The commission has disagreed with another key proposal -- that of allowing operators a deferred payment scheme after the auction.
The move is being considered after growing clamour from competing 4G operators for a level playing field in relation to Qualcomm.
TV Today stock rises 15.23% on sale buzz
Anil Ambani-promoted multiplex chain may sell stake to the Mexico-headquartered global giant
Malaysia's leading telecom operator, Axiata, has backed out of its negotiations to pick up a substantial stake in broadband wireless access operator Tikona Digital.
The beauty and wellness formats will be started in Reliance Hypermarkets in May.
All shares owned by Max group promoters shifted to two trusts
Cash-strapped Lilliput, the country's largest kidswear brand, may soon get a luxury makeover.
In a move that could pave the way for open auction of the 2G spectrum released from 122 cancelled operators, a draft Cabinet note prepared by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recommended the spectrum price be discovered through an auction involving "existing players and new parties".
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd is a venture involving equity participation by Sistema of Russia, the Russian Federation and the Shyam Group of India.
This will be the second high-profile exit from the company in recent months after Arun Kapur, the former chief executive, quit late last year.
We are not a fly-by-night operator, says Sandip Das.
Four proposals by foreign firms deferred; half a dozen others waiting in the wings.
Regulator puts price at average of 1.65 times 3G cost; Sibal's approval needed for rollout.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has rejected a proposal by Mauritius-based Axiata Investments 2 India Ltd, part of Asian telecom giant Axiata Group, to increase its stake in Idea Cellular by acquiring shares from the stock exchange.
The approval will, however, be subject to the regular conditions on valuation and pricing norms laid down by the Reserve Bank of India.
A rollback or dilution of the policy is not the only fear these multinationals have; they are also facing upfront political opposition.
Retailers need to get up to 50 permissions from a state government before they can start a new store. And, the permissions required include things like valet parking, use of insecticides, chillers and freezers or sale of non-vegetarian processed food.
The joint letter to Manmohan Singh was written by Sunil Mittal, chairman of Bharti Airtel, Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla group which has promoted Idea Cellular, and Vittoria Colao, chairman of Vodafone Group Plc.
The country's largest car maker has come under the spotlight for working out a quiet settlement with union leader Sonu Gujjar and other workers by paying them Rs 16 lakh (Rs 1.6 million) each, much more than they would have got under a normal severance package or voluntary retirement scheme.
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