Telecom Department

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Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision-making body of DoT, last month, approved imposing penalty on Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio.

Telecom dept okays to Rs 3,050 cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone Idea

TRAI its stand saying it is not in a position to modify its previously recommended penalty on the operators.

24 Jul 2019 6:28 PM

Last month, amid an industry disquiet over the pricing of spectrum, Digital Communications Commission (DCC) had decided to ask Trai to reconsider its spectrum recommendations, to ensure competition and greater participation of larger set of players in auctions slated for 2019.

Trai sticks to stance on pricing of spectrum for 5G, other bands

The telecom regulator has now suggested a lower lock-in period of two years for this band against 5 years prescribed earlier.

08 Jul 2019 8:19 PM

BSNL has sought government approval to monetise its real estate.

DoT asks BSNL to put all capex on hold, stop tenders

BSNL posted operating profit of Rs 672 crore in 2014-15, Rs 3,885 crore in 2015-16 and Rs 1,684 crore in 2016-17.

25 Jun 2019 8:05 PM

A decision on the contentious issue of use of Huawei equipment in telecom infrastructure, particularly for futuristic 5G networks, is expected to be taken soon.

DCC clears spectrum allocation norms for 5G trials; decision on Huawei expected soon

The DCC also approved a proposal pertaining to implementation of BharatNet in public private partnership (PPP) mode.

14 Jun 2019 8:43 AM

The Telecom Department has prepared a rescue plan for MTNL and BSNL in form of a revival package.

See no challenge in payment of April salaries to staff: MTNL CMD

Company will be able to pay April wages totalling about Rs 200 crore from internal accruals and its existing cash balance.

17 Apr 2019 3:55 PM

"One of the things that the banking sector uses is the POS, which right now is 2G enabled. In a couple of years, there will be no 2G in this country. There will only be 3G, 4G and beyond," Amit Yadav, joint secretary Department of Telecommunications said. (Representational Image)

Banks need to upgrade their PoS as 2G phases out: Telecom department

Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technologies unveiled a white paper on '5G Applications for Banking and Finance'.

13 Apr 2019 12:40 PM

When asked if this will help BSNL to make salary payments, BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava said that financially, the company is in comfortable position and it has seen revenue stabilising in other segments as well.

BSNL collects record Rs 6,500 cr in revenue from enterprise division

BSNL has been ailing because of high revenue-to-wage ratio as number of government employees were transferred by telecom department to BSNL.

09 Apr 2019 6:19 PM

According to Euroconsult, over 23,000 commercial aircraft will offer connectivity to their passengers by 2027, up from 7,400 aircraft in 2017. (Photo: File | PTI)

Bharti Airtel arm applies for in-flight connectivity licence

Last month, Hughes Communications India became the first company to be granted the in-flight and maritime connectivity licence in India.

14 Mar 2019 12:36 PM

The spectrum sale didn’t go through because India’s telecom department wanted a guarantee for the fees it’s owed for the airwaves before they would allow a new owner.

How banks ran up USD 7 billion phone bill with RCom

Creditors demurred from taking RCom equity after its share price collapsed.

05 Feb 2019 10:31 AM

DoT is likely to approach the Law Ministry next week for the review of these guidelines before notifying them.

Govt to allow data service initially under in-flight connectivity

Under the proposed in-flight connectivity guidelines, both voice and data services would be provided to passengers on flights.

19 Oct 2018 3:12 PM

RCom gets TDSAT breather on Spectrum

The Anil Ambani promoted RCom noted it had challenged the “unjustly sought security for the alleged demands”

04 Oct 2018 12:46 AM

Reliance Communications said on Wednesday it has got relief from telecom tribunal and can now complete its planned spectrum sale, whose proceeds will be used to make payments to Ericsson India and RITL minority investors. (Photo: PTI)

Ericson row: RCom says relief from TDSAT, can proceed with spectrum sale

The debt-laden firm pointed out that 38 secured lenders of the group have already approved the sale of the said spectrum.

03 Oct 2018 5:37 PM

The telecom department may explore the possibility of devising a new eKYC verification process without using Aadhaar.

DoT ends Aadhaar for mobiles, plans new eKYC

Telecom companies are worried over shift from eKYC to manual verification.

28 Sep 2018 4:45 AM

The telecom department is awaiting clarification from the shipping ministry over area to be covered in the sea for mobile services under In-flight connectivity service before releasing the final rules.

DoT awaits clarification on In-flight connectivity from shipping ministry

In-flight connectivity norms will also cover maritime transport.

16 Sep 2018 4:50 PM

The telecom department does not intend to impose blanket ban on messaging apps and platforms, but is seeking technical solutions to curb specific instances of misuse, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said on Thursday.

No intent to impose blanket ban on messaging apps: Telecom Secretary

The government has taken a stern view of false news doing the rounds on social media platforms.

23 Aug 2018 7:29 PM

The telecom department has blacklisted bank guarantees issued by Standard Chartered after the bank failed to invoke one that was issued for Aircel Group.

DoT blacklists bank guarantees issued by Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered Bank has failed to invoke a BG issued by them on behalf of Aircel Group of companies.

19 Aug 2018 1:57 PM

Reliance Communications (RCom) on Monday said it has reinstated bank guarantees worth Rs 774 crore with the telecom department, much ahead of the timelines set by the telecom tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

RCom reinstates bank guarantees worth Rs 774 cr with telecom department

Reinstatement of bank guarantees will ensure that the company's licence and spectrum value of Rs 11,300 crore stands fully protected.

13 Aug 2018 2:19 PM

Government is in the process of framing rules to implement net neutrality in the country, which bars service providers from discriminating against internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting them higher speed access.

Govt to frame net neutrality rules, amend telecom licence, says Sinha

It bars service providers from discriminating against internet content and services by blocking speed access.

20 Jul 2018 5:17 PM

Trai on Thursday revamped the regulations on pesky calls and spam as it spelt out new rules mandating subscribers' consent for receiving telemarketing messages.

Telecom regulator Trai overhauls rules on pesky calls, spam messages

It also asked telecom operators to ensure that commercial communication takes place only through registered senders.

19 Jul 2018 6:09 PM

Reliance Group Chairman, Anil Ambani (Photo: File)

Reliance Communication alleges DoT of bias for not seeking guarantee

Telecom tribunal on July 3 directed DoT to return bank guarantee of Rs 2,000 crore, it said.

13 Jul 2018 12:23 AM

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