A fair telecom market needs a tough and unbiased regulator who can protect consumersÂ’ interests and create a level playing field for all parties, says Sucheta Dalal.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Thursday announced a 25 per cent cut in ISD rates for calls to the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South East Asian countries, Gulf, Africa and SAARC nations.
With the new entity coming in force, Bharti Airtel will lose the tag of India's biggest telecom service provider to the new entity.
The vehicle will not be available until end-2017, or later.
Continuing the tariff war in mobile telephony, Tata Teleservices on Friday announced the lowest entry cost of just Rs 999 for its WLL mobile phones, while offering lower call charges.\n\n\n\n
'If I had not been elected President of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea,' Trump said.
Lakhs of regular mobile users will have to shell out Rs 1.50 more for each minute of usage of roaming facilities from Saturday, following hike in roaming charges by Airtel and some other companies.
Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL increase subscriber share while Idea manages to retain
Businesses that are engaged in both taxable and non-GST supply have re-structured themselves into separate entities to avoid elaborate compliance, says Sudipto Dey.
Protectionism and a rollback of regulation. Defusion of tensions with Russia and a lowering of geo-political risks. Looser fiscal policy and tighter monetary policy. At least Donald Trump can't be faulted for not trying something different where existing policies have disappointed, says T T Ram Mohan.
He underlined that Lok Sabha election results in India show that the Modi government kept alive and strengthened the 'expectation of change' in the country.
'Unless cash has ceased to be king, the issue is the same in the aviation, telecom and ecommerce sectors: Sustainability,' notes T N Ninan.
'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.
India has achieved 100 per cent electrical connectivity, but 100 per cent electrification remains a long-drawn task, says Shreya Jai.
Trai has invited comments till January 7 on its paper on differential data pricing.
Prabhu hoped that during this 3-4 years period, railways would be able to absorb the impact from their resources
The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.
Goods like chocolates, chewing gum, shampoo, deodorant, shoe polish, detergents, nutrition drinks and marble will now attract 18% GST>
Government allows duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes raw sugar till June 12. At present, India levies an import duty of 40% on sugar
The government had already indicated that it would pull its own motion on Johnson's "great new deal" and move it to next week if MPs were to back the delay amendment, introduced as an insurance policy against a default no-deal crash-out by the month-end deadline.
'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.'
The national transporter is also mulling a hike in passenger fares in the Rail Budget next year to tide over the loss in passenger sector
Education, jobs, health and more: Experts share their wishlist.
The DoT report is expected by the end of the month.
At a 'Khaat Sabha' in Sant Kabirnagar district on Wednesday, Rahul referred to the incident of locals taking away the cots brought for the meeting, saying, "Our opponents see farmers as poor persons but I always feel that farmers are the real power of Hindustan."
This puts an end to Facebook's Free Basics and Airtel's zero rating plans in India.
Telecom operators have cited shutting down of mobile towers and lack of spectrum, as the major reasons for call drops
The renovations at the old hotels will be complete in two and a half years and tariffs will range between Rs 2,500 and Rs 4,000
The comments drew sharp criticism from netizens with some calling Facebook's Free Basics plan as Internet colonialism.
A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
Trai's regulatory intervention was supposed to stimulate the market, but the latest order seems quite on the contrary, asks Nivedita Mookerji.
Micro may soon overtake rival Uber in terms of number of rides.
Private airports are much better but because of poor regulation, the tariffs have shot up.
Bharti to spend Rs 1,600 cr for spectrum payout over 10 yrs; Telenor to service its own debt.
The India government needs to work on policies that can enhance global trade.
India Inc on Friday said the hike in railway passenger and freight fares will help in resource mobilisation, hoping that the higher fares will lead to better quality and safety of services offered by the Indian Railways, while asking the government to allow FDI in Railways.
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