Telecom Commission okays rules on ombudsman, broadband usageThe highest decision making body of the telecom ministry also approved another consumer benefiting initiative of creating a telecom Ombudsm...
01 May, 2018, 02.49 PM IST
Airtel moves TDSAT against show cause noticeA company official, who declined to be named, added that Airtel had also responded to the showcause notice issued earlier this month by the...
27 Mar, 2018, 07.53 AM IST
HC bars TRAI from penal action against VodafoneExperts add that the order could specifically benefit Bharti Airtel, which has also been issued a separate show cause notice by Trai on Mar...
18 Mar, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
DoT panel to examine Trai’s recommendations of a Rs 3,050cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, IdeaThe committee being constituted for the issue would consider all aspects, including the technical aspects of PoI and the rules governing it...
07 Jun, 2017, 01.12 AM IST
Attorney General clears way for Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone and Idea"The Attorney General has opined that DoT can impose penalty on telecom operators for violating quality of service rules," a source said.
12 Jan, 2017, 04.59 PM IST
DoT in favour of more penal power to TraiThe regulator has suggested to the Department of Telecom amendments in various provisions in the Trai Act, 1997, with a view to be an "effe...
21 Aug, 2016, 12.36 PM IST
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad rules out amendment to Trai Act for nowChandrasekhar had written to Prasad over net neutrality which included reference to consumer rights in telecom and internet space like priv...
15 Jun, 2016, 01.33 AM IST
Telcos commit to spending Rs 12,000 crore in three months to address call drop issueTelecom secretary JS Deepak said jailing executives wasn't the right approach to resolving the issue of quality of services.
11 Jun, 2016, 02.23 PM IST
Telcos to invest Rs 12,000 crore to improve networks: JS Deepak, Telecom SecretaryDeepak also said jailing executives wasn’t the right approach to resolving the issue of quality of services.
10 Jun, 2016, 11.09 PM IST
Penal powers to Trai not a solution to call drops: JS Deepak, DoT SecretaryTo check call drops, Trai has demanded more teeth, including for imposing fine of up to Rs 10 crore on operators and jail term of up to two...
10 Jun, 2016, 07.57 PM IST
Why the problem of call drops can't be resolved in the near futureEvery stakeholder has drawn a line and stepped behind it, and relationships between them are so bad that no one’s likely to budge.
09 Jun, 2016, 03.08 AM IST
Trai’s call drop test results misleading, say telcosIndia’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications, Aircel need to further improve the ...
02 Jun, 2016, 04.56 PM IST
United Spirits, Kingfisher Airlines among 100 companies facing penalties for listing violationsUnited Spirits Ltd and long-grounded Kingfisher Airlines, have been slapped penalties for violating the Listing Agreement provisions.
23 Aug, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
Budget 2013: No game changer for the telecom industryThe industry which has played a pivotal role in the India growth story feels let down again.
01 Mar, 2013, 04.23 PM IST
- DoT should consider giving quasi-judicial powers to Trai: Sibal
Kapil Sibal has asked DoT to consider giving Trai quasi-judicial powers to adjudicate on penalities imposed by the department on telecom se...
09 Aug, 2011, 04.53 PM IST
- 2G spectrum scam: Raja conspired with bureaucrats, industrialists in 2G scam: CBI
A Raja conspired with top bureaucrats and corporate honchos to cause loss of Rs 30,984 crore in the allocation of 2G spectrum, the CBI said.
02 Apr, 2011, 10.12 PM IST
- 2G spectrum scam: CBI files chargesheet against A Raja & Shahid Balwa
Former Telecom Minister A Raja & eight others including former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura & three telcos were today indicted in the...
02 Apr, 2011, 04.36 PM IST