BSNL expects 4G services rollout completion in 18-24 months: MoS Communications DhotreBSNL had invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) on January 1, 2021, for prior registration/Proof of Concept (PoC) from Indian companies in...
17 Mar, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Government does not maintain data regarding collection of call detail records: Sanjay DhotreAs informed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), centralised database for the number of instances of individual CDR/ tower mast dump data...
11 Feb, 2021, 09.55 PM IST
Government has no plan to close down BSNL, MTNL: DhotreThe revival plan includes reduction in employee costs through a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for the employees of age 50 years and abo...
03 Feb, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
Network gear sourcing under amended general financial rules, says Sanjay DhotreIn response to a question that if the telecom ministry plans to allow the use of Chinese equipment for 5G, Dhotre said 5G technology in tel...
23 Sep, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Broadband services to reach in all villages by 2022: MoS Telecom, IT Sanjay DhotreThe national mission aims to accelerate the growth of digital infrastructure, bridge the digital divide, and provide affordable and univers...
18 Sep, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
More than 44% of BSNL's mobile network equipment sourced from ZTE, 9% from HuaweiWhile replying to a question on the market share of Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei in India, Minister of State for Communications Sanjay ...
17 Sep, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Govt has no intentions of discontinuing 2G mobile services: Union MoS Sanjay Dhotre“The choice of technology for provision of telecom services are left to the Service Provider as per their respective business consideration...
16 Sep, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Telecom sector created 76,359 jobs in two years: Sanjay Dhotre"76,359 jobs have been created since 2018-19 in telecom sector," Dhotre informed the House. A total 40,445 jobs were created in 2018-19 and...
19 Mar, 2020, 06.10 PM IST
DoT to do reassessment based on AGR docs given by telcos; issue revised demand noticesThe telecom department will carry out reassessments on the basis of documents submitted by telcos on self-assessment of AGR dues as per lic...
12 Mar, 2020, 04.44 PM IST
Government gets Rs 25,900 crore in AGR dues; asks telcos to make full payment"The Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have made some payments in compliance with the Supreme Court order dated October 24, 2019," Minister ...
11 Mar, 2020, 03.50 PM IST
Balance AGR dues of telcos pegged at Rs 1,30,440 crore: Sanjay DhotreThe government has received Rs 15,896.5 crore payment from telecom companies towards AGR liabilities, placing the remaining dues at Rs 1,30...
04 Mar, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
PSUs owe Rs 2.65-Lakh cr AGR dues to DoT: MoSThe overall demands include Rs 1,72,655.73 crore from GAIL India, Rs 48,489.26 crore from Oil India, Rs 22,062.65 crore from Powergrid Corp...
06 Feb, 2020, 08.02 AM IST
Telcos penalised Rs 3.2 crore for call drop in 12 months; maximum on Voda IdeaAccording to the data shared, highest financial disincentive of Rs 1.76 crore has been imposed on Vodafone Idea, which includes Rs 1.11 cro...
12 Dec, 2019, 05.43 PM IST
Over 26,400 complaints against telcos received by Trai: Sanjay Dhotre"Trai Act, 1997 does not envisage handling of individual consumer complaints by Trai. However, complaints received in Trai (Telecom regulat...
11 Dec, 2019, 05.23 PM IST
India will not compromise on security of telecom networks: Sanjay DhotreThe remarks come in the backdrop of US' concerns over deployment of Huawei telecom gear in new and upcoming networks.
26 Aug, 2019, 03.15 PM IST
BSNL, MTNL still prominent players: Sanjay Shamrao DhotreSanjay Shamrao Dhotre told ET the two telcos offer competitively priced services.
27 Jul, 2019, 06.53 AM IST
Government aims to improve telecom service quality, start 5G trials, says DhotreThe government also aims to create 1 lakh villages into digital villages or ‘digi gaons’.
21 Jun, 2019, 12.06 PM IST