department of telecom
Telecom Commission meeting on Jan 9 over relief package for sector
Commission is likely to discuss relief package recommended by an inter-ministerial group for telecom sector.
India’s stand on net neutrality clear, US can decide for itself: Govt
Ravi Shankar Prasad also said the government is making efforts to make India a USD 1 trillion digital economy in coming 5 years.
Trai hopes to share new telecom policy inputs with DoT in Dec
Policy in the offing is expected to focus on areas such as Internet for all, next-generation technologies.
Govt aims to double telecom footprint in India by 2020
Govt is working on telecom projects worth of Rs 1 lakh crore, which will be completed in next 2 years.
Govt to float tender for Wi-Fi service in panchayats by 2019
Plan is to roll out Wi-Fi service in 1 lakh gram panchayats (GPs) in a year and in the rest by 2019.
Govt sets up body for 5G, eyes rollout by 2020
Government aims to deliver about 10,000 megabit per second in urban areas and 1000 Mbps in rural locations.
Tampering IMEI number a punishable offence now, can attract up to 3 yrs in jail
The unique number of mobile devices is allocated by global industry body GSMA and bodies authorised by it.
IMG may favour more time to telcos for spectrum payment
IMG is also considering a proposal to shift from PLR to MCLR for interest and penalty payments.
Trai paper on spectrum auction, pricing 'ready'; likely to be out this week
During the last auction, the government had put airwaves worth Rs 5.66 lakh crore for sale.
Telecom sector stress: IMG to meet next week to finalise report
The high-level group will hold its next meeting on August 14 and August 16.