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Telecom package: Discussions between DoT and FinMin at an advanced stage

Matters are also a bit complicated since Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash is due to retire at the end of September

DoT announces guidelines for PLI scheme for telecom, networking equipment

DoT announced operational guidelines for Production Linked Incentive Scheme for telecom and networking equipment, notified on February 24 this year after extensive consultations with stakeholders

DoT allocates spectrum for much-awaited 5G trials to telcos: Report

The trials will be conducted at various locations including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Gujarat, Hyderabad, among others, according to industry sources

DoT gets Rs 2,307 cr from Jio, Airtel by assigning spectrum immediately

Telecom Department assigns frequencies to successful bidders; harmonisation of spectrum accomplished along with frequency assignments

Will send suitable clarification to DoT over show-cause notice: VodaIdea

Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) on Monday said it will be sending a "suitable clarification" to the telecom department

Department of Telecom files affidavit before Supreme Court on AGR payments

The Department of Telecom has filed an affidavit before Supreme Court on the status of statutory dues paid by telecom operators, a government official said on Tuesday

Airtel moves top court claiming error in DoT's assessment of AGR dues

So far the company has made a total payment of Rs 3,500 crore

DoT accepts proposal on '0' prefix for all calls from landlines to mobiles

Callers will soon be required to add '0' prefix for making calls from landlines to mobile phones

Easier OSP rules, WFH norms to create more job prospects in small towns

Experts say the move will also encourage companies to focus on innovative products and solutions and improve BPM delivery efficiencies

The AGR verdict and its impact on Vodafone Idea

Since the Supreme Court has now decided on a 10-year repayment tenure, it would clearly be a big challenge for Vodafone Idea, which is already steeped in debt

SC gives telcos 10 yrs to clear AGR dues, NCLT to decide on spectrum sale

The Supreme Court finished hearing the AGR case on August 24, almost a year after its verdict on the definition of the AGR

SC asks DoT to apprise how it will recover AGR dues from bankrupt telcos

DoT told the top court that their stand is that the spectrum cannot be sold by the telecom companies facing insolvency proceedings as it not their property

Vodafone-Idea's fate hinges on the Supreme Court's AGR verdict today

The company's future as a going concern, as it has admitted in its results for the June quarter of 2020-21, will be crucially dependent on the SC decision on repayment tenure

No, thanks: Mobile device makers say to DoT on source code demand

They oppose the proposal on the grounds that source codes are 'commercially valuable, confidential, and sensitive information'

Telecom sector seeks more clarity on spectrum road map at COAI webinar

Special panel discussion dwells on need for allocating 5G licences in 2021 target time frame, highlights importance of optimum spectrum use in times of Covid-19

Difficult for Vodafone Idea to pay upfront AGR dues: Credit Suisse

In a report it said that after having paid Rs 6,900 crore of AGR dues, estimate is that Vodafone Idea would have Rs 6,000 crore of cash balance as of March 2020

Bharti Airtel seeks 20 years to pay remaining AGR dues, SC to hear in July

Bharti companies are 'not fly-by-night operators', company tells court about amount it has been asked to pay government

Will withdraw 96% of Rs 4 trn AGR-related dues against PSUs: Centre to SC

The bench asked the telecom companies to file their financial statements before it and fixed the matter for hearing in third week of July

AGR dues: Telcos to file financial statements before SC; hearing in July

DoT seeks time from SC to respond to telcos replies on payment of AGR related dues by them

Telecom AGR dues case: The story so far

The AGR issue is a 14-year-old case that had mobile operators locked in a legal battle with the government over the definition of of the term