFAP- '05
Confronted with opposition from many cellular operators, the government on Tuesday decided against renaming the revised draft of the Nation...
- DoT calls meeting on spectrum allocation plan
Department of Telecom has called a meeting of mobile operators to finalise on the spectrum allocation plans, which will include new service...
- Govt, CDMA operators on different frequencies
The battle for spectrum (frequencies on which mobile telephony works) has taken yet another controversial turn.