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Interband spectrum sharing: Airtel, Vodafone Idea in favour, Jio in opposing camp"Allowing interband spectrum sharing could (negatively) impact capex and opex allotted to network infrastructure," Mahipal Singh, vice pres...- BSNL asks DoT to clear dues for naxal area telecom infrastructureIn a July 7 letter to USOF administrator, BSNL complained that the USOF demanded “further information/documents” every time it asked the de...
- Bharti Airtel to make investments to expand its operations across AssamAirtel plans to roll out 6000 new mobile sites across the region in FY 2018-19 with the aim of stepping up network capacity and taking serv...
- DoT wants transfer of telecom assets to BSNLDoT will soon move a Cabinet note seeking approval for transferring mobile network assets created in Naxal-prone regions to Bharat Sanchar ...
- Telecom Commission to soon clear Rs 7,103-crore project for mobile connectivity in border areasSome 8621 villages in locations of strategic importance across the northeast are to be brought under cellular loop to bolster mobile-based ...
- Finance Ministry approached to bridge Rs 4763-cr gap in NOFN projectBSNL’s rural landline operations had hit a rough patch after the government suspended its annual Rs 2,000-crore subsidy payouts in July 201...
- BSNL, PowerGrid, RailTel get cracking on optic fibre projectThe comments by the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) came in response to a query by Rajya Sabha MP and former owner of BPL Mobile.
- Reliance Communications, Reliance Telecom allowed to exit USOF projectThe two Anil Ambani-owned companies have been allowed to exit from all USOF sites across the country without any financial liabilities.
- DoT panel recommends mass solar cell towers for BSNLThe proposal is seen as the first step by the government to address the telecom sector’s concerns about the prohibitive capex costs of depl...
- DoT may give BSNL a Rs 10,000-crore breather soonDoT may allow BSNL a breather by excluding Rs 10,000 crore it is likely to get from USOF for implementing two government telecom ventures.
- Mobile rollout in naxal-hit regions may be delayedTelecom Secretary Farooqui, however, has asked BSNL to establish mobile connectivity on a war footing in the naxalite zones.
- Lawmin okays Indian Telegraph Act change to pave way for BSNL mobile coverage in Naxal zonesDoT can award the contract to BSNL on a "nomination basis" since the project has been tagged "security sensitive" by the home ministry.
- Telecom Commission to approve Rs 3,000 crore venture across villagesThe Telecom Commission will shortly approve a Rs 3,000 crore venture to extend mobile coverage to 56,000 villages across India.
- Home Ministry rejects DoT plans to track maoists through satelliteHome ministry has dismissed a telecom department proposal to provide satellite-based communications to beef up surveillance in India’s Maoi...
- Telecom Commission nod to Rs 20,000 crore rural telephony project to provide broadband connectivityAll mobile phone companies contribute 5% of their annual revenues towards USOF, which is used to support rural telephony.
- BSNL reluctant to expand in Maoist-hit areasBSNL management believes investing in capital-intensive network rollout in naxalite pockets will further drain its finances.
- BSNL to use govt funds for NE playBSNL is attempting a new formula to bridge the digital divide across Assam and North East, where the telco will use central funds to lay op...
- DoT, Pitroda clash over rollout of Rs 12k-cr optical fibre projectSerious differences from within could stymie the Central government's ambitious plan to bridge the digital divide across the country.
- Govt invites bids for rural broadband linkThe communications ministry has invited bids to set up some 28,000 wireline broadband exchanges and 6,000 satellite sites in an effort to b...
- Govt plans to pay for green rural telecom revolutionThe government is considering a proposal by which companies using solar or biogas power for running the rural telecom infrastructure (tower...
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