DoT discards Trai clarifications on levying flat spectrum usage chargeIn the NIA for the BWA airwaves auction three years ago, DoT had pegged the SUC at 1% of AGR for spectrum winners.
31 Oct, 2013, 04.40 AM IST
Bharti Airtel board approves merger of subsidiary Airtel Broadband Services with itselfThe company's shares ended 0.6% higher at 349.85 on the Bombay Stock Exchange in a negative broad market.
25 Oct, 2013, 01.37 AM IST
- DoT to seek finmin nod to refund Rs 6,724.51 crore to BSNL for surrendered BWA airwaves
DoT will seek the finmin's approval to refund Rs 6,724.51 cr to BSNL before re-selling its surrendered broadband wireless airwaves in six r...
01 Oct, 2012, 10.06 AM IST
- Department of telecom to seek finance ministry nod for BSNL refund
The department of telecom will seek the finance ministry's approval to refund Rs 6,724.5 crore to loss-making BSNL before re-selling its su...
01 Oct, 2012, 06.24 AM IST
- DoT accepts BSNL's offer to surrender its broadband wireless airwaves
After BSNL the broadband wireless airwaves, the government may go in for a fresh round of auctions to sell this spectrum.
08 Dec, 2011, 06.11 AM IST
- Anil Ambani-promoted RCom also in favour of 3G roaming pact
This is the first time that RCOM, which doesn't has any 3G roaming pacts so far, has called for this facility to be allowed.
03 Dec, 2011, 05.42 AM IST
- BSNL offers to surrender broadband spectrum
BSNL has offered to surrender its broadband wireless airwaves to the government after it its plans to rollout WiMAX-based using these airwa...
30 Sep, 2011, 09.41 PM IST
- Finance Ministry pushes for wireless broadband spectrum auction
The DoT may not have enough spectrum available on a pan-India level since the ministry of defence is yet to vacate airwaves.
21 Jul, 2011, 04.03 AM IST
- Bharti Airtel may buy Qualcomm's BWA biz
Qualcomm is best known for pioneering the CDMA technology, which is used by several mobile phone companies, including R-Comm, Tata Teleserv...
18 Mar, 2011, 04.06 AM IST
- Govt expects Rs 15,000 crore from spectrum auctions in 2011-12
ET looks at some of the some of the spectrum bands that can be auctioned in 2011-12 and the coming years.
28 Feb, 2011, 09.37 PM IST
- Information and broadcasting ministry to use 700 MHz band
This move may thwart the communication ministry's plans to sell these airwaves to private telecom companies.
26 Feb, 2011, 04.34 AM IST
- Another bonanza for govt? Airwaves in 700 MHz band to be sold in 2012
India’s next major spectrum auctions will involve airwaves in the 700 MHz band, which is largely used by DD for broadcast services.
24 Feb, 2011, 01.10 AM IST
- Govt delays approval for Qualcomm's India Wireless Broadband rollout
The government has delayed approval for US-based Qualcomm’s India operations, extending the chipmaker’s wait for airwaves it won in a keenl...
14 Dec, 2010, 02.03 AM IST
- Defence forces to get pan-India BWA network
India’s defence forces will soon have a pan-India wireless broadband network. This was decided in a meeting on July 20 between the telecom ...
02 Aug, 2010, 07.07 AM IST
- Telcos set to make billion-dollar calls at 3G spectrum fair
Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Aircel, which are facing a serious 2G spectrum crunch, expected to put in more than billion-dollar bids. Top 10 ...
05 Apr, 2010, 06.21 AM IST
- Ease grip on frequencies to drive wireless growth: Microsoft
Microsoft has said India can drive innovation if government reduces its grip on radio frequencies on which communication signals travel.
02 Apr, 2010, 03.59 AM IST
- Nine telcos get nod to participate in 3G bids
The telecom ministry has cleared all nine telecom companies to participate in third generation airwaves sale process scheduled to begin on ...
31 Mar, 2010, 01.35 AM IST