Telecom players eye higher call rates for survival

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 16:00

Indian mobile telephone companies have come a long way and no longer perceive lowering prices and increasing subscribers as tools for survival. To ensure their sustenance, telecom players in India are slowly hiking call rates and doing away with promotional offers.

HC notice to Centre on telcos' plea for licence extension

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 15:44

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on separate petitions of telecom operators--Vodafone, Airtel and Loop Mobile--against DoT's decision not to extend their 2G licences beyond November 2014 on existing terms.

3G roaming: SC to resume hearing today

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 09:15

The Supreme Court will resume hearing in the 3G intra-circle roaming case today.

Reliance Jio allotted numbers for testing mobile services

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 19:52

Department of Telecommunications has allocated 10,000 numbers to Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJI), the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, for testing mobile services roll out in Delhi, Mumbai and Jamnagar.

RCom zooms 7% on stake sale buzz in Reliance Globalcom

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 14:01

Following the buzz, shares of the company opened on a positive note and further jumped 6.74 percent to Rs 67.25 on the BSE.

No penalty so far on telcos for rejecting MNP requests: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 19:43

In September, Trai issued Telecommunications Mobile Number Portability (Fourth Amendment) regulations, 2012, under which financial dis-incentives can be imposed upon operators for unjustified rejection of porting requests.

CBI registers case against Airtel, Tata, SingTel

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 13:57

CBI has registered a case in a Delhi court against Bharti Airtel Ltd, Tata Communication Ltd and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd for allegedly causing a loss of nearly Rs 48 crore to the government since 2004 by illegally providing international long distance (ILD)services.

Telecom firms' licence renewal be decided in 2 wks: DoT to HC

Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 19:41

"The government will decide their applications (for renewal of licences) within two weeks as per the law," Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A S Chandhiok told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher.

Internet service rates may go up under licence framework

Last Updated: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 20:18

DoT has proposed to charge one-time entry of Rs 15 crore for a national level Unified Licence compared to Rs 30 lakh which companies pay for internet services at present.

DoT slaps Rs 877-crore spectrum charge demand on Vodafone

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:15

Department of Telecommunications has raised demand of around Rs 877.6 crore from Vodafone as spectrum charges for the period between 2008-09 and 2011-12.

`2012 DA14` asteroid may take out satellites

Last Updated: Monday, February 11, 2013, 15:08

An asteroid due to whizz past the Earth on Friday may not ‘destroy London’ - but it could take out vital telecommunications satellites, scientists have warned.

Over Rs 150 cr recovery effected by CVC last year

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 20:02

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) effected a recovery of over Rs 150 crore after conducting technical review of public works carried out by various government departments last year.