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DoT drafts spectrum assignment rules for BSNL, satellite and broadcasting firms; NGSO players excludedNew draft rules from the Department of Telecommunications will allow administrative spectrum assignment for state-run firms like BSNL and M...
Consumer groups oppose Trai plan to scrap advisory panel for telecom complaintsConsumer advocates are pushing back against the telecom regulator's plan to eliminate the advisory committee for complaint appeals. They ar...
Telcos reject call for cheaper, standalone voice & SMS plansTelecom operators Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have rejected the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) proposal for man...
SpaceX playbook set to fuel China's IPO ambitions but tech gap persistsIn China, the initial public offering was watched as a benchmark for a younger industry eager to go public. But the frenzy masks a fundamen...
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 59: Japan taught it. Tata bought it. Now EVs will test this auto ancillaryThis is a story about a company that is simultaneously an asset and an anomaly. An asset because it builds a tangible, necessary product, g...
Mythos alert: Banks, telcos take test to check cybersecurity scoreMythos cyber audit: Companies are testing their public-facing assets using existing AI models such as Opus 4.7 and GPT 5.5 and have also as...
Mittal charts map for Bharti Telecom to regain Airtel majorityBharti Telecom chairman Sunil Mittal plans to increase his family's stake in Bharti Airtel. The company will also boost its ownership in it...
Voda Idea may consider raising fresh funds to bolster its booksVodafone Idea's board will meet on May 16 to discuss a significant fundraising plan, aiming to secure fresh capital through equity and warr...
Incremental revenue growth of Department of Posts to double to Rs 4,000 cr this year: MoS CommunicationsThe Department of Posts targets a Rs 4,000 crore revenue increase this year. This follows a significant Rs 2,100 crore growth last fiscal y...
Vodafone Idea eyes ₹25,000 crore SBI-led funding after AGR reliefA State Bank of India led consortium is looking at providing ₹25,000 crore debt funding to Vodafone Idea. This comes after the government s...
Govt plans new TTDF with higher outlay by October to boost telecom R&D, says PemmasaniThe government is set to launch an enhanced Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) with a larger outlay by October, according to Minist...
Boost R&D or lag in 6G race, MoS Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani tells telcos as revenues surgeMinister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani urged Indian telecom operators to boost R&D spending to shape next-generation mobile networks, noting the...
India records 9.28 million new Telecom Subscribers in March; Broadband base hits 1.06 billionIndia's telecommunications sector expanded by 9.28 million subscribers in March 2026, bringing the total number of telephone users in the c...
Telcos vs OTT apps: Trai's spam rules spark row with Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone IdeaTelcos such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea as well as the Cellular Operators Association of India were united in their de...
Jio, Bank of Baroda tie up for enabling banking access from feature phonesBank of Baroda and Reliance Jio are shaking up the mobile banking landscape by rolling out services tailored for feature phone users. Their...
Vodafone Idea lenders demand additional collateral on existing loans“Lenders are worried over the recent ratings downgrade of the telco and are seeking changes in loan covenants with higher interest rates an...
Ravi Shankar Prasad directs BSNL, MTNL to proceed quickly on VRS, asset monetisation plansThe government last month had approved a Rs 69,000-crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL. It includes an infusion of Rs 20,140 cre capita...
Government hastens state-owned telco BSNL's revivalBSNL's statement has come following an unconfirmed report saying the govt was looking at options including shutting down the telco.
- Tariff war, new players put state telcos in a spot
It is not private operators, but state-owned telcos - BSNL & MTNL - that have taken the maximum hit due to the ongoing tariff war and the e...
- Show no preference to state telcos: TDSAT
Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has told the government that it cannot use a different yardstick to allot spectr...