Telecom

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed the 64th Amendment to the Telecommunication Tariff Order [TTO], 1999. Under the draft amendment, TRAI proposes the removal of those schedules from the TTO that are […]

TRAI has imposed penalties on operators for failing to meet various quality of service (QoS) benchmarks during October-December 2017. While Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has been fined around Rs 3.1 million, the penalties imposed […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given conditional approval to the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular and has sought over Rs 72 billion from the companies as one-time spectrum charges (OTSC) and spectrum […]

Bharti Infratel has received approval of the Competition Commission of India for its proposed merger with Indus Towers Limited. Post the deal, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone will jointly control the combined entity, and the transaction […]

Bharti Airtel has crossed the 5 million subscriber mark in the Jammu & Kashmir circle. This can be attributed to the migration of 83 per cent of Aircel’s customers to Bharti Airtel. Also, the telco […]

RJIL has announced the launch of the JioGigaFiber service to offer advanced fibre-based broadband connectivity solutions to homes, merchants and small, medium and large enterprises across 1,100 cities. At present, the operator is conducting beta […]

DoT has directed Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) to provide details of the sale of its consumer mobile business to Bharti Airtel. These details will help DoT decide which of the companies will be responsible for […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended telecom licence norms to allow operators to hold more spectrum in any service area. As per the new norms, telecom operators can hold up to 35 per cent […]

DoT has clarified that tower infrastructure providers will be considered licensees under the right-of-way (RoW) rules. The move has been welcomed by the industry and will help infrastructure providers set up the base for future […]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has notified the draft Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018. The regulation proposes to curb the problem of unsolicited commercial communication or spam messages by using blockchain […]

DoT has floated a tender to install over 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across gram panchayats at an estimated cost of Rs 40 billion. The project is expected to be rolled out by end 2018. The vendor […]

The government has decided to set up around 4,000 mobile towers in 10 Naxal-affected states to improve the telecom network in these areas. The expenses are expected to be borne by Don’s Universal Service Obligation […]

The government has approved higher budget allocations for the Network for Spectrum project. The budget has been enhanced by Rs 113.3 billion, over and above the Rs 133.34 billion already approved by the Cabinet Committee […]

DoT has invited bids to install 214 mobile towers in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands for providing 2G and 4G services. As per the tender document, 172 mobile towers will be installed in uncovered villages […]

BSNL is upgrading telephone exchanges in Rajasthan to make landlines work like smartphones by enabling SMS, chatting and video calls on them. The exchanges are being upgraded with next-generation networking technology. Further, customers will now […]

ITI Limited has been awarded a package to carry out work under Phase II of BharatNet. The package, with a bid value of Rs 16.12 billion, was floated by Gujarat Fiber Grid Network Limited (GFGNL). […]

Bharti Airtel will roll out 7,000 mobile sites and massive multiple input, multiple output technology in Mumbai during 2018-19 to boost network capacity for high speed data and voice services. Further, the operator also plans […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has unveiled the broad framework of the New Telecom Policy, which will aim to attract investments to the tune of $100 billion by 2020 in the digital communications sector. The […]

The Telecom Commission has approved the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendations for offering voice and data services on flights within the Indian airspace. To this end, a framework to give in-flight connectivity licences […]

DoT is currently deciding whether to allocate spectrum in the E and V bands administratively or to auction it. In case it decides to go for the former, DoT will approach the attorney general for […]