Bharti Airtel launches navigation application
September 12th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday launched a navigation application - SmartDrive - that enables users to view their location on a map and plan ... Read more...
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Cabinet okays Rs.14,000 crore spectrum reserve price (Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The cabinet Friday approved Rs.14,000 crore as the reserve price for the 2G spectrum auction fixed by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom, ... Read more...
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EGoM’s reserve price revision still high: GSMA
July 21st, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The price range recommended by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) for 2G spectrum is still very high in terms of international best practices and would ... Read more...
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Telecom EGoM to recommend lower reserve price to cabinet for approval (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom Friday decided to recommend to the cabinet a reserve price lower than what the sector regulator has ... Read more...
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EGoM to recommend spectrum price, but cabinet to take call
July 20th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom Friday decided to make specific recommendations on the reserve price for the 2G spectrum auction, spectrum ... Read more...
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2G spectrum base price decision deferred till Friday (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom Wednesday deferred a decision on the crucial reserve price issue till Friday, raising doubts yet again ... Read more...
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Private telcos owe BSNL Rs.550.88 crore
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Private telecom players such as Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone owe state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Rs.550.88 crore as inter-connect usage charges (IUC), ... Read more...
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Omar for financially self-reliant Jammu and Kashmir
April 24th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday declared that the state's "financial self-reliance" was the main aim of his government.Abdullah, who is also working president ... Read more...
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DoT to speed up process to meet new 2G auction deadline
April 24th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The government Tuesday said that conducting the 2G auction within the revised deadline of Aug 31 set by the Supreme Court was a difficult ... Read more...
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Notices to five telcos for under-stating revenue
January 31st, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The department of telecom (DoT) Tuesday issued showcause notices to five firms -- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices -- for ... Read more...
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Rollout of uniform format of KYC norms soon, says SEBI
December 17th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in the final stages of fine-tuning the Know Your Client (KYC) regulations to make them more ... Read more...
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BSNL’s disconnection threat illegal and coercive: Private operators
September 13th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Private telecom operators Tuesday slammed the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) saying that the operator has been trying to charge an unfair amount as ... Read more...
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No outstanding dues to BSNL: Telcos
September 10th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) decision to initiate action against private telecom operators for failing to pay carrier charges is wrong as there are ... Read more...
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Telcos can fix call tariff depending on market conditions
August 26th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Telecom service providers can fix call tariffs depending upon the market conditions and commercial requirements but within the regulatory framework of the telecom department, Minister ... Read more...
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City Union Bank to expand reach
July 30th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 29 (IANS) The private City Union Bank (CUB) will be expanding its retail reach by setting up more branches and ATMs this fiscal, said the bank's managing director ... Read more...
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2G report war intensifies, Chidambaram lashes out at Joshi (Roundup)
April 29th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The war between the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) draft report on the alleged 2G scam ... Read more...
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PAC report is distortion of facts: Chidambaram
April 29th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi's draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation was a "gross ... 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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Kashmir imposes usage charges on hydro projects
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday announced it would impose water usage charges on all major and medium hydro-electric projects in the state, a measure it described ... Read more...
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Court stays telecom tribunal’s order on hiked 2G rates
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal's (TDSAT) judgment upholding the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) order of May 2, 2010 hiking the ... Read more...
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‘Undue benefits’ to companies cost Chhattisgarh Rs.1.85 bn
February 21st, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 21 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government suffered a revenue loss of over Rs.1.85 billion (Rs.185 crore)) during 2007-08 because of "undue benefits" provided to various companies, a report by India's audit ... Read more...
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Telecom commission defers one-time spectrum fee
November 11th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Telecom Commission Tuesday deferred imposing a one-time additional fee on 6.2 megahertz of spectrum for telecom operators.However, it has recommended that stand-alone 3G players pay 3 ... Read more...
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Grant of 2G spectrum to new players justified
October 31st, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The government Friday said it would not have been possible to levy higher spectrum usage charges in case the second generation (2G) spectrum was auctioned and not ... Read more...
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