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Trai seeks answers to increase broadband connectivity, ramp up speeds

A consultation paper by Trai follows a request from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) with the aim to promote broadband connectivity in the country

Top headlines: DoT objects to RCom resolution plan, AGR case update, & more

Here are the top headlines on Thursday morning

Reliance Communications' resolution in limbo as DoT raises objection

Plan approved by lenders leaves nothing for dept; NCLT adjourns hearing

AGR case: SC seeks details of spectrum sharing between RCom, Reliance Jio

Spectrum is a government property, not private, and anyone using it is liable to pay the dues, the apex court said

US Department of Defence announces 100 MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G

The availability of more mid-band spectrum is a key factor in driving widespread 5G access across rural America

PM Modi unveils first ever undersea cable to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar will get access to online classes, tourism, banking, and telemedicine, says the Prime Minister.

BS READS: How deep Huawei's roots run and why it's tough to keep it out

Keeping Huawei out is hard as its offerings are cheaper than European rivals, and it has ongoing maintenance contracts with telcos here. Two-thirds of 560,000 towers in India run on Huawei equipment

25 years of mobile telephony: PM Modi congratulates telecom industry

Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash indicated how telecom services had kept it all going during the Covid-19 crisis

Foreign telecom gear makers seek relief from DoT on eligibility criteria

Ask DoT to include service costs while calculating local content, value addition

25 years since the first mobile call: Roller-coaster ride for telecom

It's been through dizzying peaks, troughs, policy U-turns, court battles, brutal competition, and daily controversies

Spectrum auction: DoT circulates Cabinet note for comments, keeps 5G out

Says industry may not have the appetite for it because of AGR issue

Covid-19 impact: Govt extends WFH norms for IT, ITeS firms till year end

The decision will help ensure business continuity and employee safety, industry executives said.

Telcos should provide location grid of bulk users: Department of Telecom

Telecom companies will have to provide a point of sale code through a portal to law enforcement agencies, the order said.

Centre likely to reduce AGR licence fee for wireless broadband to Re 1

Cabinet likely to take up the issue in its next meeting

Railways ends Chinese firm's contract for telecommunication work: Official

The work was to be executed on a 417-km section of the corridor between Kanpur and Mughalsarai

BSNL, MTNL clinch Rs 15,000-cr sovereign guarantee; DEA sets stiff riders

For BSNL to be eligible for guarantee of Rs 8,500 crore, and MTNL to be eligible for guarantee of Rs 6,500 crore, the state-run telcos will have to pay a 1 per cent fee each.

DoT warns operators of action if banned Chinese apps are not deleted

The order came after the government this week banned several Chinese apps including ByteDance's TikTok, Alibaba's UC News and Tencent's WeChat citing "threat to sovereignty and integrity.

Impractical demand

Sharing source codes with DoT will only create roadblocks

DoT sets stage for spectrum auctions this year; MSTC selected as auctioneer

Given the high possibility of operators shying away from participation, the DoT is yet to decide on including the premium 5G spectrum in the tender.

DoT forms eight-member committee on BSNL's tender for 4G network

The move comes following BSNL's cancellation of its previous tender, after home-grown companies complained to the government that the terms of the tender were prepared in a way to keep them out