Last Updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015, 16:34
"The EMD amount, which is the highest so far, shows that there is high demand of spectrum and we are looking forward to a successful spectrum auction," a Department of Telecom official said.
Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 18:44
Eight private telecom operators including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Reliance Jio and Uninor Monday submitted applications to bid for spectrum in the auctions starting March 4.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2015, 19:28
Chiding private telecom operators for repeated call drops on their network, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said lack of spectrum is no excuse for not resolving this problem.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 1, 2015, 19:58
The number of operators offering 4G mobile services rose by 36 percent to 360 globally in 2014 and nearly half of these used spectrum in 1800 Mhz band to provide the super-fast services, says a report.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 22:29
To strengthen the quality of service (QoS) standards of telecom operators, sectoral regulator TRAI has proposed levying Rs 2 lakh fine for fourth and subsequent violations of the QoS benchmarks.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 21:21
Telecom operators on Tuesday raised the issue of interference in mobile phone airwaves from Pakistan in border states and demanded that government ensure spectrum being put up for sale are free from this problem.
Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015, 19:33
Telecom operators spoke in different voices Friday as the regulator Trai called them for an open house to discuss network connection charges that impacts mobile rates.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 18:18
A total penalty of Rs 2,179.41 crore was imposed on telecom operators till September 30, 2014, for violation of customer verification guidelines, the government said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 20:07
Asking government to take steps to rectify the structure of telecom industry, Vodafone India's chief Marten Pieters on Saturday said it is not possible for 10-11 operators to survive in the market.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 20:38
The matter is crucial for the spectrum auction scheduled to start on February 3, from which the government expects to raise at least Rs 11,300 crore to curb the fiscal deficit.
Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 17:16
Inter-Ministerial panel Telecom Commission may take a call Saturday on long-pending issues, including the spectrum usage charge, that may decide the fate of the upcoming spectrum auction.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 21:05
State-owned telecom firms MTNL and BSNL are likely to launch new roaming plans from January 26 that will offer their subscribers free calls, sources said.
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