Telecom subscriber base crossed the 95-crore mark in August, after a gap of more than two years, on the back of higher mobile users whose number touched 92.43 crore.
Gas pricing guidelines stipulate that a new gas price will apply to all producers except RIL.
The country's wireless subscriber base fell to 87.05 crore at the end of September, registering the first drop in five months, after Reliance Communications deactivated services of over 1 crore "unprofitable" users.
The DoT report is expected by the end of the month.
It has made everything public in the name of 10 lakh comments it got on draft net neutrality proposals.
A year after Bharti Airtel launched 4G services, there are only 6.5 mn users in the country
Spectrum auction kitty dips to Rs 1.05 lakh crore.
Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
This is probably for the first time that curfew is in place on the day of Eid festival ever since militancy broke out in the state in 1990.
Telecom companies put in bids worth a total of about Rs 45,000 crore (Rs 450 billion) on the second day of the auction on Tuesday, with premium 900 Mhz band in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata witnessing continuing demand.
High spectrum charges would lead to rise in mobile services rates and adversely impact government's Digital India initiative by impeding telecom network expansion.
The year gone by saw the high and mighty of the corporate world face the music in the Delhi High Court which held that the telecom majors are amenable to CAG audit and Mukesh Ambani's RIL struggling hard to get rid of an FIR lodged on gas pricing by the 49-day-old AAP regime.
Manoj Sinha will retain his current role in the railways.
Despite low tariffs, voice usage is not growing.
Spectrum was sold at about 68 per cent premium.
There are 29 licences in 18 service areas which will expire in 2015-16.
Facebook has launched an 'internet.Org' initiative
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RCom slashed 3G prices for all kind of connections -- pre-paid, post-paid, new and old -- across 13 circles where its third-generation services are available.
Ballooning debt forces more and more Indian promoters to sell out to global majors and PE players.
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, on October 15, gave its recommendation on spectrum auction for premium 900 Mhz band and 1800 Mhz band that are presently being used for 2G GSM mobile services by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
A liberalised spectrum allows operators to use any technology to deliver services like 3G and 4G.
Investors have turned cautious ahead of the policy meetings of central banks in Japan and the US
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
Telecom operators continued to place bids for 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bands.
More than 87 per cent of the spectrum has been allocated to bidders.
TRAI may recommend the DoT to levy one-time non-refundable fee of Rs 50,000 per operator for each service area in which they opt for spectrum sharing.
Govt is set to garner Rs 1 lakh crore from sale of radiowaves.
For 2100-MHz, 2300-MHz and 2500-MHz bands across circles; aim to offer these with 3G and 4G in February
Infosys was the top Sensex loser along with other index heavyweights ITC and HDFC.
Most public sector banks, flush with deposits now, offer 3-4% interest on savings deposits, while a few private sector banks go up to 6%.
Spectrum auction took off on Wednesday from Rs 58,980.29 crore (Rs 589.80 billion) mark with demand for the premium 900 Mhz band seemingly tapering off at the end of 56 rounds.
Many chief executives said they were talking to people at the top level in their organisations to find how their companies can help the flood victims.
In the not too distant future, you could see 5G technology being used for functions such as remotely-performed robotic surgeries, mine equipment operated remotely or cars driven by someone sitting hundreds of miles away. While these ideas will certainly find application globally, the urgent need for them in India could spur swifter adoption here than elsewhere.
With a string of deals with telecom service providers, DTH operators and Bollywood stars, Netflix goes all out to protect its turf in India and fend off competition, says Viveat Pinto.
As per data, call drop situation in Delhi has improved.
He alone gets the credit for reviving consumer interest in Ayurveda, says Bhupesh Bhandari.
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Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
