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Universal Services Obligation Fund open to graded cut in contribution by private telcosUSOF, an independent arm of the telecom dept, seeks to ensure connectivity in rural, remote or commercially unviable areas by subsidising i...30 Apr, 2014, 03.24 PM IST- Telephone users down to 90.45 crore in October: GovernmentMinister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said there are variations in tele-density between different service areas as also ...18 Dec, 2013, 04.04 PM IST
- Poor rural tele-density may hit India's broadband user targetIn its latest pan-India tele-density report, the DoT pegs rural tele-density as on July 31, 2013, at a modest 41.64% compared to 146% in ur...11 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Telcos need to invest Rs 2.5 lakh cr to meet policy goalsTelecom sector needs about Rs 2.30L-cr investment for meeting the target of 100% connectivity in rural areas and 60 cr broadband connection...21 Mar, 2013, 09.31 PM IST
- DoT rejects Planning Commission's mobile bill subsidy proposal for rural usersDoT turned down a proposal from Planning Commission which wanted moblie bill subsidy for users in rural India.19 Mar, 2012, 01.45 PM IST
- 500m rural Indians yet to join mobile revolutionNew data reveals that it has perhaps been premature to celebrate India's mobile revolution, with nearly half a billion Indians, mostly rura...11 Nov, 2011, 10.26 AM IST
- 600 mn connections target by 2012 exceeded: IT MinEvery month not less than two crore connections were given,he said launching the BSNL`s 3G mobile service here.04 Apr, 2010, 08.00 PM IST
- Delink licence from spectrum, auction 3G: Economic SurveySuggesting delinking of spectrum from telecom licences, Economic Survey for the year 2008-09 has suggested auctioning radio frequencies for...02 Jul, 2009, 01.02 PM IST
- PM expects telecom user base to touch 700 mn by 2012Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expects the telecom subscriber base in the country to touch 700 million by 2012, going by the massive number ...11 Dec, 2008, 05.11 PM IST
- Stagnant infrastructure hurts TelecomInfrastructure expansion would require infusion of funds, the Survey noted, adding that the development of SEZs would facilitate manufactur...29 Feb, 2008, 02.45 AM IST
- Idea, Bharti, Vodafone to form Indus TowersIdea Cellular, Bharti Infratel, and Vodafone Essar have formed independent tower company, Indus Towers, to provide passive infrastructure s...10 Dec, 2007, 10.31 AM IST
- Call Up: Ample scope for value-added teleservicesThe Indian telecom industry remains an underleveraged engine of economic growth, says a recent study. Of late, there’s been much improvemen...07 Dec, 2007, 12.55 AM IST
- Mobile operators zoom in on villages to add numbersWith over 200 million mobile phone subscribers across India, mainly in the cities, the operators are now targeting the villages for wireles...20 Oct, 2007, 12.05 AM IST
- BSNL, Bharti line up big investments in rural IndiaWith over 200 million mobile phone subscribers across India, mainly in the cities, the operators are now targeting the villages for growth....19 Oct, 2007, 01.20 PM IST
- Bottlenecks may disrupt mobile operators' rural callMobile operators in India - incumbents as well as recent entrants like Vodafone - are set for a bumpy ride on countryside as infrastructure...13 May, 2007, 12.00 PM IST
- Mind the gap: Rural telephony target of 500 m a missTelecom operators may be banking big time on the untapped rural markets for the next wave of growth, but the number of connections in hinte...12 May, 2007, 03.07 AM IST
- Telcos hang up on USO fundThe whole logic behind the setting up of a Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) to promote rural telephony seems to have gone for a tos...03 Apr, 2007, 02.36 AM IST
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