2016

Aircel has signed a pan-Indian 2G intra-circle agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The move is expected to help both companies deliver enhanced customer experience besides utilising each other’s assets and network strength. BSNL […]

RCOM is planning to upgrade its CDMA customers to the 4G network in a phased manner from May 2016. To this end, RCOM will leverage the spectrum sharing and trading agreement it had signed with […]

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has received Rs 4.28 billion from the government for surrendering spectrum in the 800 MHz band which is used for providing CDMA services. This comes after the government approved a […]

Bharti Airtel has entered into a definitive agreement with Videocon Telecom to acquire the latter’s spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band in six circles – Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West) […]

DoT has released draft Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016, proposing uniform rules and a single-window clearance system for getting approvals. It has recommended that the concerned authorities not impose any fee, charge, lease […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is planning to seek cabinet approval for reducing spectrum usage charges (SUC) from 5 per cent of adjusted gross revenues to 3 per cent. This was approved by the Telecom […]

The Telecom Commission has also granted approval to interconnect agreements between internet service providers and telecom operators. The move will allow consumers to make landline and mobile calls from over-the-top applications such as Skype, WhatsApp […]

The Telecom Commission has approved a new category of unified license which will allow virtual network operators (VNOs) to function in the Indian telecom industry. A VNO licence will cost Rs 75 million for those […]