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DoT eases security norms for mobile services near int'l border areas

The Telecom Department on Tuesday amended the licence norms to remove restrictions on telecom connectivity near international border areas, paving the way for better mobile coverage in these locations. So far, telcos' services were not available in locations near the border, as telecom players were required to fade out signals just ahead of the border. The security clause in the licence earlier stated that telecom licencees will ensure that base stations, cell stations or radio transmitters to provide mobile telephone services near international border of India, "shall be as far away from such borders as feasible and such base stations, cell sites or radio transmitters shall work in such a fashion that radio signals emanating there from, fade out when nearing or about to cross international border and become unusable within a reasonable distance across such border". For this purpose, suitable technical infrastructure had to be installed by the telecom players. The said condition ha

Airtel pays Rs 8,312 crore ahead of schedule for 5G spectrum dues

Telco had acquired 19,867 MHz of spectrum in various bands worth Rs 43,084 crore in recent 5G auction

DoT warns e-commerce companies on illegal sale of wireless jammers

The DoT has raised the issue several times in the last 4-5 years and even conducted raids to check illegal sales of these equipment

DoT likely to move 5G spectrum auction proposal to Cabinet next week

The Department of Telecom is likely to move the 5G spectrum auction proposal to the Union Cabinet for final approval next week, an official source said on Tuesday.

Decks cleared for 5G auction but will you enjoy the benefits anytime soon?

The govt is planning to roll out 5G for sometime now. But the telecom operators look upset, as some of their demands have not been fulfilled -- suggesting a lukewarm response of the upcoming auction

DoT abolishes NOCC charges for all telecom licence holders

It had earlier levied Rs 21 lakh per transponder a year for 36 MHz of spectrum on pro-rata basis

DoT body refers back key 5G spectrum, pricing recommendations to Trai

Telcos have been unhappy that the base price fixed by the regulator for a period of 30 years is virtually the same as what they had recommended in 2018 at Rs 492 crore for a pan-India 1Mhz spectrum.

Govt mulls dropping pre-call announcements on phones after 2 yrs of Covid

Sources DoT has written to Union Health Ministry requesting it to drop these pre-call announcements and caller tunes

DoT amends telecom licences to enable machine-to-machine communications

The DoT in the licence amendment has incorporated M2M with pan-India permit, limited to circle level and district level, according to a circular

NCLAT disposes of DoT petition against Videocon resolution plan

A two-member bench observed that the appellate tribunal earlier this month had already set aside the June 8 order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)

Reliance Jio won't opt for 4-year payment moratorium: Sources

The move comes even as its rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they will avail the four-year moratorium on payment of dues

Reliance Jio pays Rs 10,792-crore spectrum dues to DoT

Bharti Airtel has already decided to opt for a four-year moratorium on spectrum and adjusted gross revenue dues payable to the government

FM asks civil aviation ministry, DoT to expedite capital expenditure

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday reviewed the progress of capital expenditure by the civil aviation ministry and the telecom department and asked them to expedite projects

Bharti Airtel opts for four-year moratorium on payment of AGR dues

It is learnt that the letter of acceptance was sent by the company to the department of telecommunications (DoT) last week

Vodafone Idea accepts 4-year payment moratorium on spectrum dues

Telcos have been given time till October 29 to communicate whether they wish to avail a moratorium on payment of spectrum dues and AGR

DoT tells Airtel, Voda Idea, Jio to decide on AGR moratorium in 10 days

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio get 3 months to inform DoT on equity conversion

Nokia India, Foxconn, 29 others get DoT approval for PLI scheme

The DoT notified the PLI scheme for telecom and networking products on February 24 with a financial outlay of Rs 12,195 crore, over the five years

Dixon to invest Rs 200 cr under PLI; plans to acquire Bharti's plant

Dixon Technologies plans to acquire a Ludhiana-based manufacturing unit of Bharti Group to start making telecom gears under the production-linked incentive scheme announced for the sector

DoT scraps FBG requirement for annual spectrum instalment

The notification follows the blockbuster reforms and support package announced last month by the government for the telecom industry

Airtel, Vodafone Idea move telecom tribunal against DoT's demand notice

DoT had recently issued demand notices to both the telcos to pay cumulative Rs 3,050 crore in penalties in three weeks' time for violating norms by denying Reliance Jio PoIs way back in 2016