Govt is set to garner Rs 1 lakh crore from sale of radiowaves.
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.
Rediff.com gives you a lowdown on the net neutrality issue that is today part of the national discourse.
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.
Companies might have to shell out a fourth of the industry's annual net revenue to clear the obligation
Commercial services may start in Mar-Apr next year
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
The amount generated so far is about 86 per cent of what the 3G auction fetched in 2010.
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.
In August, RBI allowed 11 business houses to start a payments bank.
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.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
The entry of the deep-pocketed conglomerate is expected to heighten competition.
As per the initial proposal, DoT had sought 60 days time to start auction from the date cabinet decides on the spectrum base price and the NIA was to be issued after 15 days of the decision.
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.
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Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.
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.
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.
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.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
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
Spectrum auction took off on Wednesday from Rs 58,980.29 crore (Rs 589.80 billion) mark with demand for the premium 900 Mhz band seemingly tapering off at the end of 56 rounds.
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