Waive landline broadband fee to lower cost: TRAI to Govt

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 21:20

Telecom regulator Trai on Friday asked the government to exempt fixed line broadband service from licence fee for at least 5 years and suggested a series of measures to expedite the roll out of high speed network.

MTNL hikes broadband rates by up to 25% in Mumbai

Last Updated: Friday, April 3, 2015, 19:11

State-run telecom operator MTNL has increased monthly rental on fixed broadband plans by up to 25 percent from this month onwards in Mumbai.

US broadband trade group sues FCC over net neutrality rules

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 08:58

A US trade group representing broadband providers on Monday appealed in court the Federal Communications Commission`s recently approved net neutrality rules, marking the first of several anticipated legal challenges.

Sterlite sets up $1 lakh fund for broadband tech innovation

Last Updated: Thursday, January 29, 2015, 19:47

Optical fibre maker Sterlite Technologies on Thursday announced setting up of USD 1 lakh fund for promoting innovations in the field of broadband deployment in India.

No estimate of total losses from 350 BSNL lines at Maran home

Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015, 22:24

After nearly three years of probe, CBI has not been able to calculate the total loss incurred to the exchequer by over 350 high speed broadband lines allegedly set up by BSNL officials at the residence of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran to allegedly benefit Sun TV network owned by his brother Kalanithi.

Airtel may have to pay Rs 436 cr for merging Qualcomm 4G arm

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 18:58

Telecom major Bharti Airtel may have to pay Rs 436 crore for merging Airtel Broadband Services with itself as per legal opinion received by the Department of Telecom, an official source said.

Rural broadband project to be commissioned in Kerala Monday

Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2015, 09:26

Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will on Monday commission India’s first hi-speed rural broadband network in Kerala's Idukki district under the Digital India programme, an official statement said.

COAI seeks 5 year extension in 4G network roll out deadline

Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 17:26

Telecom industry body COAI has requested the Department of Telecom to extend deadline for roll out of 4G services to 2020 citing various hurdles mainly delay in development of technology and regulatory procedures.

'Broadband for all panchayats by 2016 too ambitious target'

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 23:09

As government targets to expand broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh panchayats of the country by 2016, telecom regulator TRAI chief Rahul Khullar Thursday termed it as a very "ambitious" target, saying believing in it would be like "deluding ourselves".

Nokia bags Tata Docomo's 3G network expansion contract

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 19:29

The company, however, did not share financial details of the deal.

750,000 km of cable to connect all villages with broadband: Prasad

Last Updated: Sunday, November 30, 2014, 22:44

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that 750,000 km of cable is proposed to be laid over next three and a half years to provide broadband in every village of the country, the ministry said in a statement Sunday.