The department of telecommunications, in the draft universal licence guidelines to be signed with telcos which recently won spectrum in the 1800 MHz auction of November, has included a new clause for foreign companies.
Company won spectrum in six circles in the 1,800 MHz band for Rs 2,221 cr in Nov; Nokia Siemens is technology partner for the rollout.
Dailymotion could be valued at roughly $300 million.
The police had filed charges in December against Bharti Airtel and Vodafone's India unit.
The company says the reminder does not include a deadline for payment.
A recent note based on the audit said telecom companies such as Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular had demanded additional spectrum, based on subscriber-linked criteria for meeting the quality parameters of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India before the spectrum auction decision was taken.
Industry body COAI plans to approach DoT citing Supreme Court's 2012 order
The Special CBI court on Friday adjourned the trial in the Shehla Masood murder case till April 10 as the new CBI prosecutor sought time to secure documents on call details in connection with the case from private telecom companies.
About a third of the world's population has access to Internet.
About a third of the world's population has access to Internet.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will now get an opportunity to examine issues related to information technology. The Rajya Sabha MP has been included in the Standing Committee on Information and Technology.
Telecom sector has seen phenomenal growth over the past decade or so, says the prime minister.
Patni Computer Systems, through its wholly owned subsidiary in the United States, has entered into an agreement to acquire Cymbal Corporation for a total consideration of approximately $68 million 'in cash to be paid over a period of time.'
Karunanidhi was convinced that using the 2G cases against the DMK and reopening the fodder case against Lalu Prasad Yadav were products of the Congress leadership's short-sightedness. A revealing excerpt from A S Panneerselvan's Karunanidhi: A Life.
Reliance Infotel to be the biggest beneficiary.
The Department of Telecommunications has raised demand of around Rs 877.6 crore from Vodafone as spectrum charges for the period between 2008-09 and 2011-12, sources said.
While in all, 15 entities owe the government Rs 1.47 lakh crore -- Rs 92,642 crore in unpaid licence fee and another Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding spectrum usage charges, it is not immediately clear just how much of that has been sought by the government by midnight.
The 5G road map pursued by India should not only move the country forward but also result in progress of weaker sections of society.
Will give up extra airwaves in 15 service areas but will retain 3.75 megahertz in the Delhi and Mumbai.
In the debate whether spectrum was over- priced or not, the focus seems to have shifted from Videocon's telecom gamble.
Across the world, there are around 150 trials on 5G currently going on and India has lagged behind. The government has now formed a committee which will look exclusively at developing a model for conducting 5G field trials, reports Kiran Rathee.
If the first impression were the last impression, then this sleekly finished slim dual-SIM smartphone is sure to win you over despite being heavy.
Now, it cannot offer 3G services in pact with other telcos.
Globally, the focus has moved back to India, especially in terms of telecom assets. Vodafone Idea, with some 300 million customers, continues to be attractive with shares available at a low price.
The time is ripe to extend the confrontation with the Chinese to the maritime domain, says former RA&W officer Krishan Varma.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that at least 72 people have died due to Cyclone Amphan and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the affected districts and provide help to 'rebuild those areas from scratch'
If Vodafone Idea shuts, a bulk of the high-paying ARPU customers will move to Airtel as Reliance Jio does not have a comprehensive postpaid offering like it, and have aggressively preferred to play in the prepaid market. The bulk of Vodafone Idea customers use 2G phones and only a few of them use data. It will be easier for Airtel to woo these customers as they can shift seamlessly to its 2G network without changing handsets or even SIM cards,
A panel of judges at the Delhi High Court set aside on Thursday the court's earlier order that had halted the execution of a government ban on top mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel's 3G service pacts with rival carriers.
India will remain the highest growth market for telecommunications in the Asia-Pacific region with around 35 million new subscribers in 2005, marking a 18 per cent increase from 2004.
A total of 763 FDI proposals worth over Rs 1.78 lakh crore were filed across various states in India during 2011-12, according to Assocham.
Former CAG lead auditor R P Singh, who had questioned the loss figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore in 2G spectrum allocation, on Tuesday came under fire in the JPC with opposition members contesting his claim.
The 700-Mhz spectrum band ranges from 698 Mhz to 806 Mhz and has been identified by the International Telecommunication Union for telecom services.
It plans to offer 4G data with voice at rates 15-25 per cent lower than those of its competitors just as it has done with its TV sets. Many say it might be a recipe for disaster.
A Public Interest Litigation seeking a directive to the government to establish guidelines to safeguard the health of the public from radiation emitting out of cell phone towers will be heard by the Supreme Court on Thursday. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires.
DoT's proposal to impact many, including Vodafone
The recommendations of the commission will now be put before the empowered group of ministers headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram for a final decision.
