Choose faith or future: BJP alleges 'second-class treatment' of Hindus in K'natka CET rowA political row has erupted in Karnataka after students were allegedly asked to remove their sacred 'janeu' threads before writing the Comm...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Tesla to expand supercharger network across major Indian cities amid EV push and new model launchesTesla is set to boost its charging network across India's major cities. This expansion includes superchargers and destination charging hubs...
24 Apr, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Navi Mumbai airport rebuts telcos, says mobile connectivity is fully availableNavi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL) denies claims that mobile connectivity is unavailable at the upcoming airport. NMIAL defends ...
15 Jan, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
Several states ready for centre's RoW rules for faster installation of mobile towersStates are adopting Centre’s right of way rules for faster fibre and mobile towers rollout. Goa, Chandigarh and Arunachal Pradesh have alre...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.29 AM IST
Telecom Right of Way rules must for states from January 1The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated states to implement the new right-of-way (RoW) rules for telecom infrastructure sta...
21 Nov, 2024, 07.40 AM IST
Draft guidelines for uniform right of way to boost telecom infra"The 'Draft Policy Guidelines on Right of Way (RoW) for Establishment of Telecommunications Infrastructure' have been prepared by the centr...
16 Apr, 2022, 12.08 AM IST
5G rollout: Portal in the works for infra approvals"We are setting up a national portal for RoW so there will be a central one-stop-shop for entry of applications and approvals etc. This wil...
14 Apr, 2022, 12.19 AM IST
Telecom industry seeks RoW rules amendment to include provisions on 'small cell deployment' for 5G readinessThe telecom industry has batted for amendment of Right of Way (ROW) rules to incorporate provisions on 'small cell deployment', as India ge...
06 Jan, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
India may use 'street furniture' for 5GOn December 20, 2021, the committee convened its first meeting to see the viability, and is reviewing the quantum of state-owned infrastruc...
31 Dec, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
DoT secretary seeks speedy approval for network rollout permits in statesTelecom operators and infrastructure providers have repeatedly raised the issue of some state governments and local authorities are not ali...
16 Dec, 2021, 10.36 PM IST
Trai's suggestion to waive RoW charges for 5 years to significantly reduce network rollout cost: COAITelecom operators and infrastructure providers need to take permission from various authorities for laying optical fibre, installing mobile...
06 Sep, 2021, 07.37 PM IST
TAIPA calls for implementation of network roll out rules notified 3 years agoOut of the remaining states and UTs, Delhi, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, An...
26 Oct, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
Urgent need for states to align policy with 'Right of Way' rules: TAIPASome metropolitan cities like Hyderabad and Bengaluru have already seen cellular network data consumption increase by 70 per cent since the...
31 Mar, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
States may be ranked on broadband readinessThe National Digital Communications Policy 2018 aims to deliver universal broadband connectivity at 50 Mbps speeds to all Indians and 10 Gb...
05 Dec, 2018, 07.06 AM IST
Need to align states with DoT rules for high speed broadband: Telcos to GovtThe RoW, in telecom sector parlance, refers to a phone company’s legal right to set up network infrastructure such as towers and optic fibr...
22 Nov, 2018, 07.28 AM IST
Telcos want Trai to defer new call drop rule by six monthsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on August 18 issued stricter version of quality of service rules which will be come into e...
25 Sep, 2017, 06.57 PM IST
- Speed up spectrum allocation for 3G: TRAI
TRAI has recommended that the government expedite the process of making spectrum available for 3G and WiMAX to boost broadband growth in th...
03 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST