The empowered technology group (ETG) has reportedly declined to consider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) views showing reluctance to use 4G core network from domestic companies. The group is headed by principal scientific...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned the hearing in the one-time spectrum charge (OTSC) case to next week. Earlier, the apex court had dismissed a petition by telcos challenging the levy ofOTSC by the government. The OTSC dues...
Read MoreThe Tamil Nadu government has launched a right of way (RoW) portal with the aim to provide hassle-free clearances to telecommunication and infrastructure provider companies in the state. With the help of this portal, telecom...
Read MoreThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory to prefix 0 for all calls made from fixed lines to mobiles, effective January 15, 2021. Earlier, in May 2020, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had...
Read MoreThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has imposed a penalty worth Rs 350 million on eight telecom operators for not preventing unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) over their networks between April 2020 to June...
Read MoreThe government has banned another 43 china-based apps in the country. To this end, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued the order for blocking the access to these apps under Section 69A of...
Read MoreThe Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has dismissed internet service provider (ISP) Netmagic Solutions’ plea for preventing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) from seeking adjusted gross...
Read MoreThe central government has again asked the Tamil Nadu government to refrain from finalising the BharatNet tender worth Rs 20 billion until a grievance filed by a USA-based company is resolved. The USA-based company had alleged...
Read MorePunjab cabinet has approved a set of new telecom guidelines under a single-window policy to replace the existing norms. These guidelines will supersede the Telecom Policy notified on December 5, 2013, and December 11, 2015....
Read MoreThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will reportedly finalise its decision on commercial launch of the 4G services by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). However, no specific timeline has been committed by the officials...
Read MoreThe Karnataka government has announced the ”Beyond Bengaluru” initiative, to push the expansion of the IT and telecom sector in geographical locations within the state, outside of Bengaluru. Under the initiative, the...
Read MoreThe Union Cabinet will now take the final call on reserve prices for spectrum auctions, as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is not proposing a reduction in reserve prices. Thus given the circumstances, Union Cabinet...
Read MoreAccording to Broadband India Forum (BIF), the current definition of broadband and speeds in India should be reviewed and redefined. To this end, BIF has said that broadband speeds should be upgraded from current 512 kbps to 2...
Read MoreThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly sought legal opinion from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Supreme Court’s (SC)recent order on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) payment timelines. To this end, DoT has...
Read MoreThe union cabinet has reportedly granted in-principle approval to production linked incentives (PLI) scheme for telecom and networking products. To this end, the government will give sops worth Rs 121.95 billion over the next...
Read MoreThe union government has released a notification stating that over the top (OTT) platforms will now come under the ambit of the ministry of information and broadcasting. As such, all content on OTT platforms such as Netflix,...
Read MoreThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) e-Governance division has unveiled a draft for the Data Centre Policy 2020. According to the draft, the government will work towards providing infrastructure...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has upheld the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) appeal against a telecom tribunal order that had set aside a regulation requiring telecom operators to report all tariffs. The regulation was...
Read MoreThe Union Cabinet has approved signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the ministry of communications of the republic of India and the department of digital, culture, media and sports (DCMS) of the United Kingdom...
Read MoreThe Union Cabinet has approved signing a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The MoC will focus on cooperation in various fields like 5G...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court (SC) has reserved its verdict on a plea filed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), seeking details from Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on their segmented offers. A three-judge bench led by CJI...
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