Telecom Industry

Scindia was replying to a question on the government stand on spectrum charges that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) should pay for its global satellite phone service (GSPS)

Lower capex, customer upgradation among the major drivers for the stock

Move to prevent fraud, ensure security, say telcos

Govt to study the regulator's response before issuing final guidelines

Telecom regulator Trai on Monday rejected the Department of Telecom's view, suggesting a 5 per cent annual spectrum fee to be charged from satcom (satellite communications) players instead of 4 per cent, and let go of a Rs 500 fee per connection in urban areas. The Department of Telecom (DoT) sought some changes in the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on satellite communications spectrum allocation methodology and charges for companies such as Elon Musk-led Starlink, Bharti Group-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, and Jio SES that are in fray to start their services in the country. The DoT had asked Trai to reconsider its recommendation to levy a 4 per cent annual spectrum charge, and instead consider the idea of levying a 5 per cent annual spectrum charge with a provision of 1 per cent discount if 5 per cent customers of the company enrolled in a year are from tough terrains in border and remote hilly area, and let go Rs 500 per customer charge if they meet th

Telecom firm's proposal to DoT aims to halve dues, enabling ₹25,000 cr fundraising for 5G rollout and government stake dilution

"Given Sanchar Saathi's increasing acceptance, the government has decided not to make the pre-installation mandatory for mobile manufacturers"

CAF is a critical regulatory document for compliance, and telecom service providers are audited to ensure its accuracy and integrity. Failure to do so can lead to penalties

Telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told Lok Sabha the Centre is open to changing DoT's Sanchar Saathi preloading directive based on feedback, as privacy concerns and OEM pushback grow

Apple, other global device makers not on board; India's Lava to comply

Industry and policy experts warn the new rules could upend user experience while doing little to curb cyber fraud

Industry executives say directions have been issued without prior public consultation or impact assessment

The ministry notified the rules on November 14, bringing into effect the law

Sale to be third instance of sale by promoter entity ICIL within 2025

India's 5G and broadband expansion is moving slower than expected, raising concerns among telecom companies about meeting the country's long-term digital goals

The senior executive added that satellite broadband was a complementary service to terrestrial networks and would serve use cases where terrestrial networks

This is not the first time that the Union government is considering a relief measure for the financially stressed telco

Reliance Jio had raised concerns over the need for clearer guidance on 5G network slicing

Telco in talks with DoT for next steps after top court's AGR decision

The consolidated revenue of the firm for the second quarter came in at Rs 52,145 crore