Telecom sector

New Delhi: The number of Internet subscribers reached 936.16 million at the end of December 2023, registering a quarterly rate of growth 1.96 per cent from 918.19 million at the end of September, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India…
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New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday issued an advisory to citizens about calls impersonating DoT, threatening people to disconnect mobile numbers. Calls are being received by the citizens wherein callers, in…
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New Delhi: The industry on Tuesday welcomed the government’s progressive approach towards technological advancement of the nation, including the abolition of the wireless operating license (WOL). Union Minister for Communications and IT,…
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The Central Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged mobile users across the country, against picking up calls from "unknown numbers". He specifically said that people should never pick up calls made from unknown numbers. In an…
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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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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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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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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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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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