Delhi HC upholds TRAI’s 12-minute ad cap for TV channelsThe Delhi High Court has upheld the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's rule limiting television advertisements to 12 minutes per hour....
29 May, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Apple flags handset modification hurdles for satellite D2D rollout in IndiaApple advises against hardware changes for direct-to-device satellite links in India. The company prioritizes current mobile networks. Othe...
17 May, 2026, 06.50 AM IST
Cabinet OKs auction: Airwaves worth Rs 96,318 cr to be soldApart from Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, the Adani group may also participate in the auction to acquire airwaves in lower spectrum bands...
09 Feb, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
Telecom department forecasts 70 per cent shortfall in revenues from communicationsGovt won’t get payments from spectrum auctioned earlier because stressed telcos were granted a two-year moratorium to ease strain on cash f...
27 Jul, 2020, 11.06 PM IST
India plans to raise Rs 6 lakh crore from 5G spectrum auction this yearThe govt plans to sell 8,600 megahertz of telecom airwaves this year across multiple frequency bands.
14 Jun, 2019, 10.36 AM IST
Cabinet approves relief package for debt-ridden telecom sectorCabinet extends the payments tenure for auctioned airwaves from 12 years to 16 years, and lowered the interest rate on penalties on outstan...
08 Mar, 2018, 06.44 AM IST
No plan yet to give telcos option to buy spectrum annually: Manoj SinhaManoj Sinha said that the government has not yet decided to conduct another auction of airwaves soon.
23 Mar, 2017, 12.52 AM IST
TRAI's proposed price of 4G airwaves unrealistic, says GSMA“An unrealistically high reserve price resulted in a valuable portion of 700MHz spectrum remaining “unsold and unused in Australia,” added ...
02 Feb, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
Videocon Telecom close to selling UP(E), Bihar airwaves: Arvind Bali, CEO"Since Videocon is a big group with diversified businesses, we will absorb all our direct employees in other business lines, including the ...
27 Nov, 2015, 08.46 AM IST
Government likely to offer one slot of 3G spectrum for auctionThe defence ministry has agreed to vacate 5 MHz of 3G airwaves in the 2100 MHz band for the telecom department to auction it.
12 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Department of Telecommunications eyes Rs 15,000 crore via spectrum saleThe government has already projected as much as Rs 9,355 crore as revenue receipts from 2G auctions in its budget estimate for the current ...
02 Aug, 2014, 05.02 AM IST
Spectrum auctions shelved as GSM Telcos reject planGovernment's attempt to sell telecom airwaves in March has come a cropper as companies found the price fixed by the government too steep.
26 Feb, 2013, 06.41 AM IST
Government expects Rs 20000 crore from next round of spectrum auction: R ChandrashekharIndia is betting on the revenue from phone airwaves auctions and stake sales in state-run companies to plug its widening fiscal deficit.
14 Dec, 2012, 04.22 PM IST
- BJP slams government over pricing spectrum at Rs 14,000 crore
BJP today slammed the government for pricing telecom spectrum at Rs 14,000 crore which is 22 per cent lower than the TRAI recommendations.
04 Aug, 2012, 07.02 PM IST
- One-time 2G fee to result in Rs 20,000-crore Loss: Auspi
Telecoms dept's plans to impose a one-time charge on a prospective basis on telcos holding 2G airwaves would result in Rs 20 k cr loss to t...
24 Feb, 2012, 11.05 AM IST
- Telecom department wants law ministry to decide date for one-time charge on 2G airwaves
After deciding to impose a onetime charge on 2G airwaves, DoT wants law ministry to decide on the dates from which these charges are applic...
02 Feb, 2012, 04.15 AM IST
- Draft telecom policy will provide exit options to telcos: Telecom secretary R Chandrasekhar
The new telecom policy may allow telecom companies to exit the business that could trigger a consolidation in the telecom mkt.
21 Oct, 2011, 04.01 AM IST