Airtel, Videocon to bid for spectrum; RIL, Sistema stay away

Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 17:21

Airtel, Vodafone, Videocon and Tata Teleservices are among the telecom biggies who applied Friday to bid in the upcoming spectrum auction, but Reliance Industries and Russia's Sistema surprised by staying away.

Govt to refund telcos whose licences were cancelled

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 20:35

The Supreme Court in February had cancelled 122 licences granted during former Telecom Minister A Raja's regime.

Charging for spectrum of existing telcos discriminatory: AUSPI

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 22:59

Telecom industry body AUSPI has opposed a Department of Telecom's proposal to levy a one-time charge on existing operators for spectrum they hold, saying the move was "discriminatory" and violative of licence condition."

TDSAT slams MTNL for deducting disputed dues

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 18:41

Telecom tribunal TDSAT has slammed state-run MTNL for deducting the disputed amount from Tata Communications during the pendency of the matter before it.

Spectrum price: Industry says call rates to go up by 30p/min

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 22:58

GSM operators body COAI, which counts Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular among its members, said the move will impact tariffs by 30 paise per minute on an average.

Telcos to buy wind, solar power to reduce carbon footprint

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 00:20

Telecom industry bodies COAI and AUSPI Wednesday said they have placed a power purchase order with seven renewable energy generation companies (Rescos) to power as many as 1 lakh telecom towers.

Telecom equipment industry posts revenues of Rs 1,13,188 crore

Last Updated: Friday, June 29, 2012, 17:32

The Indian telecom equipment industry posted marginally lower revenues of Rs 1,13,188 crore in 2011-12 compared to Rs 1,14,133 crore in the previous financial year, according to an annual survey.

TIA seeks gear makers' support against procurement policy

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 14:49

Global telecom industry body TIA has sought support from Indian equipment makers association TEMA in opposing the preferential market policy announced by New Delhi recently.

Sibal to meet telcos soon to resolve 3G roaming dispute

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 11:49

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal will soon meet telecom industry leaders to work out an amicable resolution to the dispute between the government and service providers over a 3G roaming pact.

TRAI extends deadline for sending views on 4G services

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 18:27

TRAI has extended the deadline till November 30.

Sibal for infra status to telecom; rationalisation of taxes

Last Updated: Monday, October 10, 2011, 21:10

With telecom industry revenues coming under pressure and funding becoming difficult, the telecom ministry Monday proposed infrastructure status for the sector and suggested rationalising of taxes and levies.

Telecom industry positive on NTP draft

Last Updated: Monday, October 10, 2011, 21:04

Welcoming the draft National Telecom Policy (NTP), industry players Monday expressed confidence that spectrum would be made available at affordable price, and levies would be rationalised on par with other countries.