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Top headlines: UK flight ban may continue; telecom lobby slams 'sabotage'

Business Standard brings you top news of the evening

Sabotaging telecom infra as form of protest strongly condemned: COAI

This comes after over 1,500 mobile towers were targeted during farmers' stir in Punjab

COAI says telecom industry financially stressed; seeks govt support

The telecom industry, which facilitated wide-spread digital adoption during the pandemic, continues to be financially stressed

Top headlines: Charge sheet filed against Kochhars; farm protest widen

From ED filing charge sheet against Kochhars to rush for premium appliances fires up festival shopping, here are top headlines this morning

Telecom a force-multiplier for all sectors, is an essential service: COAI

Telecom sector with transformational powers is set to be a force-multiplier for other sectors, and the government needs to view it as an essential service and enabler for industries, COAI said

Trai rules out intervention for OTT services; COAI says issues unaddressed

Trai further said that no regulatory interventions are needed for privacy and security related issues of OTT services for now

Telecom sector revenue expected to rise 15% in FY21 on higher ARPU: COAI

The industry's revenue, Kochhar said, will grow at 14-15 per cent in FY21, led by some improvement in average revenue per user

COAI expects supportive policy framework to bring in new technologies

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested for several policy interventions to address financial distress faced by the telecom sector.

Rajan Mathews quits, S P Kochar becomes new COAI director general

He was till recently the CEO of Telecom Sector Skill Council of India.

After 10 years at the helm, Rajan Mathews quits COAI; SP Kochar takes over

Mathews, who is a US citizen, will be heading to the US to join his family in New Jersey

Telcos seek refund of unutilised ITC, cut in spectrum charges, licence fee

In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) also made a plea for refund of the unutilised input tax credit immediately

Trai unlikely to take up floor price issue for 2 mths over Covid-19: Report

Telecom players recently renewed their demand and asked Trai to move forward quickly on the issue of fixing floor price for tariffs

Decide on floor price for tariffs to ensure sustainability: Telcos to Trai

COAI, whose members include Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, has written to Trai seeking an open house discussion on the issue "at the earliest"

No relief for telecom sector in economic package, disappointed: COAI

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the fifth and final tranche of economic stimulus package to deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic

TRAI allows mobile operators to decide international call termination rates

The regulator said that the international call termination charges will be brought under 'forbearence', which essentially means that the companies will have the flexibility to decide the tariffs

Trai hikes int'l call termination rates to 35-65 paise/min; telcos to gain

When contacted, industry body COAI said this is a move in the "right direction" and that Trai has taken into consideration the financial situation of the operators

Telcos will not need major overhaul for on-ground services, says COAI

COAI said industry will continue with arrangements that were in place for the first lockdown period

Telecom subscriber growth slows down in Mar; Apr numbers likely to be muted

Experts said the lockdowns and curbs pulled down the fresh SIM connections for the month

COAI seeks incentives for telecom as sector tries to cope with data surge

Telecom service providers have invested and will continue to invest significantly in the telecom infrastructure

Telcos to opt for EMI moratorium; tariff to remain stable, says COAI

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) also allayed fear of hike in tariff by the telecom operators.