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Budget Watch: Govt may announce new 5G initiatives, focus on R&D for 6G

The government is looking to expand funds for research in rural 5G use cases

Telcos call for tax reforms in telecom sector in Union Budget 2024-25

COAI has restated calls to stop USOF payments, reduce customs duty on equipment

Jio, Bharti Airtel may report over 10% growth in Q1FY25, say analysts

Consistent rise in mobile business, subscriber gains to help the two telcos

From 68k crore, trade deficit in telecom has dropped to 4k cr: Scindia

Telecom gear sales crossed Rs 50,000 crore, exports at Rs. 10,500 under PLI, DoT said

India, Russia target $100 billion bilateral trade by 2030, FTA with EAEU

Peace talks do not succeed in the midst of bombs, guns, and bullets: PM Narendra Modi

ONGC unveils Rs 2 trillion decarbonisation road map for net-zero 2038

Rs 2 trn allocated for 7 Gw of renewables, carbon capture, and green H2 plans

Monthly prepaid ARPU crosses Rs 150 for the first time in Q4 FY24

Monthly prepaid ARPUs have consistently risen for more than six quarters, but the pace has been slow

10th round of OALP bidding for oil and gas assets likely in August

The Centre is planning to bring 560,000 sqkm under oil exploration by the end of 2024

Data stickiness likely to see users absorb mobile tariff hike: Analysts

Industry ARPU may rise 15% to Rs 220 in FY25

Airtel, Vi follow Jio in raising tariffs; prices hiked by up to 21%

While Airtel and Jio's tariff hikes will be effective July 3, Vi will implement the higher tariffs from July 4

Jio rings in up to 25% tariff hike; Airtel, Vodafone Idea may follow suit

Jio's competitors have been clamouring for tariff hikes for months now, and are expected to soon announce hikes of their own

Govt likely to take 6 months for notifying new rules for Telecom Act

The DoT is also working on notifying many of the provisions of the Act which haven't come into effect as of yet

Surprisingly large mid-band spectrum purchase to boost Vi's 4G: Analysts

Latest spectrum won't change sector dynamics, eyes on tariff action, they say

Spectrum auction ends on Day 2 with total Rs 11,340 cr bids, officials say

Volume limited as large part of spectrum already auctioned, says Scindia

Vi in talks with Samsung to get network equipment for 4G/5G rollout

Telco has already deployed Samsung's vRAN tech in 3 circles

Telecom Act gets partially notified, govt can now intercept, stop messages

This can be done for public safety or during public emergencies

5G Spectrum auction Day 1: Govt receives bids worth Rs 11,000 crore

Five rounds of auction saw telcos focus on four spectrum bands

Telecom dept to begin auctions for Rs 96,318 crore spectrum on Tuesday

With lower EMD and more focus on renewals, auctions may be muted

Submit monthly data on spam complaints, Trai tells telecom companies

"Essential details for the registration of complaints should be automatically populated if users grant permission to access their call logs and other relevant data," the regulator said

Sheikh Hasina visit: India, Bangladesh expand rail ties, open trade talks

The Bangladeshi Prime Minister is in India on a bilateral visit