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Department of Telecom

DoT seeks additional details on Reliance Jio, Infotel merger

The Department of Telecom has sought more details on the proposed merger of Reliance Jio Infocomm and its long distance services arm Infotel.

Oct 24, 2014, 18:39 PM IST

BSNL cuts call rates to Nepal by 35% as PMO raises issue

State-owned BSNL has reduced call rates to Nepal by about 35 percent as the Prime Minister's Office had raised the issue of high call charges to the neighbouring country with the Department of Telecom.

Oct 19, 2014, 18:27 PM IST

Telecom subscriber base crosses 95-cr mark again in August

Telecom subscriber base crossed the 95-crore mark in August, after a gap of more than two years, on the back of higher mobile users whose number touched 92.43 crore.

Oct 15, 2014, 20:03 PM IST

Full mobile number portability by March 31

Mobile phone users will soon be able to change their telecom operators and retain their numbers even if they are relocating to areas outside the service providers' operations.

Oct 15, 2014, 17:30 PM IST

DoT moves SC challenging TDSAT's order on 3G roaming services

The Department of Telecom has moved the Supreme Court challenging TDSAT's order allowing Airtel, Idea and Vodafone to offer 3G services under a roaming arrangement in areas where not all of them own 3G spectrum.

Oct 09, 2014, 21:47 PM IST

Telecom Commission may meet on Oct 15

Telecom Commission is likely to meet on October 15 and discuss issues pertaining to the upcoming spectrum auction and full mobile number portability.

Oct 08, 2014, 18:37 PM IST

Block app 'We Phone': IB to DoT

The Intelligence Bureau has asked the Department of Telecom to block 'We Phone' application as it facilitates spoofing of caller id and is difficult to identify to locate or identify actual caller.

Oct 06, 2014, 20:05 PM IST

Telecom sector to create 40 lakh jobs in 5 yrs: Experts

India's telecom industry is expected to generate 40 lakh new jobs in the next five years, spurred by growing potential in rural markets and rising Internet penetration, say experts.

Oct 02, 2014, 17:13 PM IST

Govt panel for incentive based pay to spectrum auctioneer

Earlier auctions had provision of paying fixed fee of Rs 5 crore along with variable fee quoted by the auctioneer.

Sep 23, 2014, 20:06 PM IST

Essar-Loop case: Court to hear final arguments from Nov 20

A special court Monday concluded recording of defence evidence in a case arising out of the probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam allegedly involving promoters of Essar Group, Loop Telecom and others and fixed the matter for commencement of final arguments on November 20.

Sep 15, 2014, 21:08 PM IST

DoT moves SC against TDSAT verdict on 3G roaming

Department of Telecom has moved the Supreme Court challenging tribunal TDSAT's judgement that allowed Airtel, Idea and Vodafone to offer 3G services under a roaming arrangement in areas where not all of them own 3G spectrum.

Sep 15, 2014, 21:01 PM IST

DoT extends permit to sell international SIM cards to 3 years

The Department of Telecom has extended permit period to sell international SIM cards to three years from one year earlier.

Aug 22, 2014, 18:50 PM IST

DoT may come out with policy structure on M2M tech this fiscal

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to come out with a policy structure on machine-to- machine (M2M) technology by the end of this fiscal.

Aug 20, 2014, 20:48 PM IST

2G scam: CBI denies allegations of scuttling probe

CBI Thursday scotched off allegations that the agency's Director Ranjit Sinha's opinion on Swan telecom, alleged to have been owned by Reliance, could hamper trial, as the views were in his individual capacity and never formed part of any court documents.

Aug 15, 2014, 00:06 AM IST