Telecom infra body to UP: Stop coercive action against towersDigital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) has written to the chief secretary of the Uttar Pradesh government requesting intervent...
01 May, 2023, 02.10 PM IST
People in Maharashtra may face telecom connectivity issues if lockdown is imposed: TAIPATAIPA has alleged that various local authorities and municipal corporations are not ready to acknowledge and accept the telecom infrastruct...
25 Mar, 2021, 10.44 PM IST
Input Tax Credit must be paid on towers: TAIPA"Currently, the telecom infrastructure providers can not avail of the Input Tax credit against GST paid by them on telecom towers, which ac...
22 Jan, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
Telecom infra players urge states to slash power tariffThe Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) has reduced electricity tariff by 10 to 15 per cent to boost industrial and...
23 Apr, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Under new law 90% of telecom towers in Bengaluru may turn illegalTowers will be demolished if companies can’t prove they are on buildings with occupancy certificate, says Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palik...
12 Jun, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
Telecom services cost may rise by 10% in absence of tax relief"The passive infrastructure industry is expecting to install around 50,000 towers during coming fiscal year and the taxes paid on each towe...
09 Jan, 2018, 08.36 PM IST
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to levy property tax on telecom towersGovernment officials said they will go ahead with the notification once the rules receives the Law Department's nod.
24 Sep, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
Notify rules for mobile tower installation on government property: AssochamThough government has the intention to provide access to its properties, clear plan and guidelines to operationalise it are needed, the cha...
20 Sep, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
Delhi municipal bodies sealing mobile towers despite High Court order, allege telcosTelecom operators have asked the three municipal corporations of Delhi to halt sealing of mobile towers within two days as it flouts a rest...
02 Sep, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
Telecom operators ask MCD to deseal mobile towers having valid nodsTelecom industry bodies COAI and AUSPI have written to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to deseal mobile towers, which were sealed.
02 Sep, 2015, 05.11 AM IST
Unfair to only blame telcos for call drops: AssochamComing out in support of telecom operators on the issue of call drops, industry body Assocham today said it is unfair to blame them as ther...
30 Jul, 2015, 02.56 PM IST
COAI, AUPSI and TAIPA seek Najeeb Jung’s support to provide quality telecom services in DelhiThey said that the current government’s vision, including ‘Digital India’, ‘Smart Cities’ and ‘inclusive growth’ is achievable only with a ...
21 Nov, 2014, 10.15 PM IST
- Telcos write to Rescos; offer to take entire wind,solar output
Accused of damaging environment with excessive use of diesel generators in hinterlands to run their towers and causing radiation, telcos ha...
08 Jul, 2012, 02.07 PM IST
- Telcos oppose move to impose one-time tax on telecom towers using subsidised diesel
Telecom operators & tower cos came out together to oppose TEMA's suggestion of levying a one-time tax on telecom towers for using subsidise...
12 Jun, 2012, 10.12 PM IST
- Telecom bodies want 'essential services' status for industry
Industry bodies representing mobile service providers and tower cos want an 'essential services' status to be given to telecom infrastructu...
24 Feb, 2012, 01.44 AM IST
- Rajasthan formalises tax on mobile towers
In a major setback to telecom companies operating in Rajasthan, the state government has directed local bodies to levy taxes on mobile tele...
31 Mar, 2011, 04.11 PM IST
- DoT for uniform charges for sharing infrastructure
The DoT will write to all state govts that if service providers share towers and other infrastructure, then levies charged should not be mo...
23 Feb, 2008, 12.45 AM IST