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State-run telecom firm BSNL on Wednesday unveiled first internet telephony service in the country that will allow users to dial any telephone number in India through its mobile app.

BSNL starts first internet telephony service in India

Now BSNL customers will be able to make calls using the company's mobile app "Wings" to any phone number in the country.

11 Jul 2018 3:23 PM

n Idea will be responsible for clearance of all demands which may be raised by any wing of the department including penalties imposed or to be imposed on Vodafone or Idea.

Vodafone, Idea get DoT’s conditional approval

Merger to create country’s largest telecom operator.

10 Jul 2018 5:32 AM

The Telecom Commission, the apex decision making body in the telecom department, is scheduled to meet on July 11 to discuss proposed new telecom policy, according to official sources.

Telecom Commission to discuss new policy on July 11

It aims to attract USD 100 billion or about Rs 6.5 lakh crore investments in the digital communications sector by 2022.

03 Jul 2018 5:35 PM

Vodafone has decided to challenge any further spectrum fees demand from the telecom department in relation to one of its earlier subsidiary merger issues, sources said. (Photo: PTI)

Vodafone gears up to challenge fresh spectrum fee demand

The merger of the second and the third largest operators in India will create a new market leader.

02 Jul 2018 1:29 PM

Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

Telecom Commission clears proposal for in-flight mobile services

Telecom Commission has also approved regulator Trai's recommendations on internet telephony in its meeting.

01 May 2018 3:00 PM

Govt is also set to release the draft new telecom policy on Tuesday after the approval of telecom commission.

DoT seeks legal advice on E&V airwave allocation to skirt pitfalls

Spectrum in the E band can transmit 1,000-megabit data per second.

01 May 2018 9:17 AM

MTNL, in a bold move, has approached the government seeking allotment of 4G spectrum.

MTNL approaches govt for allotment of 4G spectrum

To survive in the mobile telephony market, 4G presence is a must.

29 Apr 2018 11:50 AM

DoT unveils strategic plan for operational synergy of telecom PSUs

DoT unveiled a strategic plan for bringing together state-owned companies and organisations in sector.

22 Feb 2018 3:20 PM

Nearly 60 per cent of the radiowaves, including premium 4G bands, had remained unsold in that auction.

Trai holds industry-wide consultation on spectrum auction

The last auction held in 2016 had seen a muted response mainly because of high spectrum cost.

18 Jan 2018 4:06 PM

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will also come out with its views on rules of tariff assessment by next week.

Trai report on mobile service quality of telcos by January-end

Trai hopes to send to the telecom department its inputs on NTP by first week of February.

17 Jan 2018 2:37 PM

Under present Punjab tower policy, multiple fees and levies are imposed ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 with other additional annual charges.

Mobile tower companies ask Punjab to frame uniform policy

Aligning policy with Right of Way rules would lead to a faster roll-out of telecom infrastructure.

03 Jan 2018 3:42 PM

Trai has formed four working groups to discuss various aspects of the New Telecom Policy.

Trai's views on in-flight connectivity framework by December-end

Trai had begun consultation process for framing guidelines for full-fledged in-flight mobile services in late Sept.

13 Dec 2017 3:02 PM

DoT also started consultations with the industry and academia on the new telecom policy and hopes to finalise it by March 2018.

COAI seeks equal rules, spectrum road map in new telecom policy

COAI has also asked the govt to ensure there is no delicensing or free allocation of spectrum.

04 Aug 2017 2:33 PM

60 lakh Vodafone users in Kolkata, Bengal link SIM with Aadhaar

Telecom department had directed telecom operators to complete Aadhaar-based verification within a year.

03 Jul 2017 8:02 PM

The letter comes on the heels of a discussion held by TRAI with industry representatives.

TRAI bats for lower levies for telcos; favours cut in GST rate

TRAI met all telecom operators, as part of efforts to look at measures that can resolve a raging financial crisis in the telecom industry.

30 Jun 2017 5:08 PM

The sector has been under severe pressure since the entry of newcomer Reliance Jio, last year.

Telcos' financial woes: Govt panel to give views in 3 months

Financial stress in the telecom sector can well be gauged from the fact that the industry has a debt of Rs 4.6 lakh crore.

14 May 2017 12:25 PM

5,529 cases which were not related to call drop problem but other issues were also identified by the operators for taking necessary action.

Call drops more severe indoors, says DoT survey

During its survey between December 23, 2016 to February 28, 2017, 62 percent of the subscribers reported problem of call drops.

07 Apr 2017 1:41 AM

In 2013-14, the company had logged profit of Rs 7,825.13 crore.

MTNL mulls selling surplus land, buildings to pare debt

MTNL had a total debt of over Rs 19,000 crore at the end of December 31, 2016.

04 Apr 2017 5:22 PM

MTNL shares surge after reports of merger

The company scrip gained 8 per cent to Rs 24.25 on BSE, while at NSE it surged 8.42 per cent.

08 Mar 2017 1:22 PM

According to global mobile industry body GSMA, India will add 330 million unique subscribers by 2020 (from 616 million unique users as of June 2016).

Telecom sector to face action packed 2017

High-voltage narrative of 2016 has left mobile subscribers craving for more in the coming year.

25 Dec 2016 7:21 PM

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