The banking division in the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) received the maximum number of complaints in the last three years, the government informed the Lok Sabha today. A total of 1,06,299 and 1,21,075 complaints were received by the DFS (banking division) and DoPT last year, according to a reply …
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March 21, 2018The Telecom Commission is likely to discuss the relief package recommended by an inter-ministerial group for the sector in its meeting scheduled for December 21, a senior official said. The panel, the apex decision making body of the Telecom Department, may also discuss opening of new set of spectrum – E-band (71-76 Gigahertz frequency and …
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December 10, 2017The telecom department is closely watching the impact of the proposed 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the industry, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said here on Thursday. "The sector was already paying 15 per cent tax. So there will be a difference of 3 per cent. We are looking at it. The …
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May 25, 2017An inter-ministerial panel being constituted to suggest a policy prescription for the failing financial health of the telecom sector will consult banks and operators before finalising its views in three months. The committee is expected to have representation from the Departments of Economic Affairs, Revenue and Financial Services, besides the Telecom Department, an official familiar …
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May 14, 2017