TRAI moots entry fee cut for mobile, other tel service licences; suggests merger of bank guaranteesThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended a cut in the entry fee for mobile and other telecom service licences, as w...
19 Sep, 2023, 09.34 PM IST
Scrap bank guarantees to free up more working capital, telcos tell TraiIn their submissions to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on a paper around rationalisation of BGs and service entry fees, t...
15 Sep, 2022, 09.34 AM IST
Trai extends submission deadlines for rationalisation of telecom entry fees/BGs paperIn its late-July discussion paper, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had sought views on whether entry fees for telecom perm...
23 Aug, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
Trai seeks views on cutting entry fee for virtual network operator licencesTrai has asked whether the entry fee should be rationalised across all authorisations, or some specific authorisations. It has also asked f...
27 Jul, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
DoT amends telecom licences to enable machine-to-machine communicationsThe DoT in the licence amendment has incorporated M2M with pan-India permit, limited to circle level and district level, according to a cir...
17 Jan, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
Government issues licence guidelines for virtual telecom operatorsThe entry of VNOs is expected to push down cost of providing telecom services for companies and even give them room for cutting down tariff...
03 Jun, 2016, 08.47 PM IST
A Raja ignored then PM's advise on the issue of entry fee: CBIFormer Telecom Minister A Raja had ignored the advise of then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of considering revision of entry f...
02 Dec, 2015, 10.37 PM IST
Trai suggests no extra entry fee for full MNP serviceThe govt in June granted in-principle approval to full MNP that allows customers to retain numbers even after switching operator or locatio...
05 Sep, 2014, 11.27 PM IST
TRAI says no change in licence fee,security for nationwide MNPTRAI today asked the Department of Telecom not to make any changes in entry fee and bank guarantee of companies involved in managing MNP se...
21 Jul, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
DoT may slash entry fee for internet service providersThe Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body in the communications ministry, is slated to clear these proposals shortly.
17 Jul, 2013, 04.14 AM IST
- DoT fixes upper limit of penalty on telcos at Rs 50 cr
Trai had recommended that the upper limit of penalty should be Rs 10 crore instead of Rs 50 cr under old licensing regime.
30 Sep, 2012, 05.45 PM IST
- DoT issues guidelines for spectrum auction
Telecom cos whose licences have been cancelled by the SC will have to pay one time, non-refundable entry fee Rs 1 crore for unified licence...
28 Sep, 2012, 11.08 PM IST
- 2G spectrum scam: Siddharth Behura impleads P Chidambaram, Subbarao
Former telecoms secretary said he was being made scapegoat in 2G scam and alleged that D Subbarao & P Chidambaram were responsible for govt...
31 Jul, 2011, 02.44 PM IST
- 2G: Only issue examined by PM & FM was whether Swan & Unitech were divesting or diluting shares, says Chidambaram
Chidambaram declined to comment on Raja's testimony because he would not comment on a statement reportedly made in the court.
25 Jul, 2011, 03.09 PM IST
- Hike entry fee for a pan-India telecom licence too: TRAI
Telecom regulator TRAI has told the department of telecom (DoT) that if the government wants to impose a one-time spectrum fee on all GSM o...
22 Jul, 2008, 12.26 AM IST
- 'TRAI didn't recommend hike in licence fee'
Department of Telecom (DoT) secretary D S Mathur has in a letter written to the finance ministry on November 29 stated that it has not uppe...
17 Dec, 2007, 01.38 AM IST
- Telecom 2G licence may cost Rs 10,000 cr
TRAI wants the government to revise the existing licence fee of Rs 1,651 crore for pan-India communication services. Technology at its best
15 Dec, 2007, 05.35 AM IST