Cable, DTH vs streaming: Battle lines drawn at Trai over FAST TV rulesIndia's old television distributors and new digital companies are in a regulatory fight. The debate is about whether internet-delivered TV ...
18 May, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Quote of the day by American philosopher and professor Noam Chomsky: “There are no poor countries— only systems that have failed to manage resources.” — Is poverty really man-made? The hidden truth behind broken economic systems, wealth concentration, and growing inequality continues fueling global frustration and social instabilityQuote of the day by Noam Chomsky: The quote challenges the common belief that poverty is unavoidable. It argues that broken economic system...
15 May, 2026, 08.54 AM IST
Auction Model: Amazon, Telesat oppose Elon Musk's StarlinkElon Musk's Starlink faced stiff opposition from satellite communications peers like Amazon and Telesat for its proposed 'auction model' th...
15 Jul, 2023, 08.44 AM IST
Made effort to keep spectrum prices reasonable, says Trai“I am aware of the concern of the TSPs (telecom service providers) who feel that adequate spectrum must be allocated to the TSPs and the sp...
11 Dec, 2020, 06.38 AM IST
5G technology adoption to begin in India this year: HuaweiMittal in an interaction with PTI had said the massive MIMO technology available with Huawei and ZTE can increase current capability of spe...
01 Mar, 2017, 09.22 PM IST
Telecom industry now in spectrum surplus position vs surplus scarcity before last auctions: Arun JaitelyIndia sold the largest amount of spectrum last November, raising Rs 65,789.12 crore with Vodafone India and Bharti Airtel emerging as the b...
01 Feb, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
Spectrum scarcity in India is now history: JS Deepak, Telecom Secretary“We sold 930 megahertz in last four auctions, here we have sold 965 megahertz in one auction”
07 Oct, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
Consumers will be ultimate winners of spectrum saleAnalysts foresee a reduction in call drops with a sizeable chunk of voice capacity getting freed up as more folks upgrade to the faster dat...
05 Oct, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
This spectrum auction is about ending spectrum scarcity in India once and for all: JS Deepak, Telecom Secretary"Lots of spectrum would be sold and that would meet the needs of operators for providing good quality services to the consumers."
30 Sep, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Reliance Jio pricing not predatory, scope for more cuts: Telecom secretary JS DeepakWith the mega spectrum auction set to begin from Saturday, Deepak said that the telecom industry should refrain from infighting and focus o...
28 Sep, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
Available spectrum very scarce in India: Rahul Khullar, TRAI ChairmanExpressing concerns over spectrum scarcity in the country, Khullar said the availability of airwaves in India is less than 40 per cent as c...
30 Mar, 2015, 07.43 PM IST
Tariffs will not increase beyond 1.3 p/min, says telecom minister Ravi Shankar PrasadThere is unsold block of 15 MHz of 3G spectrum. It didn’t see much traction. So, our stand is validated in hindsight that there is no artif...
27 Mar, 2015, 01.37 AM IST
DoT admits to spectrum crunch; carriers hopeful govt will take steps to spur M&A & permit tradingDoT has admitted to scarcity of spectrum availability to private telcos, raising hopes that govt will take speedy steps to spur M&A.
15 Nov, 2014, 11.06 AM IST
Key to robust telecom policy: Place markets above command and controlPrivatisation was not undertaken to create cronies or parasites, or for outcomes to remain influenced by functionaries playing God.
08 Jul, 2013, 10.41 AM IST
- Why cancel 3G roaming pacts
Why the government's move to scrap 3G spectrum sharing is wrong.
24 Dec, 2011, 04.58 AM IST
- BWA spectrum bid too high, say RCom, Tatas, Vodafone
Leading telecom players like RCom, Tatas, Vodafone and Idea Cellular failed to bag a single circle for Broadband services, saying the BWA s...
11 Jun, 2010, 06.04 PM IST
- Spectrum policy in focus
TDSAT said GSM don't have vested right to get spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz.
03 Apr, 2009, 03.16 AM IST