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Breather for telecom companies as govt reviews stand on SUC dues

Recovery of one-time spectrum charges to be reconsidered

Telecom dept asks Voda India, Airtel to pay Rs 3,050 cr in penalties: ET

Airtel has to pay Rs 1,050 crore and Vodafone Idea Rs 2,000 crore, says report.

Bharti Airtel secures TDSAT stay on DoT's Rs 1,376 crore demand

Telecom dispute appellate body TDSAT on Thursday stayed the telecom department's demand of Rs 1,376 crore from Bharti Airtel in unpaid past dues that defunct telco Videocon Telecommunications owed.

DoT to serve show-cause notice on Vodafone Idea over licence fee delay

Telco claims dues paid for first quarter

DoT set to cancel Reliance Communications licence over payment default

According to an official, clauses under the license agreement empower the government to terminate the licence of the company

DCC clears satellite connectivity for telecom networks: DoT Secretary

The DCC has cleared a provision of using satellite connectivity in telecom networks to provide services in remote areas where it is difficult to lay optical fibre network

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to telecom gear firms: Have 'atma vishwas'

Kant pointed out that the global supply chain is in a flux as most countries are looking at alternatives and reducing their dependence on one country

DoT allocates spectrum for 5G trials to telecom service providers

Chinese telecom gear makers have been kept out of the 5G trial list

TAIPA seeks DoT's intervention for priority telecom personnel vaccination

Industry body TAIPA has written to DoT seeking priority vaccination of telecom field personnel, amid a growing chorus for inoculation of these workers

DoT seeks 'frontline' tag for telco field force amid Covid-19 pandemic

This has been done on the suggestion of the Cellular Operators Association of India

DoT notice to Vodafone Idea over non-payment of licence fee for Q4

Licence fee is payable in four quarterly instalments during each financial year

Show-cause notice to VIL over not paying licence fee in 7 circles for Q4

The telecom department has issued a show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) over non-payment of licence fee for the fourth quarter of FY2020-21, with regard to some circles, sources said

Jio, Airtel, Voda Idea make Rs 21,916 crore upfront payments for spectrum

The telecom department had issued demand notes to the three operators on March 8, and the deadline for making the upfront payment was Thursday

HC refuses firm relief in plea against curbs on unsolicited messages

The regulations came into effect last Monday but their implementation was deferred for a week by the telecom sector regulator to allow companies to adhere to new norms

Govt approves over Rs 12000 cr manufacturing push for telecom equipment

The move is intended to position the nation as a global powerhouse for production of such equipment ahead of 5G roll-outs

4G spectrum auction: Reliance Jio makes the highest earnest deposit

Airtel is right behind Jio in terms of deposit money, followed by Vodafone Idea (Vi) with the least submission

BSNL, MTNL turn EBITDA positive in first half of FY21: Telecom Department

State-owned telecom companies BSNL and MTNL turned EBITDA positive in the first half of financial year 2020-21, DoT said on Monday

Telecom dept looking to 'unleash' 5G potential, exploring uses: Official

At the CII Partnership Summit 2020, Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash also said the government is soon going to come up with an incentive scheme to encourage manufacturing of telecom equipment in India

DoT looks for more spectrum to meet 5G demand of telecom companies

Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea seek at least 80 MHz for launching 5G

DoT as operational creditor to get zero proceeds from RCom, RTL resolutions

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and government object to the resolution plans of RCom and RTL