The Department of Telecom has asked the Group of Ministers on telecom spectrum to direct the Ministry of Defence to immediately release 20 Mhz spectrum in the 1,800 Mhz band for mobile phone operators.
Reliance Communications has sought government approval for sponsoring a secondary Global Depository Receipts offering of up to $1.2 billion, representing 6.53 per cent of the total paid-up equity shares of the company.
The Telecom Commission is considering imposing fines of Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) on seven telecom service providers for delay in commissioning of services. A note for this purpose was put up for consideration last month.
The government is mulling a policy for developing hydro-power capacity, under which projects, possibly of 2,000-3,000 Mw each, would be drawn up and offered to private and public sector developers.
The Ruias are contemplating approaching the Ministry of Company Affairs for its views on the Right of First Refusal (RoFR) clause in their shareholders' agreement with Hutchison Telecom International Ltd (HTIL).
At present, the service tax rate stands at 12 per cent. Added to this is a 2 per cent education cess, bringing the incidence to 12.24 per cent.
The Indian telecom boom is not only about numbers. In what is the first of its kind in the domestic telecom industry, telecom operator Aircel will deploy WiMax networks in all 23 circles across the country.
Discounted schemes withdrawn on days when load is heavy; Trai not happy.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has tied up with Australia-based telecommunications carrier Pipe Networks to lay a new submarine cable linking Australia to Guam.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may look at excluding SMSs while formulating a policy on unsolicited commercial calls.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not be able to attend the annual World Economic Forum meeting to be held at Davos from January 24-28 next year.
A Central Do Not Call Registry may be formed as early as next month. The purpose is to stop unsolicited calls to mobile users, who will register on the list.
This is the same level as the peak rate of the Association of South East Asian Nations.
If you buy a mobile phone worth Rs 4,000 today, you will be paying about 123 per cent of the cost of the mobile (which works out to Rs 4,942) as tax to the government over the next four years.
With a view to augmenting its market in emerging India, Nokia, the world's largest handset manufacturer, will start a design facility in Bangalore.
Nokia, the world's largest mobile handset manufacturer, has tied up with national broadcaster Doordarshan to conduct a pilot test using digital video broadcaster-handheld technology for rollout of services.
Having made public its tie-up for a retail venture, the Bharti-Wal-Mart combine is roping in leading realty majors like DLF, Emaar MGF, and Ansals for handling the massive real estate requirements of the project.
a scarce resource. By some estimates, spectrum worth Rs 7,690 crore (Rs 76.90 billion) has been given away for ''free'' for mobile licences.
The Planning Commission's projections for the 11th Five Year Plan,
Concerned over mobile signals crossing the international border, the department of telecom is planning to take action against telecom operators
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