Tag: DoT
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DoT approves Bharti Infratel-Indus merger: Reports
The merger of the two companies will pave the way for the largest telecom tower company in the world outside China.
February 22, 2020 -
AGR dues: Vodafone Idea pays second installment of Rs 1,000 crore
The new date to pay all the dues is fixed on March 17.
February 20, 2020 -
Vodafone Idea share price surges, BSE seeks clarification
Taking note of the surprise surge in its stock price, exchanges sought a clarification from the company.
February 19, 2020 -
Vodafone Idea’s Kumar Mangalam meets Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash
Currently, Vodafone Idea has 304 million subscribers and about 13,000 direct employees.
February 19, 2020 -
Bharti Airtel pays Rs 10,000 crore to DoT towards statutory dues
The telecom giant said it will pay the balance after the self-assessment exercise.
February 17, 2020 -
‘Not a penny paid’: SC raps telecom firms over AGR, warns of contempt, summons top executives
The Supreme Court had ordered the telecom companies to pay adjusted gross revenue (AGR) worth Rs 92,000 crore to the government.
February 14, 2020 -
DoT holds meeting with telecom players, vendors ahead of 5G trials
The meeting also attended by Chinese technology major Huawei, smartphone maker that also has been permitted to take part in the trials.
January 1, 2020 -
DoT to approach Trai in January to seek its views on new 5G spectrum
This move comes two days after the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) urged the government to seek Trai's views on 26 GHz band.
December 26, 2019 -
Vodafone Idea crashes 20%, Bharti Airtel down 5% following DoT circular
DoT on Wednesday sent notices to the telcos, asking them to pay the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues on a self-assessment basis within the next three months.
November 14, 2019 -
Department of Telecom preparing cabinet note for Spectrum auction for new government
A whopping 8,293.95 Mhz of telecom frequencies at an estimated total base price of Rs 5.77 lakh crore are expected to go under the hammer. That's over three times the size of the spectrum put for sale in the previous auction in 2016 at Rs 65,000 crore.
May 16, 2019 -
No plans to merge BSNL, MTNL: Telecom Minister
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Thursday said the government has no plans to merge the two state-run telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) at present. Speaking on the sidelines of an event here, the minister said the government has not considered the merger of the two entities but …
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February 23, 2018 -
4G consumption drove 82 percent of Indian mobile data in 2017: Report
4G emerged as the key driver of mobile data consumption in 2017 and 82 percent of the traffic in the year came from 4G in India, Nokia’s annual “Mobile Broadband Index” study said on Thursday. The traffic grew 135 percent year-on-year (YoY) with the rapid deployment of 4G networks and affordable devices in the country. …
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February 22, 2018 -
COAI likely to take TRAI to court on ‘predatory pricing’ order
Taking its grievances against the telecom watchdog’s recent order on telecom tariff amendment a step further, the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) on Wednesday said it may take legal action and a decision on this should be taken by next week. The COAI said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has created an …
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February 22, 2018 -
Roadmap for 5G by June end: Telecom secy
The roadmap for fifth generation or 5G in the telecom sector will be unveiled by June end, said a top official of the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) here on Friday. Inaugurating a summit on Connected Devices-Connected World conference under the aegis of trade body Assocham, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said DoT has received good inputs …
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February 16, 2018 -
Department of Telecom (DoT) to unveil 5G roadmap for India by June: Telecom Secretary
Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Friday said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will unveil the roadmap for 5G or fifth-generation by the end of June. “The DoT has received good inputs on 5G in the new telecom policy or NTP 2018 which is yet to be unveiled. The draft of the NTP 2018 is in …
February 16, 2018 -
TRAI recommends Internet, MCA services in-flight
The Indian telecom regulator on Friday recommended that both Internet and mobile communications on board aircraft (MCA) service should be permitted as In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) in the Indian airspace. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said it has arrived at the recommendation after analysing the comments received from consultations and open house discussions on the issue. …
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January 19, 2018 -
Department of Telecom to spend Rs. 10,743 crore to improve connectivity in North East
The government on Tuesday said it will invest Rs 10,743 crore for improving the telecommunication network in the northeastern states and along the National Highways in the region. Union Minister of State for Telecommunications Manoj Sinha announced this while he was in Guwahati to review the implementation of BharatNet and other major telecom projects in …
January 17, 2018