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Higher mobile bills hit Indian consumers harder than most nations

An analysis from shows that while overall bills are lower in India in absolute terms, they are a larger share of monthly income than in many economies

Telecom operators to step up pace of 5G network rollout from December

Number of towers may be increased to 10K per week by Jan

No word from DoT on dues' conversion since April: Vodafone Idea CEO

In an analyst call following the release of Vi results, CEO Akshaya Moondra said the company is trying to quickly close funding talks with banks so that stuck vendor payments can be quickly addressed

Govt identifying spectrum bands for machine communication and IoT

With an eye on leveraging IoT, machine to machine communications, and advanced cloud-based services, the government is looking to set aside select spectrum bands for use cases

Three-fourth employers in services sector willing to hire: TeamLease

The hiring boom in India's services sector is likely to continue in the third quarter, with 73 per cent of employers willing to increase their resource pool

Indian iPhone users may get to use 5G services starting next week

Apple Inc made the commitment at a meeting of key mobile device makers called by the DoT on Wednesday

Empowering Gati Shakti

Done the right way, the smart platform for infrastructure planning and execution could lead to tremendous productivity benefits

Top headlines: Borrowing costs bite, mechanism for sharing trade data

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Door open for no regulation of satellite spectrum in revised telecom Bill

Revised telecom bill will aim to list guidelines for satellite spectrum, say officials; several stakeholders have argued for separate provisions

Nokia, Samsung, Tejas Networks among 42 firms approved for PLI scheme

The scheme is crucial to strengthen the value chain of multiple verticals of 5G equipment. For these, India mainly depends on imports

Govt to start with one or two GACs, to present structure, working soon

Several big tech companies had expressed reservations over the GACs, which can overturn the decisions taken by grievance officers of social media companies

Top Headlines: CBIC seeks details on digital assets, govt to form GACs

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Amendment of guidelines aimed at protection of online users: IT minister

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the latest amendment of intermediary guidelines is focused on protection of online users. The comment came as the government notified new rules under which it will set up appellate panels to settle grievances that users may have against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content. The three-member Grievance Appellate Committee(s) will be set in three months, according to the gazette notification issued on Friday. Soon after the tweaks in IT rules were notified, Vaishnaw said, The focus of the amendment of intermediary guidelines is on the protection of online users. The law of the land is supreme. Intermediary to ensure accessibility of its services to all users and respect their rights under the Constitution of India," he noted. According to the latest amendments, the appellate committees will be able to review content moderation and other decisions of social media companies such as Meta

Want to see business plan to tackle arrears, issues: Centre asks Voda Idea

Vi is also in talks with Indus Towers which has asked Vi to pay its dues of Rs 7,000 crore by November or face action

DoT may mandate local purchase of high-quality telecom equipment

Focus on high-quality products, indigenous manufacturers told

No violation of net neutrality in network slicing, find Trai, DoT

To make the most of 5G technology, which offers features like network slicing and giving a dedicated experience to an organisation, Jio, Airtel have urged lawmakers to review the net neutrality rules

Govt target of 10K new 5G towers per week is far off, say industry sources

Industry executives say the availability of 5G radios, environmental conditions and approval process is dictating the pace.

Telcos need to install atleast 10K 5G towers per week: Ashwini Vaishnaw

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

Trai to push DoT for separate license for wholesale access network provider

Trai to again write to DoT arguing its case; move to see creation of new industry vertical in telecom space, bring in more domestic and foreign players

BSNL has worst call drop rate in 14 of 18 surveyed cities, shows Trai data

Vodafone Idea had the highest data download rates, across both 3G and 4G networks in the most number of cities