Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Good news for piligrims as BSNL to launch WiFi at Vaishno Devi

BSNL had planned to set up 2,500 wi-fi hotspots in 250 locations at a cost of Rs 500 crore in the current fiscal. A couple of days back, the customs department had cleared another 750 hotspots which will be set up in the next few days, according to a BSNL official.

Mar 17, 2016, 23:43 PM IST

Google asked to submit fresh proposal for Loon Project: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Government has asked IT giant Google to submit fresh proposal for testing its balloon-based Internet technology for the Loon Project following objections to the use of spectrum band it had proposed earlier

Mar 16, 2016, 17:03 PM IST

India may have 50 crore Internet subscribers next year: Prasad

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said Internet subscribers may reach the 50 crore mark in the country next year. 

Dec 29, 2015, 16:41 PM IST

MTNL to soon launch free roaming

State-run telecom firm MTNL, which offers services in Delhi and Mumbai, will soon launch free roaming scheme, allowing customers to receive calls at no extra cost while traveling across the country.

Nov 15, 2015, 11:08 AM IST

Japan's SoftBank to invest $10 billion in India

Softbank -- one of the major telecom and internet corporations of Japan -- will look for opportunities in telecom and the fast-growing e-commerce sectors in India.

Oct 27, 2014, 19:52 PM IST