To bring clarity, the department clearly defines terms such as promoter and competitor.
Reports by CAG earlier on the 2008 telecom licence scam had resulted in the cancellation of 122 licences.
Trai has said the three operators were "intentionally denying and delaying" the provision of points of interconnects (PoIs) to Jio, "only to restrict a new entrant thus violating the terms and conditions of licence and regulations of the Authority which also caused a lot of inconvenience to the consumers."
Mobile phone service providers alone jointly reported gross revenue of Rs 55,164.18 crore (RS 551.64 billion).
Currently, MNP is only available within a state/circle.
The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
With slower than expected growth in smartphone penetration, operators and OEMs are joining hands to provide affordable mobile devices with attractive offers.
Every service provider, say analysts, now needs to make a much larger investment, and therefore needs a much larger share of the market to be profitable.
Granted 6-month relief, subject to interim payments and guarantee, on Rs 3,700-cr demand for alleged transfer pricing in FY09.
While it was technically not possible to block the deal, the tax department could resort to arm-twisting.
At $12-bn valuation, this will be India's largest FDI; deal to be announced on Saturday, says Dev Chatterjee.
TDSAT had stated no amount was payable till resolution of the disputes.
Suuti's merchant bankers give proposal; deal value could be Rs 2,800 crore
After a two year run-in with controversies, telecom sector now looks stable and seems back on its feet with initial investment proposal of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) received in 2013.
Companies might have to shell out a fourth of the industry's annual net revenue to clear the obligation
The uniform SUC, if implemented as per recommendations made by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, will provide relief for mobile operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, but will increase rates for broadband wireless access spectrum holders like RJIL.
The apex court had on December 4 last year, reserved the verdict after hearing counsel for corporate honchos and the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Likely to seek FIPB approval to raise holding; deal could bring FDI of about $696 mn.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
Since August 2013, FIPB has approved two FDI proposals in the telecom sector.
The government plans to take India into the top 50 ranks in ease of doing business in the next two years with efforts such as shifting all applications for industrial licenses online.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has given its recommendations on the much-awaited issue of spectrum sharing.
In April 2013, CBI had first told the Court there were "some difficulties" in the probe after it went abroad.
The government has suffered a loss of Rs 12,488.93 crore (Rs 124.88 billion) due to under-invoicing of gross revenue by six telecom companies including Reliance Communications, Vodafone and Bharti Airtel, the CAG said in a damning report on Friday.
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Big brands are keen to tie up with IPL for advertising purposes.
Sources say companies will have to keep the market share of merged entities below 50% in all circles
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio Infocomm and five other telecom firms will battle it out at the spectrum auction tomorrow, from which the government expects to garner at least Rs 11,300 crore (Rs 113 billion).
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
Ajay Piramal bets highly on infrastructure, realty
Vodafone's long-pending tax dispute with the government might be heading for a resolution, with the finance ministry considering changing the Income-Tax Act's retrospective amendment and taxing indirect transfer of assets prospectively from 2012, the year the law was clarified.
The company has booked around 350 spots for the 2015 tournament.
The company moved the income-tax appellate tribunal and its appeal is pending there.
While the draft M&A policy for the telecom sector has been revised a few times over the past few months, DoT has not made any major changes to guidelines.
With Airtel and RCom already having launched their special offers for post-paid customers, and RJio around the corner, Vodafone makes its move with Red.
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After initial success, data use is stagnating and getting consumers to spend additional money for high-speed internet is proving to be difficult for telcos.
Raises cap of market share for merged entity to 50%, spectrum trading allowed, with riders.
The event, organised by Deutsche Messe AG, is held each year at the Hanover fairground, the world's largest, in Hanover, Germany.
Income will be higher as spectrum in 2,100-MHz band will also be auctioned
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
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