Page 18 - Telecom Services

Top headlines: Nationwide lockdown, Flipkart halts new orders, and more

From telcos facing connectivity challenge, medicine supply hit to govt mulling OBC suspension, Business Standard brings top headlines of the day

How telecom sector is coping with a 10% data demand spike amid Covid-19

Data demand sees a 10% surge as people step up work from home over Covid-19, Here's how telecoms are responding to the demand and encouraging more people to work from home

Covid-19: Airtel urges uninterrupted internet in outreach to other telcos

Calls for joining hands and paving the way for intra-circle roaming pacts as country goes under lock down in war against coronavirus

Take the call

Govt should find a way to save the telecom sector

Top business headlines: YES Bank case, China like model for MCX, and more

From AGR dues to dull growth for Indian IT companies, Business standard brings to you the top headlines of the day

Book review: B K Syngal's riveting memoir of a tumultuous era in telecom

Brijendra K Syngal, who is approaching the ninth decade of his life, reminds you that telecom policy was just as tumultuous years ago as it is now.

AGR: NITI Aayog does a flip-flop on minimum floor price for telcos

Amitabh Kant claimed that fixing a floor price is in "national interest" and would ensure that the sector is provided with much needed relief measures

Voda Idea puts AGR dues at Rs 21,533 cr as Nick Read calls on FM Sitharaman

Telecom firm advised to pay up at least the principal amount before SC hearing

A telecom crisis, once again

An implosion of the sector will have economy-wide ramifications. This is the last thing India needs now

Best of BS Opinion: GST collection, India's telecom crisis, and more

Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day talk about government finances in the context of GST, along with other policy issues.

For operational flexibility, Shyam Telecom seeks approval to delist shares

The company had posted a loss of Rs 1.35 crore for the quarter ended December 2019, compared to a profit of Rs 57 lakh in the same period a year ago

Telecom industry body writes to govt seeking breather for crisis-hit sector

COAI's letter comes at a time when Vodafone Idea has reportedly made it clear to the govt that it won't be able to pay court mandated AGR dues in their entirety, unless a bailout is extended

BSNL, MTNL user: Here's why your services might be suffering

If your landline connection is going dead, or you are unable to browse the internet at a high speed, despite paying for 4G, you are not the only one!

DoT to bar foreign telecom vendors that exclude purchase from Indian firms

The order is part of govt's Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) order 2017 which envisages to source domestically manufactured products to encourage 'Make in India'.

Telcos expect ARPU to more than double by 2021; steep hike in bills likely

Clearly with the financial stress of telcos getting aggravated with the large imposts that they have to fork out due to the AGR order immediately, much of the bill will have be passed on to customers.

Will wait to hear from telecom department on AGR issue: FM Sitharaman

The ministry will look into startups' concerns on the applicability of easing ESOP norms

Don't hang up

After SC blow, telecom firms need a decisive DoT

Indian users like telecom carrier-bundled OTT services, says study

Pay-per-use model also popular; average plan of Rs 306 too expensive for most

Budget: Telecom, auto sectors stay in stress zone with no direct relief

All three sectors had lobbied hard but the Budget did not offer any respite

AGR dues: Telecom firms, DoT discuss part upfront payment by March 31

The move suggested by telcos, if executed, will bring in additional revenues of Rs 22,077 crore from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and the Tatas in this fiscal year