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Security clearance delay for equipment hits telecom gear makers

Without such certification, telcos cannot give product orders to vendors

Tariff hike key to sector revival, says Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar

Amid an existential struggle, Vodafone Idea on Monday said while its recent tariff tweaks are steps in the right direction, such changes are not enough to solve the industry's structural issues

Telecom needs 'long overdue' support for 3+1 structure: Sunil Mittal

Airtel to scale up investments in data centres, Cloud services, cyber security

DoT likely to set up a panel for telco financial relief package

It is learnt that the department is likely to consult an external agency for the revival package that is expected to provide relief to the sector besides being a lifeline for Vodafone Idea

State-owned BSNL, MTNL narrow losses, reduce liabilities in 2020-21

State-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have narrowed their losses and reduced liabilities in 2020-21, Parliament was informed on Thursday

BSNL LoI given to 5 local telcos for participation in 4G tender

According to a BSNL notice issued in January, the company had proposed to test the quality of Indian telecom equipment before letting them participate in the 4G tender to be floated by the company.

Telcos' AGR dues can't be subject matter of any future litigation: SC

The Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues payable by telecom majors, including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, cannot be a subject matter of any future litigation, the Supreme Court has said. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao stated this while dismissing the plea of telcos seeking rectification of alleged errors in the calculation of AGR. The top court said the dispute relating to AGR has been pending in courts for a very long period of time and the dues payable by TSPs (Telecom Service Providers) cannot be the subject matter of any future litigation. It said there is no room for any doubt from the perusal of the earlier judgement dated September 1, 2020 with respect to this court entertaining any application for altering the AGR dues of the TSPs. The court said that issues concerning the ambit of proceedings under Section 18 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in relation to spectrum, the manner in which payment has to be made by and liabilities apportioned ..

Bharti Airtel tariffs hiked, family postpaid plan spiked for new customers

Postpaid business contributes 25 per cent to the company's overall business, of which a lion's share comes from corporate plans.

AGR dues cannot be recomputed: Supreme Court reserves order

But telcos Airtel, Vi, Tata Tele say arithmetical errors can be rectified and that there are duplication of entries

Analysts expect 'muted' June qtr for telcos amid lower subscriber additions

Analysts have predicted a muted June quarter for telecom companies due to slow smartphone sales amid lockdowns, free recharges and moderate subscriber additions

Top headlines: Jet Airways creditors take haircut; Sebi reins in promoters

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Thursday

Telcos sustain growth but FY21 revenue still far from FY16 peak

Report combined net sales of Rs 1.87 trn as against Rs 2.24 trn posted 5 years ago

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 nod to telcos for conducting 5G technology and spectrum trials

Telcos to start 5G trials in different locations across India and the trials will cover rural, semi-urban and urban areas

5G's bouquet of promises: A technology that can change our lives forever

With the myriad possibilities that super high speeds and ultra-low latency could bring, telcos in India are looking at killer applications to attract consumers initially

Like telcos, banks may soon pester customers daily to pay up via messages

Working on an RBI mandate to automate its NPA alert system real-time, instead of manually gauging NPA status at the end of the month, Chennai-based Indian Bank sent a message to its surprised customer

Spectrum auction: Telcos place bids worth Rs 77,000 crore on Day 1

Revenue garnered from 4G auction may be much lower than reserve price set at Rs 3.92 trillion

Telcos want govt to clarify onus of security breach post NSD rollout

Under the current rules, telecom operators are held responsible if there is any security breach in their network

Telcos miffed about new communication security certification rules

Say new security testing norms for mobiles, telecom equipment will increase costs

Telcos remind users to prefix 0 for landline to mobile calls from Friday

Telecom operators have informed subscribers that they would need to prefix '0' for making calls from landline to mobile phones from January 15, in line with the telecom department's recent directive. "As per DoT's directive, effective 15-Jan-21, it is mandatory to prefix 0 before the mobile number while dialling from your landline," Airtel has started informing its fixed line users. Reliance Jio, too, has sent messages to fixed line users urging them to ensure that they prefix 0 when dialling any mobile number from a fixed line number. "This change in dialling pattern effective Jan 15 is in accordance to the directive from DoT," Jio's message said. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had said in November that callers will have to dial numbers with prefix '0' for making calls from landline to mobile phone, from January 15. The Communications Ministry had said the move would free up sufficient numbering resources for future use, and nearly 2,539 million numbering series are expected to