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department of telecommunications
]From January 1, add 0 before dialling a mobile number from your landline
The circular dated November 20 also said that it may inform landline customers about this change. “Fixed-to-mobile calls shall be dialled with prefix ‘0’.
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 12:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
The end of Inspector Raj in India’s IT sector
The cadres of bureaucrats whose sole business it was to manage this obscure corner of the regulatory landscape will have to be disbanded and put to better use elsewhere.
Updated on Nov 06, 2020 07:15 PM IST
By Rahul Matthan
Reliance Communications insolvency rescue plan hits DoT hurdle
The DoT objection comes after the Supreme Court recently asked the government to clarify how it plans to recover dues from bankrupt telcos, which, apart from RCom, also include Aircel and Videocon.
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 06:02 AM IST
Mint, Mumbai/New Delhi | By Shayan Ghosh and Ishita Guha
Supreme Court pulls up DoT for claiming AGR dues from PSUs
On Thursday, a Supreme Court bench asked the telcos to file a joint affidavit giving a reasonable time-frame for repaying dues, measures to ensure timely payment and securities, undertakings and guarantees that they need to furnish.
Updated on Jun 12, 2020 02:57 AM IST
Mint, Delhi | By Japnam Bindra
WeTransfer banned in public interest: Official
According to IFF trustee Apar Gupta, the lack of reasoning in the order denies WeTransfer a chance to defend its position.
Updated on Jun 11, 2020 03:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Deeksha Bhardwaj, New Delhi
Telcos make part payments, SC refuses to block coercive action
Vodafone Idea’s board on Monday decided to immediately pay Rs 2,500 crore to the department of telecommunications (DoT) and pay an additional Rs 1,000 crore before the end of the week.
Updated on Feb 18, 2020 03:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mint | By Navadha Pandey and Japnam Bindra
Decoding the crisis in telecom
A bright spot in the economy is heading for dark times
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 07:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
Government directs telcos to pay Rs 1.5 lakh crore after Supreme Court rebuke
Bharti Airtel responded immediately, offering to pay Rs 10,000 crore by February 20 and the rest of its dues before the next date of hearing, March 17.
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Murali Krishnan
Telecom firms seek open court hearing in Supreme Court of review petition against AGR ruling
Updated on Jan 08, 2020 12:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Murali Krishnan
Telcos can do with help, for a monopoly will hurt consumers
A recent India Ratings report put the total debt of the top three telcos — Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, and Reliance Jio — at ₹3.9 lakh crore or ₹3.9 trillion in 2018-19. This can be partly attributed to Jio’s unnaturally low pricing, which has eroded the market share of other telcos, apart from forcing them to lower their own tariffs.
Published on Oct 29, 2019 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
Cellphone towers affecting building safety to be razed
Yadav said that once requisite details of all existing mobile towers are obtained, the regularisation process will start.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 04:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By Kartik Kumar
Net neutrality rules are evidence of India’s progressiveness
This is the kind of policy-making model India would do well to follow in many other areas — in terms of both content and process.
Updated on Jul 13, 2018 12:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
Govt’s $1 billion demand from the Vodafone-Idea merger shows it treats the telecom sector like a piggy bank
The Vodafone-Idea deal hasn’t gone through yet because the government department in charge of overseeing the sector -- has been holding things up, says Mihir Sharma
Updated on Jul 13, 2018 12:03 PM IST
Bloomberg | By Mihir Sharma
Soon, passengers may be able to opt for in-flight WiFi with their plane tickets
The DoT is in the process of creating a separate category of licensees called in-flight connectivity provider, who will provide internet as well as voice services within Indian territorial airspace in both domestic and international flights.
Updated on May 25, 2018 10:56 AM IST
Livemint, Mumbai | By Rhik Kundu
Draft telecom policy aims 40 lakh new jobs, $100 billion investment, 50 mbps broadband speed
The draft ‘National Digital Communications Policy 2018’ proposes to address woes of the debt-ridden telecom sector by reviewing licence fees, spectrum usage charges, universal service obligation fund levy.
Updated on May 02, 2018 12:51 PM IST
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
Not obligated to provide interconnectivity to Jio: Vodafone to Delhi High Court
The submission by Vodafone was made while challenging telecom regulator TRAI’s recommendation to the Centre to impose Rs 1,050 crore penalty on it for not giving interconnectivity to Jio.
Published on Apr 24, 2018 07:47 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Not obligated to provide interconnectivity to Reliance Jio, Vodafone tells HC
The submission by Vodafone was made during the hearing of the company’s plea challenging TRAI’s recommendation to the Centre to impose Rs 1,050 crore penalty on it for not giving interconnectivity to Jio.
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 07:26 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Two telephone exchanges in Mumbai busted; man from UP held
As per the preliminary inquiry, the racket has led to a loss of Rs58 crore to the national exchequer, said an ATS official
Published on Apr 21, 2018 01:11 AM IST
Hinndustan Times | By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Data services may soon be allowed on domestic flights
The DoT had in August asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to furnish its recommendations on licensing terms and provision of in-flight connectivity for voice, data and video services.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 07:29 AM IST
LiveMint, New Delhi | By Navadha Pandey
Govt’s optical fibre cable project BharatNet entangled in turf war
The BharatNet project has got entangled in Right of Way issues between the DoT and the ministry of road transport and highways. The roads ministry has denied permission to DoT to lay cable within highways RoW until the department pays the license fee.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 07:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Moushumi Das Gupta
BSNL approaches DoT for recovery of Aircel’s outstanding dues
The outstanding dues related to various arrangements such as inter-operator settlements like call connect usage charges, tower sharing and intra-circle roaming pacts.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 01:32 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India, New Delhi