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AA Edit | Sanchar Saathi: Security vs Liberty Or Govt Overreach?

AA Edit | Sanchar Saathi: Security vs Liberty Or Govt Overreach?

It is obvious for people to fear surveillance the moment an app was pre-installed by the government mandate. Unlike many...

2 Dec 2025 10:20 PM IST

At the end of the five-day auction, nearly 60 per cent of the spectrum had remained unsold.

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.

26 Oct 2017 4:07 PM IST

The tender details will be finalised this week.

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.

20 Oct 2017 4:09 PM IST

The comment comes in the backdrop of the regulators ongoing tussle with Apple that is reportedly not allowing convergence of the Trais Do-Not-Disturb app on its iOS platform.

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.

8 Nov 2017 5:44 PM IST

At the end of the five-day auction, nearly 60 per cent of the spectrum had remained unsold.

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.

26 Sept 2017 2:42 PM IST

Govt has made it mandatory to install GPS in all mobile phones, including feature phones.

Tampering IMEI number a punishable offence now, can attract up to 3...

The unique number of mobile devices is allocated by global industry body GSMA and bodies authorised by it.

24 Sept 2017 6:28 PM IST

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal

Telecom sector highly taxed like tobacco industry: Sunil Mittal

Operators and Department of Telecom are under litigation for revenue maximisation, says Sunil Mittal.

25 Oct 2018 1:02 PM IST

Aadhaar is a 12-digit number, issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), that acts as identification and address proof. (Photo: File)

'Re-verification of customer's KYC voluntary post SC verdict on...

Subscribers enrolled through Aadhaar-based authentication process may have to provide fresh documents.

18 Oct 2018 12:24 PM IST

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have decided to sell their respective tower businesses in India to ATC Telecom Infrastructure for Rs 7,850 crore. (File Photo)

Telcos propose new KYC process

Before the apex court order, telecom operators had developed a system for instant online verification of customers using...

11 Oct 2018 12:18 AM IST

A recent report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has noted that the gross revenue of telecom services providers fell 8.1 per cent while the licence fee collected by the government dropped by 16 per cent year-on-year in the quarter ended December 31, 2017.

DoT awaits legal opinion on creation of ombudsman under Trai

The Trai Act may be modified to create an ombudsman with power to penalise operators or compensate consumers.

2 Oct 2018 8:07 PM IST

The regulator said that the IFC service provider should be permitted to use either INSAT systems or foreign satellites outside INSAT systems in the Indian airspace.

Bring in in-flight connectivity: Trai

The regulator recommended creation of an IFC service provider at an annual licence fee of Rs 1 only initially.

20 Jan 2018 1:13 AM IST

5,529 cases which were not related to call drop problem but other issues were also identified by the operators for taking necessary action.

DoT to meet telcos, regulator on call drops on January 10

Meeting is also slated to discuss new stringent call drop norms that were enforced by TRAI in Oct last year.

8 Jan 2018 2:00 PM IST