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Telecom industry cautions against fake mobile tower installation before 5G rollout in India

IANS Jul 4, 2022 0

New Delhi: Telecom industry stakeholders on Monday cautioned the public against the fraud related to the installation of mobile towers on their properties in the country as it prepares for 5G roll out. The Cellular Operators…
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Telecom sector enabling 35% of India’s GDP in COVID-19 times

IANS May 3, 2020 0

Gurugram: As the telecom players ensured their networks were up and running to meet the unprecedented surge in demand during lockdown times, the sector is currently enabling 30-35 per cent of the GDP in the COVID-19 lockdown and social…
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Telecom Bosses summoned by Supreme Court

IANS Feb 14, 2020 0

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the telecom companies for not paying dues to the tune of Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the government and summoned their top executives to court to explain, why the top court order on…
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10% hike in tariffs could cut losses of telcos by 60%

KalingaTV Bureau Nov 22, 2019 0

New Delhi: Deferment of spectrum dues and possible tariff hikes are a positive but AGR overhang remains and a 10 per cent hike in tariffs could bring down their losses by 30-60 per cent, Vipula Sharma, Director - Ratings, Brickwork Ratings…
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Cabinet gives Rs 42,000 cr cash flow to telcos

KalingaTV Bureau Nov 21, 2019 0

New Delhi: In a big relief to the telcos --Airtel, Vodafone and Jio, the Union Cabinet has approved the recommendation of the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) and allowed telcos a two-year moratorium on spectrum-related dues which translates…
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DoT suggests telcos to take steps to up ARPUs via tariff hike

KalingaTV Bureau Nov 21, 2019 0

New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) has suggested telcos to take steps to improve their ARPUs (average revenue per user), which essentially translates into tariff hike. A 15-20 per cent gradual hike has been suggested to partly…
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Business

After JioFiber, Airtel launches 1Gbps broadband plan at Rs 3,999

KalingaTV Bureau Sep 11, 2019 0

New Delhi : In a direct challenge to JioFiber, telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday launched its ultra-fast broadband offering, Airtel Xstream Fibre, at Rs 3,999. The announcement comes barely a week after Reliance Jio commercially…
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