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Digital India to empower youth: Prasad

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 23:12

The Union minister said that 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country were being digitally connected, so that people were digitally empowered.

India's mobile phone subscriber base to cross 100 crore

Last Updated: Sunday, July 12, 2015, 17:54

"At present, India, with a population of 125 crore, has 98 crore mobile phone subscribers and 30 crore internet connections," he told reporters. 

2,590 post offices have core banking facilities: Prasad

Last Updated: Sunday, July 12, 2015, 17:44

There were only 236 post offices under core banking facilities, but after the current NDA government came to power last year, 2,590 post offices have now core banking facilities, he said.

Over 47 lakh people participated in Digital India events

Last Updated: Friday, July 10, 2015, 19:54

Over 47 lakh people directly participated in various programmes organised under Digital India week, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday.

BSNL to invest Rs 830 cr in Odisha, launches Wi-Fi zone at Puri

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 18:37

State-run BSNL will invest Rs 830 crore for improving services in Odisha and half of that amount will be spent on the broadband network in the current financial year, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday.

Govt orders special audit of mobile networks to check call drops

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 19:17

Coming down heavily on mobile operators, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said they have been provided "ample amount of spectrum" and it was their "job and responsibility" to upgrade the networks.

Industry pledges $75 bn on Digital India launch: Prasad

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 17:47

Investment commitment of USD 75 billion or Rs 4,72,500 crore was received from industry at the launch of Digital India week, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday.

Government launches four broadband products

Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2015, 20:57

Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday launched four broadband products indigenously developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), an official statement said.

Full MNP will empower people, improve services: Prasad

Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015, 18:50

Full MNP will enable subscribers to transfer their mobile numbers to any new city or locality across the country and use it as local number from today. So far, the facility was available only within a telecom circle or service area.

Digital India Week conceives of 'IT enabled society': RS Prasad

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 16:50

Union Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said the `Digital India Week` is not only an idea of an IT enabled service but an IT enabled society.

'Billions of dollars investments likely in Digital India week'

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 17:06

"As per estimates are concerned, we expect billions of dollars investment (in Digital India week)," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reports here while announcing details of the event.

Net neutrality report to be out soon, waiting for TRAI: Prasad

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 16:55

Apart from the six-member committee appointed in January this year by DoT, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had also invited stakeholders comments on issues such as net neutrality and regulation of OTT services like WhatsApp and Skype.