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BSNL to use part of its 3G spectrum for 4G services.

BSNL seeks Rs 6,652 crore as equity infusion from govt: Sinha

BSNL will pay balance Rs 7,233 crore of spectrum cost in ten annual installments from its internal accruals.

3 Feb 2018 11:03 AM IST

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 April 2018 11:50 AM IST

Aruna Sundararajan

Draft National Telecom Policy to be released on May 1

It (NTP) will hopefully trigger innovation, will focus on Make in India and provide opportunities for partnering with...

26 April 2018 12:36 PM IST

In 2015-16, MTNL reported a total annual revenue of Rs 3,197.41 crore and net loss of Rs 2,005.72 crore.

MTNL revival plan on, DoT panel meeting regularly: CMD

It ruled out any talks on closure of the company at this point.

24 April 2018 3:37 PM IST

After eight years since its launch, internet telephony may finally arrive in India with legal clarity next month.

Unrestricted internet telephony likely soon

After eight years since its launch, internet telephony may finally arrive in India with legal clarity next month.

16 April 2018 12:18 PM IST

Vodafone confirms that it is in discussions with the Aditya Birla Group about an all share merger of Vodafone India (Photo AFP)

DoT awaits FDI clearance for Idea to approve merger with Vodafone

Only FDI clearance for Idea is pending before merger of Vodafone.

15 April 2018 2:50 PM IST

Airtel will take over Telenor Indias spectrum, licenses and operations, including its employees and customer base of 44 million.

TDSAT has asked DoT to clear Airtel-Telenor merger without BG: Bharti

TDSAT has asked DoT to grant approval to Airtel-Telenor merger without any bank guarantee.

12 April 2018 5:50 PM IST

The Department of Telecom had placed for auction airwaves worth Rs 5.66 lakh crore in October 2016, which fetched total bids worth about just Rs 65,789 crore.

DoT, GSMA to discuss mobile phone cloning issue on Apr 17

The Department of Telecom will next week discuss the mobile phone cloning issue with global industry body GSM...

12 April 2018 12:18 PM IST

Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday mooted a concept of open architecture-based public Wi-Fi grid to bring down the cost of internet by 90 per cent.

TRAI seeks simplification of public Wi-Fi access point establishment

TRAI noted that a number of entities had registered for participating in the pilot project as PDOs.

6 April 2018 2:24 PM IST

The Department of Telecom has issued 13-digit numbers to telecom operators for the trial of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications like smart electric metres and car tracking devices.

DoT issues 13-digit numbers for machine-to-machine network trials

The 13-digit numbers have been allocated to state-run firm BSNL and private telecom operators.

5 April 2018 4:15 PM IST

Trai had recommended that airlines be allowed to offer both internet and mobile communication services to flyers with certain conditions.

Surfing Net while flying fine, but no mobile chat: DoT

While internet can be provided from the momeÂnt a plane takes off but personal eleÂctronic deviÂces haÂve to be put...

4 April 2018 1:48 PM IST

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has approached the Communications Ministry for recovery of its outstanding dues from the troubled telecom firm Aircel, which recently filed for bankruptcy.

BSNL approaches DoT for recovery of Aircel's outstanding dues

The move comes at a time when Aircel has filed for bankruptcy.

1 April 2018 12:00 PM IST