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TRAI silver jubilee

17 May 2022

PM Modi at TRAI event: The 2G era was symbolic of corruption, policy paralysis

The PM said that teledensity and internet users are fast expanding in India Modi pointed out that India has encouraged healthy competition that has led to the "country having cheapest telecom data charges" PM Modi launched a 5G Test Bed, developed as a multi-institute collaborative project by a total of eight institutes led by IIT Madras

Telecom Reforms

16 Sep 2021

100% FDI for Telecom sector; read the major announcements of Modi govt here

Modi govt has announced big bang reforms for the telecom sector 100 per cent FDI in telecom via the automatic route Easing the cash flow issues being faced by some big players in the industry. A four-year moratorium to pay government dues but with interest

25 Mar 2018

Good News! Telecom sector to create 1 crore jobs by 2023, says Govt body

The telecom industry, which has been witnessing job losses due to consolidation, is expected to create over 10 million employment opportunities in the next five years.

Idea-Vodafone mobile tower sale

25 Feb 2018

Govt awaits Idea-Vodafone tower sale closure for green signal to mega merger

ATC will pay a total of Rs 7,850 crore for purchasing Idea (Rs 4,000 crore ) and Vodafone's (Rs 3,850 crore) mobile towers.

Mobile subscribers base

23 Feb 2018

Total mobile subscribers base grows to 988.49 million in Jan 2018: Report

Amongst the individual companies, Bharti Airtel Ltd continues to hold the top position, with 29.50% market share.

27 Sep 2017

Mukesh Ambani calls Mittal a 'good friend' amid bitter telcos battle

Displaying bonhomie, Ambani and Mittal warmly shook hands as they entered the arena hosting the India Mobile Congress (IMC).

Vodafone IUC petition

05 Sep 2017

HC dismisses Vodafone's plea on Interconnection Usage Charges

The charges are currently determined in accordance with the Telecom Interconnection Usage Charges Regulations 2015.

JioPhone Booking

24 Aug 2017

With JioPhone, entry-level handsets to see more action in India

According to CyberMedia Research (CMR), 61.8 million mobiles were shipped in the second quarter of 2017, of which 54 per cent were feature phones, witnessing 9 per cent sequential growth.

Aircel Vs Reliance Jio

12 Aug 2017

Mobile data war advances; Aircel offers 168GB data for 84 days against Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer

Aircel has recently launched two new offers which would provide 2GB data per day and unlimited calls with a validity of 84 days.

Revenue collection

26 Jul 2017

Declining telcos revenue may impact govt collections: Manoj Sinha

Revenue collection from telecom services in form of license fee and spectrum usage charges may be adversely impacted in the current fiscal if sales revenue of operators continues to decline, Union minister Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday.

19 Apr 2017

Delhi tops internet readiness among states: IAMAI

Delhi has emerged as the top state in terms of internet readiness with a strong position in areas like e-infrastructure, e-participation, IT environment, government e-services, a report by industry body IAMAI said on Wednesday.

12 Apr 2017

Mobile towers 'completely safe', insists COAI

Cellular association COAI on Wednesday sought to play down health concerns related to mobile towers, saying they emit a low level of radiation within the prescribed norms and are "completely safe".

02 Sep 2016

Jio tariff plan just right to capture mass market: Analysts

The eventual tariff for Jio 4G services announced by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, which has a surprise element of free domestic calls with no roaming charges, is just right to capture a large share of India`s telecom and data market pie, analysts maintain.

02 Sep 2016

Indian telecom carriers face price target cut on Jio threat

India`s established telecom players saw their share prices dip further on Friday, after analysts slashed price targets on some of them, and warned that the launch of new rival Reliance Industries` Jio venture is set to be much more disruptive than earlier imagined.

Spectrum Auction

30 Aug 2016

Government defers mega spectrum auction by 2 days to Oct 1

Heeding to the industry's demand for starting spectrum auction from an auspicious date, government has deferred the mega sale of mobile frequencies by two days to October 1.

telecom watchdog

02 Jul 2016

Telecom watchdog brings out app that helps consumers monitor data offered by operators; launch on July 5

17 Mar 2016

Bharti Airtel and Videocon deals for 6 region for telecom

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

29 Dec 2015

India may have 50 crore Internet subscribers next year: Prasad

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said Internet subscribers may reach the 50 crore mark in the country next year.

23 Dec 2015

Telecom sector share in GDP marginally up at 1.94% in FY15

Contribution of telecom sector revenue to gross domestic product (GDP) increased marginally to 1.94 percent in 2014-15, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

14 Dec 2015

Telecom firms must ensure better service: Prasad

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday asked the telecom service providers to improve infrastructure, stressing that giving good quality services is their responsibility.

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