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As the government tables the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha, the move is seen as a big win for Sunil Mittal's OneWeb, which had been pushing for the same

Legislation clears the way for satellite spectrum to be administratively allocated by the government

Manik Das, Superintendent of Police, West Tripura, claimed members of the 22-member I-Pac team are being questioned in a Agartala city-based hotel, as part of a routine check-up

The New Delhi Municipal Council has prepared a draft policy to regularise scores of unauthorised cellular towers in Lutyens' Delhi, officials said on Saturday. There are around 240 unauthorised cellular towers. Out of these, 140 are located on government buildings and the rest on private buildings, an NDMC official said. The draft policy aims to modify the rules for the installation of communication towers by cellular and basic telecom operators on rooftops and ground bases within the premises and in the area under the jurisdiction of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). There are four main aspects of the policy -- regularisation of unauthorised towers, increase in one-time tower installation fee, renter fee for towers situated on NDMC buildings (no change), and process to install new towers. The NDMC released the draft policy on Friday and it has sought public comments and suggestions on it. "We have sought public comments and suggestions on Draft Cellular Tower. We will regis

The New Delhi Municipal Council on Wednesday approved various proposals, including those related to installation of telecom towers and allotment of municipal spaces, its Vice Chairperson Satish Upadhyay said. In a meeting of the council, all its members also passed a special vote of thanks for the acceptance of regularisation of 4,500 Regular Muster Roll (RMR) employees and their gazette declaration. This special vote of thanks was moved by Upadhyay and supported by all the other members of the council. "The civic and employee oriented initiatives were approved in the meeting," Upadhyay said in a statement The vice chairman said security services arrangements at various NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) premises under "Group D (for Navyug Schools, Sewerage Centre and auto workshops) and Group E (for Atal Aadarsh Schools)" will be tightened. In the statement, Upadhyay said according to a "approved study report", NDMC buildings, premises, schools, gardens and parks have been

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had called a meeting with mobile phone operators on February 17 to discuss the quality of wireline and wireless services

The government has notified new rules to make entities pay for damages that they may cause by digging or excavating to telecom infrastructure like optical fibre network and mobile towers, according to an official statement issued on Friday. According to official estimates, due to digging or excavation activities undertaken by various entities, there are nearly 10 lakh optical fibre cuts (OFC) every year that cause an economic loss of approximately Rs 3,000 crore per annum. The Department of Telecom expects that the Indian Telegraph (Infrastructure Safety) Rules 2022 was notified on January 3 will be able to curb damages caused to the telecom infrastructure and inconvenience caused to citizens because of frequent breakdown of communication services. "Many utilities can be saved from unwanted cuts and wasteful costs towards restoration, thus saving thousands of crores for businesses and associated tax loss to the government," the statement said. The rule mandates that any person or .

He said the government's Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) would be slowly enlarged to Rs 3,000-4,000 crore over a number of years, from the current Rs 500 crore per year

The company is likely to visit markets ahead of the repo rate decision by the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy Committee (MPC) on December 7

Indus Towers posted a net profit of Rs 872 crore in the second quarter of the fiscal year (FY2023) on a revenue of Rs 7,967 crore

Vaishnaw said deadline for receiving comments on draft Telecom bill may be extended to November 10 but not beyond that.

Many global agencies have raised concern that the draft Bill will adversely impact privacy by giving DoT almost unlimited powers to access and endlessly demand all manner of private information

American Tower Corp. is weighing entering the race for a stake in Vodafone Group Plc's €13 billion ($12.6 billion) wireless towers unit, people familiar with the matter said.

State-owned BBNL to take up work that will ensure connectivity across the country

Vodafone Idea's (Vi) total tower dues exceed Rs 10,000 crore. Out of this, Rs 7,000 crore is owed to Indus Towers alone

Vaishnaw says the service will be available for apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram

DGCA's concern comes after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) raised concerns over the last year since telecom operators in the US started rolling out 5G services

'Where the licensee proposes establishment of overground telegraph infrastructure over any private property, the licensee shall not require any permission from authority'

Investment in fiberisation of towers etc could hit anything between Rs 5 trn-Rs 7 trn by 2025, says an industry body

It is 5x more efficient, compared to the 1800 MHz for rural area coverage, and twice as efficient as 900 MHz