RIL finalising plans for pan-India BWA services
June 7th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Thursday said it is finalising plans to roll out broadband services across the country in key domains like financial services, education ... Read more...
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GSM players to contest TRAI theory of minor tariff hike
May 7th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The heads of some telecom firms will meet Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday to contest the regulator's contention that there would be only a minor ... Read more...
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Vodafone hikes call tariff for post-paid customers in Mumbai by 20 percent
May 1st, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Vodafone India Tuesday hiked its post-paid tariffs by 20 percent to 1.2 paise per second in the Mumbai circle."Vodafone had hiked its call tariffs for ... Read more...
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Qualcomm to get license after clearing Rs.410 crore dues
February 24th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Indian government Friday agreed to accept chipmaker Qualcomm's offer to clear the Rs.410 crore ($83.5 million) its partner Tulip Telecom owed as license fee, ... Read more...
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Government says fiscal deficit target may be breached
December 9th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The government Friday officially sounded a warning that fiscal deficit targets could be breached in the current fiscal, amid a slowing economy, lax tax ... Read more...
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Discussions on for round 2 of bandwidth auction
September 30th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Discussions are being held with the finance ministry on conducting another round of auction for bandwidth to provide broadband wireless services, the Department of ... Read more...
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DoT rejected application for internet license: Qualcomm
September 22nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Qualcomm Thursday said the telecom department (DoT) had rejected its application for internet service license for using the broadband spectrum it ... Read more...
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TRAI quizzes telcos on tariff hike
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Thursday said it had sought clarification from telecom operators on their recent move to hike call rates."We will ... Read more...
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After Airtel, small operators may increase tariff
July 24th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Small telecom operators will heave a sigh of relief with telecom giant Bharti Airtel's raising tariffs by over 20 percent as others can now follow ... Read more...
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DoT now working on broadband spectrum auction
July 20th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The department of telecom (DoT) Wednesday said it is working on auctioning the broadband spectrum following the finance ministry's directive to speed up the process, ... Read more...
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Myanmar earthquake collapsed Baptist church, killing 25
May 25th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by BNO News
YANGON, BURMA (BNO NEWS) -- The powerful earthquake that struck eastern Myanmar (Burma) in March destroyed a Baptist church in which more than 200 people were praying, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) ... Read more...
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‘24X7 information flow leads to accountability’
April 8th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Increasing popularity of social networking sites, blogs and media will lead to a radical change in the way not only companies but also the government ... Read more...
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Budget: Telecom sector revenue at Rs.29,648.33 crore
February 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government expects to raise Rs.29,648.33 crore (Rs.296.48 billion) through recurring licence fees and other usage charges from the telecom sector, according to the general budget ... Read more...
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Aircel launches 3G services in India
February 23rd, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.23 (ANI-Business Wire India): Telecom major Aircel has launched its 3G services on its home turf of Chennai.Aircel has an all-India subscriber base of over 50 million and is ... Read more...
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MTNL posts net loss of Rs.605 crore in Q2
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Wednesday reported a net loss of Rs.605 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30 as against the net profit of Rs.21 crore ... Read more...
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Tejas unveils new optical carrier for 3G, broadband services
August 13th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 13 (IANS) Telecom product firm Tejas Networks Friday unveiled its leading-edge packet optical carrier to enhance 3G service and broadband wireless access (BWA) backhaul.
"We are marking our 10th anniversary by ... Read more...
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India needs to allocate more spectrum for digital dividend
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India needs to allocate more spectrum to achieve its target of 100 million broadband subscribers by 2014, Robindhra Mangtani, senior director of GSM Associations, said Thursday.
GSM ... Read more...
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Auction for BWA begins; Rs.15,000 crore expected
May 24th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The Indian government expects a revenue of Rs.15,000 crore ($3.2 billion) from the auction of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services which kicked off Monday, Communications ... Read more...
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3G revenues to cut fiscal deficit, borrowings: Cabinet Secretary
May 24th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Rs.67,718.95 crore ($15 billion) generated from the just- concluded auction of spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony will bring down the fiscal deficit and cut borrowings ... Read more...
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Government asks 3G auction winners to pay by May 31
May 21st, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Indian government Friday approved the results of the auction of spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services and asked the winning firms to make payments by ... Read more...
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Happy with revenues from 3G auction: Raja
May 20th, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Union Communications Minister A. Raja Wednesday said the government is happy with the successful and timely completion of the auction of spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom ... Read more...
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Government sets target of 250 mn broadband connections by 2012
January 28th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) As broadband penetration in India hasn't picked up in proportion to the growth of mobile subscribers, the government Thursday said it has set a target of 250 ... Read more...
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WiMax rollout may be delayed: Telecom secretary
August 31st, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The dispute between the Department of Space (DoS) and Department of Telecommunications (DoT) over vacation of broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum can delay WiMax rollout, a senior ... Read more...
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Radio frequency auction for 3G telecom services likely to be deferred
January 15th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The much-awaited radio frequency auction for third generation (3G) telecom services is likely to be delayed further and a new timeframe will be notified after the cabinet ... Read more...
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