Nandan Nilekani complimented RBI on granting licenses to payments banks, calling it 'a great revolution'.
Reports by CAG earlier on the 2008 telecom licence scam had resulted in the cancellation of 122 licences.
A typical consumer will have to opt for Jio's Rs 499 plan, which is a steep 2.5 times more than what the average user pays at present.
Indian telecom seems to be getting back on its feet.
Telco sector has been been cutting back on freebies and discounted minutes to maintain profitability.
Facebook has launched an 'internet.Org' initiative
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.
Market leader Bharti Airtel added the maximum 17.22 lakh (1.72 million) new users during the month to take its base to 19.65 crore (196.5 million) at the end of November.
It is learnt that the defence ministry is refusing to let go of its 100 MHz spectrum, which was allotted earlier. In that case, the department of telecommunications (DoT) will be left with only 175 MW of 5G spectrum of the total 300 MHz.
GSM based mobile service providers jointly added over 44 lakh new customers, taking their cumulative customer base to 67.88 crore in September, according to data released by industry body COAI on Wednesday.
A Delhi court on Tuesday recorded the testimonies of three prosecution witnesses, including two police officials, in the Uber cab rape case of December last year.
The long-overdue consolidation makes indebted RCom an even more attractive partner for a soon-to-launch upstart led by older brother Mukesh.
The board is likely to take up the matter this month.
The market could see a fresh round of tariff war, similar to what happened in the voice market a few years ago.
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Ford said it had also shut its plant, with an annual capacity of 340,000 engines and 200,000 vehicles.
Telecom companies that bought spectrum in the 2G auction of November last year would lose around Rs 4,000 crore
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.
Upfront payment of Rs 32,000 cr just half of Budget estimate; no takers for 700 & 900 megahertz bands
Essar Global Fund, the Ruia company that invested $1.3 billion in telecommunications, towers and business process outsourcing over the years, made $6.5 billion, a five-fold return, when it flipped these businesses, according to discussions the group has had with merchant bankers.
The network has been built by six telcos to handle high bandwidth demands of emerging technologies and applications.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the managing directors and directors of telcos and other firms to explain why contempt action be not taken against them for non-compliance of its order to pay adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the department of telecommunications.
Says, Jio unlikely to gain 2% revenue market share in 2017
Govt's revenue estimates may take hit on spectrum sharing, trading deals
Nearly $120 bn will come from private sector
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The latest deal would give Facebook deeper access to India, the second largest internet market after China.
'Spectrum payment to push up telcos' debt to Rs 3.5 lakh cr'
'We always believe that if you focus on the goal, you will overcome all obstacles. If you focus on the obstacles, you will never achieve your goal.'
7 rounds have been completed with bidding in all 4 bands
Customers may lose freebies or have to pay a little more for mobile services in the days ahead as operators try to make up for Rs 61,100 crore they have committed to government in the latest spectrum auction.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Reliance Communications could become a much more formidable opponent.
This will be the first time BJP's prime ministerial candidate holds a discussion with IT, telecom czars.
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A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
Three more positive cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India.
Refuting the allegations of TRAI that the telecom service providers are making huge gains in the sector, the firms had said they have been investing hugely on the infrastructure.
While moving towards the new technology is compelling and inevitable, powering 5G would also mean massive initial investments for telcos, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
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