RCom-Aircel Merger: 5 Key facts you must know
Know how the RCom-Aircel merger will redefine India's telecom industry....
Dec 23, 2015, 15:23 PM IST
RCom, Aircel in talks to create India's 2nd biggest mobile operator
The combination of RCom, Aircel, MTS wireless businesses will hold 19.3 percent of the total spectrum allocated to the the industry - the highest in the country by an entity.
Dec 22, 2015, 20:16 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad does plainspeak, will be 'tough' on call drops
Calling for a balance between business growth and consumer interest, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said he will remain tough on the issue of service quality of telecom companies.
Dec 19, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
Don't want to be known as 'call drop minister': Ravi Shankar Prasad
On Monday, Bharti Airtel announced an investment of Rs 60,000 crore which will go into capital expenditure on fibre, cables and changing older networks.
Dec 01, 2015, 22:53 PM IST
TRAI orders telcos to compensate consumers for call drops
The report also added that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) have also published the results of the drive tests conducted by it on September 28-29 in Delhi and Mumbai.
Oct 15, 2015, 18:25 PM IST
Hiring up 18% in September, outlook bullish
The Naukri Job Speak Index for September stood at 1,796, witnessing an upward movement of 18 percent compared with September last year.
Oct 12, 2015, 14:47 PM IST
Call drop situation improving, says IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Under attack from the Opposition on the call drop problem, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Sunday said that the situation was improving.
Sep 27, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
Call drops: Consumers demand compensation, telcos oppose
Telecom operators have opposed telecom regulator TRAI's proposal to compensate users for call drops even as consumers backed it strongly.
Sep 22, 2015, 19:42 PM IST
2G case: SC rejects govt's move to remove Venugopal as CBI, ED counsel
Supreme Court on Wednesday disapproved the government's move to remove senior advocate K K Venugopal as a counsel for CBI and Enforcement Directorate in the 2G spectrum allocation scam matter, saying he would continue assist the court on the probe which was at the fag end.
Sep 09, 2015, 19:16 PM IST
Govt approves spectrum trading norms for telecom firms
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-awaited spectrum trading norms for telecom companies.
Sep 09, 2015, 14:30 PM IST
2G case: Court to resume hearing final arguments from Aug 4
A special court would resume from August 4 the final arguments in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case in which former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 15 others are facing trial.
Jul 30, 2015, 19:47 PM IST
GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lakh subscribers in June: COAI
The GSM subscriber base increased marginally in June with telecom operators adding 41.4 lakh users to take the overall base to 72.03 crore.
Jul 22, 2015, 22:21 PM IST
Call drop: Submit report on issue by Jul 31, DoT tells telcos
Amid growing concerns over the call drop issue, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked all mobile operators to submit a report on action taken by them to address the problem by July 31.
Jul 22, 2015, 21:27 PM IST
AT&T nears US approval of $48.5 billion DirecTV merger
AT&T Inc is close to wrapping up its deal to buy DirecTV as U.S. telecom and antitrust regulators signalled a green light for the $48.5 billion merger that would create the country`s largest pay-TV company.
Jul 22, 2015, 06:19 AM IST
AT&T nears US approval of $48.5 billion DirecTV merger
AT&T Inc is close to wrapping up its deal to buy DirecTV as U.S. telecom and antitrust regulators signalled a green light for the $48.5 billion merger that would create the country`s largest pay-TV company.
Jul 22, 2015, 06:19 AM IST
Bharti Airtel to sell its four African arms to Orange
Bharti Airtel Monday said it has entered into an agreement with France-based telecom operator Orange to sell its four subsidiaries in Africa.
Jul 21, 2015, 00:13 AM IST
Illegal telephone exchange case: CBI seeks cancellation of Maran's interim pre-arrest bail
CBI on Thursday filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking cancellation of the interim anticipatory bail granted to former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in the alleged illegal telephone exchange case.
Jul 16, 2015, 21:22 PM IST
CBI moves Madras HC seeking cancellation of Maran's anticipatory bail
The CBI on Thursday moved Madras High Court for cancellation of anticipatory bail given to former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in illegal telephone exchange case.
Jul 16, 2015, 20:39 PM IST
Maran was evasive during questioning; may be called again: CBI
Former Telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran was "evasive" during his questioning by CBI in a case of alleged abuse of his office in getting installed high capacity BSNL lines at his residences to facilitate speedy transmission of programmes to a TV firm owned by his brother and could be called again.
Jul 05, 2015, 17:44 PM IST
