There are 29 licences in 18 service areas which will expire in 2015-16.
The Allahabad high court on Friday "partly allowed" a plea of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to bring on record report of their narco tests and asked the trial court to summon some witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case.
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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.
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
Govt likely to make security clearance mandatory for telcos irrespective of equity holding before giving licences; DoT members to meet today.
The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
The Union finance ministry has asked field officers of the income tax department to not be adversarial to assessees, and to not send high-pitched demands without a proper basis.
While Reliance has the clout to negotiate prices with suppliers for its e-commerce, not to forget the cost advantage of integrated warehouse and supply chains, Amazon and Walmart are no pushovers, they too have deep pockets.
A good business school will put you through a battery of tests to improve your soft skills, says Dr Tarun Pasricha.
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.
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.
Make no mistake, Reliance's entry into Indian e-commerce cannot be taken lightly. It is akin to a combine of AT&T and Wal-Mart challenging Amazon on its home turf, says Shailesh Dobhal.
Govt is set to garner Rs 1 lakh crore from sale of radiowaves.
Mukesh Ambani's Jio, high debt and some bad decisions drove RCom to its grave.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
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.
It would seem that Indrani's application was not something prepared or maybe even sanctioned by her lawyers and was a courtroom enterprise she had embarked on by herself, perhaps not realising it distracted from the main business of the trial and didn't help her cause.
Letter to telecom secretary alleges Jio is masquerading full-blown services in the guise of a trial; no word from Reliance.
Demand is expected to grow as most customers await a drop in prices.
Uninor added 8.53 lakh subscribers to take its base to 4.01 crore during the reported period.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
Sibal said that Trai had compared India with China.
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.
The entry of the deep-pocketed conglomerate is expected to heighten competition.
The Department of Post, Tech Mahindra, Videocon Group and stock exchange NSE have joined big corporates like Ambanis and Birlas to seek entry into banking business through newly created niche category of Payments and Small Finance Banks.
The telecom industry is moving towards a five-plus one model.
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
On government's last week's announcement of revamping of PSU banks, Fitch Ratings said the move is "credit positive, but risks remain".
Inflation is down, growth is headed for recovery. RIL and subsidiary Jio are on an upswing. However, stressed loans and impending job losses are the dark clouds, says Devangshu Datta.
Transcript of Nikhil Pahwa's chat with Rediff readers.
In April 2013, CBI had first told the Court there were "some difficulties" in the probe after it went abroad.
Spectrum was sold at about 68 per cent premium.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
While Indians are increasingly using mobile platforms and technology for various financial transactions and purchases like bill payments, ticket bookings, entertainment, travel and banking transactions, cross border mobile remittance is yet to see the light of the day.
A liberalised spectrum allows operators to use any technology to deliver services like 3G and 4G.
The lack of bandwidth and content means it will be a long time before online streaming services take off in India.
Back to Sheena Bora's grave, via e-time travel
The trip was more about understanding the Indian market, but was also about signaling to the world that Apple has arrived in India
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