Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha

Mobiles worth Rs 90,000 crore produced in India in 2016-17: Government

Domestic production of cellular mobile handsets witnessed a growth of 185 percent in value terms in 2015-16 compared to 2014-15 and 67 per cent in 2016-17 as against 2015-16, he said.

Jul 21, 2017, 17:14 PM IST

DoT to meet telcos, associations tomorrow on new policy

The meeting is expected to be chaired by Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan, and service providers as well as prominent industry bodies have been invited to place their ideas and inputs on the upcoming policy, said multiple sources.

Jul 20, 2017, 20:46 PM IST

Satellite phone sector is open for all: Telecom Minister

BSNL has set-up gateway for satellite phone service in partnership with INMARSAT at a cost of around Rs 83 crore.

Jul 16, 2017, 15:54 PM IST

Tariff war in telecom sector always benefitted consumers:Sinha

With Reliance Jio launching aggressive 4G plans in India, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said the consumer has always benefitted whenever a tariff war has been unleashed in the country and dismissed concerns that such a pricing structure will impact the government's revenue.

Sep 16, 2016, 13:11 PM IST

Telcos submit applications for mega spectrum auction

 Incumbent operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, along with the new entrant Reliance Jio, formally joined the bidding race for the biggest-ever spectrum auction that kicks off on October 1.

Sep 14, 2016, 18:19 PM IST