Mobile rates may go up with rise in spectrum reserve price: Industry

Last Updated: Thursday, January 8, 2015, 20:44

High spectrum reserve price would lead to rise in mobile services rates and adversely impact government's Digital India initiative by impeding telecom network expansion, industry said Thursday.

Govt to finalise guidelines for BPOs in tier II & III cities

Last Updated: Sunday, January 4, 2015, 16:48

Government is in the final stages of formulating guidelines for setting up BPOs in small towns and cities in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.

Investment projects worth Rs 6000 cr in electronics manufacturing cleared

Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 15:57

Last year, only companies who were present in India came up with proposals to expand their facilities but in the past six months proposals came from both existing and new firms, the official said.

MTNL launches app for registering complaint, bill payment

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 19:30

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the mobile app as part 'Good Governance Day' celebrations.

Postal life insurance limit hiked to Rs 50 lakh

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 18:22

To mark the Good Governance Day, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday announced that the limit of postal life insurance has been raised from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 50 lakh besides launching one-month rental free MTNL broadband and landline combo plans on new bookings.

Govt to look into Airtel's plan to charge for internet calls

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 17:12

Government will look into Airtel's plan to charge separately for internet call services (VoIP) offered by apps like Skype, Viber and Line that will cost up to Rs 10,000 per GB on 2G network and up to Rs 4,000 per GB on 3G network to a user.

Electronics sector got proposal worth Rs 18,000 cr: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2014, 16:00

Government has received investment proposals worth Rs 18,000 crore in last six months in the field of electronic manufacturing, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday.

ED questions Maran brothers in Aircel-Maxis laundering case

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 10:59

The Enforcement Directorate has questioned the Maran brothers- Dayanidhi and Kalanithi - in connection with its criminal case against them.

Govt advances broadband roll out target to December 2016

Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 17:28

Earlier, government had set the target of completing NOFN roll out across 2.5 lakh village panchayats by March 2017.

EGoM decision on spectrum usage charge on Monday: Sibal

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:48

The "complex" issue of spectrum usage charge will be cleared in EGoM's meeting on Monday ahead of auction of radiowaves planned from February 3, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said Friday.