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Central sector telecom projects may get higher funds support in Budget
New Delhi, June 23 : The general Budget in July is likely to give a fillip to the government's telecom projects to make the Prime Minister's vision of Digital India a success. Under the roadmap, the Department of Telecom's (DoT) Central sector projects will be allocated more funds. Full Story


Telecom tower firms seek more relief, priority lending
New Delhi, June 16 : The telecom tower industry has urged the Finance Ministry to allow accelerated depreciation rate of 65 per cent on batteries, 20 per cent funding through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for the working capital and inclusion of telecom towers in the priority sector for lending by banks. Full Story


Trai gives telcos Sept 30 deadline for revised MNP norms
New Delhi, June 13 : Telecom regulator Trai has extended, by over three months to September 30, the timeline for implementation of revised Mobile Number Portability (MNP) norms, providing relief to operators who had cited various reasons including significant changes in their network and IT elements for more time. Full Story


Telecom panel again defers decision on telcos' penalty
New Delhi, June 13 : The Digital Communications Commissions, the inter-ministerial panel of the Telecom Ministry which is also its highest decision-making authority, has deferred a decision on imposing penalty on Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular for not providing adequate inter-connection to Reliance Jio during its network trial time in 2016. Full Story


Cut down on contract labour: BSNL to circles
New Delhi, June 9 : State run BSNL, which is trying to overcome liquidity crunch and financial squeeze, has undertaken fresh measures to cut avoidable expenditures on contract labour and do a cost-benefit analysis of the legacy landline and broadband exchanges as well as towers to achieve network optimisation. Full Story


Airtel, FLO launch app for women's safety
New Delhi, April 14 : Bharti Airtel in collaboration with FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) on Sunday launched a mobile app, My Circle, to help women in case they face any problem or a panic situation. Full Story


'TRAI should work on alternate spectrum auction method'
New Delhi, April 12 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) should work on an alternative and comprehensive spectrum auction policy, said a report by ICRIER and Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Friday. Full Story


'BSNL revival to take time, DoT to assist financially'
New Delhi, April 8 : State-run telecom major BSNL's financial revival through a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) and land monetisation are not an overnight process, an official source said on Monday. Full Story


TRAI gets DoT reference on BSNL 4G spectrum allocation
New Delhi, March 26 : The telecom regulator on Tuesday said it has received the government's reference on 4G spectrum allocation to BSNL and will soon start the consultation process. Full Story


Expect government to seek our inputs on NDCP implementation: TRAI
New Delhi, March 24 : The Telecom regulator expects the government to seek its inputs for speedy and effective implementation of the National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP), TRAI Chairman R.S. Sharma has said. Full Story


DoT writes to states not to disconnect power to BSNL installations
New Delhi, March 24 : In a grim situation underlining the hard financial pressure on state operators, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has requested the state governments not to disconnect electric connections of BSNL/MTNL telecom installations and more so during the coming general elections. Full Story


New MNP price regime in April: Trai chairman
New Delhi, March 18 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come out with a new price regime for mobile number portability (MNP) in April, TRAI Chairman R.S. Sharma said on Monday. Full Story


Telecom Secy meets TRAI Chairman over industry issues
New Delhi, March 18 : Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Monday met TRAI Chairman R.S. Sharma and is believed to have discussed the industry's health issues which have caused concern among operators as the government gears up for the spectrum auction. Full Story


Indians to consume more data by 2022: Study
New Delhi, Mar 10 : Data consumption in India will grow from the level of 71,67,103 million MB in 2017 to 10,96,58,793 million MB in 2022 growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 72.6 per cent, according to an ASSOCHAM-PwC joint study. Full Story


Bharti Airtel to raise Rs 32,000 crore via rights issue, perpetual bond
New Delhi, Mar 1 : Telecom operator Bharti Airtel plans to raise Rs 32,000 crore through a mix of rights issue and bond in a bid to take on bruising market competition led by Reliance Jio. Full Story


Airtel tops in download speed during December-January: Report
New Delhi, Feb 21 : Airtel ranked top among the telecom operators in the country in terms of 4G download speed with an average speed of 8.6 megabits per second (Mbps) during the December 2018-January 2019 period, according to a report. Full Story


BSNL starts survey for installation of mobile towers along India-China border
Guwahati, Feb 15 : Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started a survey for installing mobile towers along the highly sensitive India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. Full Story


NCLT approves Tata Teleservices merger with Bharti Airtel
New Delhi, Jan 21 : The Delhi-bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger of financially-stressed Tata Teleservices with Bharti Airtel. Full Story


Jio added most subscribers in Nov 2018, followed by BSNL: TRAI
New Delhi, Jan 19 : Reliance Jio led the subscription race in November 2018 adding around 88.01 lakh subscribers across the country, the highest among all the telecom service providers. Full Story


Reliance Jio introduces 'Kumbh JioPhone' app for pilgrims
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , Jan 8 : Reliance Jio has introduced the 'Kumbh JioPhone' application that will enrich the spiritual experience of millions of pilgrims who will congregate during this year's Ardh Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. Full Story


Jio completes 2 years, aims to take India to 'top 5' in broadband connectivity
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , Sept 6 : With hopes of taking India to the top five countries in the world in broadband connectivity, network operator Jio has completed two years since its introduction in the market in 2016. Full Story


1.55 crore wireless telecom subscribers added in June: TRAI
New Delhi, Aug 20 : Telecom companies added around 1.55 crore wireless subscribers in the country in June, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) showed on Monday. Full Story


TRAI recommends creation of fund for telecom R and D
New Delhi, Aug 3 : The Telecom Regulatory Autority of India (TRAI) on Friday pitched for the creation of a Telecom Research and Development Fund (TRDF) with an initial corpus of Rs 1,000 crore to promote the indigenous telecom equipment manufacturing sector. Full Story


UIDAI clarifies on invalid toll-free number
New Delhi (India) August 3: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Friday clarified on the issue of default inclusion of its outdated and invalid toll-free number in users' phone. Full Story


TRAI recommends spectrum pricing changes for next auction
New Delhi, Aug 1 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday recommended rules and changes in the prices for the next round of spectrum auction. Full Story


TRAI notifies directions to measure quality of VoLTE services
New Delhi, July 31 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday notified directions on quality of service (QoS) for Voice Calls for LTE users through Circuit Switched Fall Back (CSFB) option that is proposed to measure and report call set up delays. Full Story


BSNL launches virtual network operator services across India
New Delhi, July 24 : State-owned BSNL on Tuesday launched its Virtual Network Operator Services on a pan-India basis in collaboration with Virtual Network Operators (VNO) Adpay Mobile Payment India and Plintron India. Full Story


TRAI curbs unwanted commercial calls, mandates subscribers' consent
New Delhi, July 19 : In a bid to curb the menace of unsolicited commercial calls, the TRAI on Thursday announced new regulations that mandate registration of businesses/telemarketers for making such calls and subscribers' consent for receiving the same. Full Story


Airtel offers Nokia phones at down payments from Rs 3,799
New Delhi, May 25 : Bharti Airtel on Friday announced that Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, and Nokia 6.1 smartphones are available on its online store with down payments starting from Rs 3,799. Full Story


Telephone subscribers increased by 2.24pc in March
New Delhi, May 23 : The number of telephone subscribers in India rose from 1,179.83 million at the end of February to 1,206.22 million at the end of March, a monthly growth rate of 2.24 per cent, data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Wednesday. Full Story