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DoT announces women helpline number `167`


Admist nationwide uproar over brutal gang-rape of a paramedic student, the Telecom Ministry on Monda...

2G: DoT officials not told about distribution of LoIs prior


A Delhi Court was told that the DoT officials, called for a meeting in 2008, were not aware that the...

SC sets up committee on norms for issuing SIM cards


The Supreme Court on Friday set up an expert panel to recommend within three months the procedure fo...

No coercive action against telcos till Jan 3


Telecom tribunal directed the government not to take any "coercive" action against three telecom f...

Sibal preparing roadmap to improve intl relations


Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has asked the departments of Post, IT and Telecom to identify the 15 ...

Freedom from unsolicited SMS in 6 weeks: Sibal


Once a number is registered, the server will block any unsolicited text message if a tele-marketer t...

BlackBerry row: Parl panel pulls up DoT


Parliamentary panel has expressed discontent over several extensions given by the DoT to Canadian fi...

PAC seeks DoT response on 40 questions on 2G spectrum scam


The Public Accounts Committee, headed by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, has sent a questionnaire t...

2G scam: 63 persons under scanner, CBI tells SC


Sixty-three persons, including promoters and CEOs of 10 telecom firms have come under its scanner ...

Key documents on 2G scam "untraceable" in DoT: CBI to court


Some crucial documents of a telecom firm given to Department of Telecom for allocation of 2G spect...

50 DoT officials under CVC scanner for alleged graft


The Central Vigilance Commission has imposed major penalty on 226 officials of different governmen...

2G : Two top retired DoT officials to appear before PAC


Two top former officials of the the Department of Telecom, who had claimed to have opposed the manne...

DoT moots up Rs 2 cr penalty on unlawful tapping


Amid a debate over phone-tapping and making conversations public without authorisation, the Telecom ...

Ex DoT secy accuses flawed 2G policy, Raja rebuts


Union Telecom Minister A Raja Saturday said former Telecom Secretary D S Mathur was part and parcel ...

Give self-certificate on radiation: DoT to telecos


The government has asked the mobile operators to give self certificates stating that radiations emit...

US asks India for a fair consideration of Telcordia`s case


The US embassy has requested India to give telecom company Telecordia Technologies, whose licence ...

DoT may ask TataComm, Airtel to end ILD pacts with SingTel


The DoT may ask two leading private operators-- Bharti Airtel and Tata Communications-- to terminate...

DoT seeks MHA`s views on security clearance by telecom cos


DoT has opposed general security clearance to few major equipment vendors like Ericsson, Nokia-Sieme...

Govt to complete 3G auction by March end: Raja


The government today said radiowave auctions for third generation mobile phone services, or 3G, will...

Delhi HC questions DoT on MTNL CMD Sinha`s extension


In a bizarre case, government counsels on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that R S P Sinha is sti...

BSNL in 2nd round to buy Zamtel; 3 global cos too in fray


Inching closer to its first ever global buyout, state-owned BSNL has entered the second round of bid...

Bharti signals renewed international push


Leading telecom firm Bharti Airtel on Wednesday set up a new unit to drive its foreign expansion, si...

`Government yet to finalise 3G auction schedule`


The government is yet to finalise the schedule for third-generation wireless spectrum auction, the t...

BSNL eyes 1 million 3G subscribers by fiscal-end


State-run telecom operator BSNL on Tuesday said it expects to close the fiscal with 10 lakh 3G users...

DoT to ask auditors to submit report on telcos by Feb 7


The Department of Telecom is likely to ask auditors of three telcos-- Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular ...

Only 3 pvt players for 3G services; spectrum auction on Feb 12


The successful bidders would be asked to pay 100 per cent of the bidding amount in March this year.

DoT may penalise four foreign telcos for violating licence rules


The government is contemplating slapping penalty on four foreign telcos, including AT&T, MCI and BT,...

DoT raps BSNL for delaying alternate network for Defence


Concerned over the delay in creating alternate network for the armed forces, which would be crucial ...

DoT may sell 3 blocks of 3G


Spectrum crunch may force the government to allow only three private operators to offer 3G service...

DoT to impose Rs 132 cr penalty on telcos


The Department of Telecom is understood to have decided to slap a total penalty of Rs 132 crore on s...

DoT considering exclusive Defence Band


The Department of Telecom is considering the Defence Ministry`s demand for an exclusive band of spec...

It is for the defence ministry to release more spectrum: DoT


The Department of Telecom is hopeful that the Defence Ministry will release more spectrum for the 3G...

DoT likely to seek EGoM nod for 3 slots of 3G spectrum auction


The Department of Telecom is likely to seek approval for auctioning three blocks of 5 Mhz each of ...

DoT plans enhancement fee on spectrum beyond 6.2 Mhz


The Department of Telecom (DoT)is planning to impose a one-time 2G spectrum enhancement fee on tho...

DoT moves SC against Delhi HC order on 2G licence cut-off date


Stung by Delhi HC`s verdict that slammed the DoT for `arbitrarily` advancing the cut-off date for re...

DoT nod for Russian govt`s 20% stake buy in Shyam Sistema


The DoT has `no objection` to the Russian government picking up 20 percent stake in telecom service ...

Telecom Commission approves Rs 9000 cr project for defence


The Telecom Commission, the policy making wing of the DoT, has approved a Rs 9000-crore optic fibre ...

DoT to seek Cabinet nod for Rs 10,000-cr OFC proj for Defence


The Department of Telecom will approach Cabinet shortly seeking allocation of Rs 10,000 crore to p...

Tata Tele asks DoT for penalty waiver on roll-out delay


Telecom operator Tata Teleservices has asked the government not to impose any penalty on it for fail...

RCom debunks Spl Auditor reports; says no irregularities in A/c


Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Communications Sunday debunked the special audit report and said i...

CBI searches on at 19 places, including telecom firms


The CBI on Friday searched offices of the Telecom Ministry for the second day and also visited a n...

Raja rules out resignation over spectrum allocation scam


Telecom Minister A Raja on Thursday night ruled out resignation in the wake of CBI searches in his...

FM to intervene in DoT-Defence spat over 3G spectrum release


In the face of allegations by Telecom Minister A Raja that the Defence Ministry was delaying aucti...

Iregularities in spectrum allocation? CBI searches DoT office


The CBI on Thursday searched offices of the Department of Telecom in connection with alleged irregul...

Expedite vacation of airwaves by defence: DOT asks Cab Secy


The telecom department has written to the Cabinet Secretary seeking expeditious vacation of airwaves...

Audit of RCom accounts done; others soon


Auditors appointed by the government to look into violation of revenue reporting norms are understoo...

DoT set to adjust excess fees for VPN service


The govt is likely to adjust excess licence fee for ISPs, who are offering the lucrative high-end da...

We`ve reason to fix cut-off date for spectrum, govt tells HC


The government on Tuesday submitted before the Delhi High Court that there was nothing arbitrary a...

TRAI asks DoT to refer Uniform license fee to regulator


Telecom regulator TRAI has urged the government to consult it before deciding on a uniform license...

Govt to hold 3G spectrum auction on Dec 7


The government will hold the much-awaited 3G spectrum auction for GSM operators on December 7 and in...