A crown of thorns awaits the next telecom minister at Sanchar Bhawan as the new incumbent will have to address a host of tricky issues like industry infighting, tariffs and improving financial health of the Rs 2.3 lakh crore industry.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
From crisis leaders to future Goliaths, India Inc saw them all in 2017, says Shailesh Dobhal.
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.
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%.
A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
Indian telecom seems to be getting back on its feet.
DoT committee rejects most Trai suggestions for freeing airwaves for sale.
Reliance Communications could become a much more formidable opponent.
The DoT report is expected by the end of the month.
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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.
Rediff.com gives you a lowdown on the net neutrality issue that is today part of the national discourse.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
At the moment, data and broadband is small for BSNL: it contributes 10 per cent of the company's revenue, though its share is on the rise.
India will have to deal with the question of whether broadband service providers are 'common carriers', like highways.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, bottom, left, says he is fond of Bill Gates' famous quote: "Success is a lousy teacher." Back from a long foreign business trip, the founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises talks to Malini Bhupta and Kiran Rathee about the challenges posed by Reliance Jio and how he is determined to come out on top once again. Mittal says , today, Airtel is as ready as Jio in pure-play 4G operations.
As per data, call drop situation in Delhi has improved.
Typically these are high-beta stocks and earnings are volatile
Netflix and Prime have decided that rather than only buying the rights to Bollywood blockbusters to expand their reach in India, producing original content would be a better idea.
Despite a temporary relief, foreign investors still see the sword of double-taxation hanging above their hard earned returns.
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.
After building a subscriber base of nearly 50 million in about eight chequered years, it finally gave up as it saw itself up against a 600-pound gorilla that breezed through double that many subscribers in a fraction of that time, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
An undergraduate program is not just about academics.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
Transcript of Nikhil Pahwa's chat with Rediff readers.
Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our 'economist prime minister',' says TVR Shenoy.
Infosys was the top Sensex loser along with other index heavyweights ITC and HDFC.
APAs are part of govt's aim to move to a non-adversarial tax regime.
Indian Railways plans Rs 39,000 crores non-fare revenue. Via: Branding of trains. Vinyl-wrapping of Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Garib Raths. Moving billboards.
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.
A good business school will put you through a battery of tests to improve your soft skills, says Dr Tarun Pasricha.
The company will wait for sizeable user base for better valuation.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
According to BSE, Bharti Airtel's revenue (on a standalone basis, excluding that from foreign operations and their subsidiaries) stood at Rs 49,919 crore (Rs 499.19 billion).
'Bureaucrats have transformed a project meant to empower the poorest Indians into one that empowers only babus and disempowers everyone else,' says Mihir S Sharma.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
Mukesh Ambani's Jio, high debt and some bad decisions drove RCom to its grave.
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