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Rajasthan government plans to provide smartphones to 1.35 crore women

Three major telecom companies of the country have shown interest in the Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana of the Rajasthan government under which 1.35 crore women in the state are to be given smartphones, officials said Friday. A senior official said a high-level committee will take a decision on the bidders this month after evaluation. The government wants to complete this process at the earliest so that the scheme can be implemented before the assembly elections next year. The total cost of the project is Rs 12,000 crore. The technical bids for the government project were opened here on Wednesday. "Technical bids were opened on Wednesday. Vodafone, a private company that offered the tender, did not appear," Project in-charge Chhatrapal Singh told PTI. He said that now a high level committee will assess the tenders and decide further. Officials are hopeful that the process will be sorted out at the earliest and the first batch of the smartphones may be received by the governme

No fuss, no follow up: Sunil Mittal praises govt on spectrum allocation

Says this is a first in his over 30 years of first-hand experience with Department of Telecommunications

Airtel gets shareholders' nod for re-appointment of Gopal Vittal as MD

Over 97% of total votes polled were in favour of the resolution, and the same "has been passed with requisite majority", the telco said in a regulatory filing on the outcome of its AGM

Telecom fims, govt in talks over harmonisation of 5G spectrum: Report

The spectrum harmonisation process, critical for 5G services, brings together a bunch of radio wave holdings within a band into one contiguous block with the consensus of all telecom service providers

After 5G auction, analysts expect telecom firms to increase rates again

They say tariff could be raised even for 4G services in a bid to increase 5G adoption

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea: Key things to watch in telcos' Q1 results

Vodafone Idea is slated to report its Q1FY23 earnings on August 3, whereas Bharti Airtel would report its results on August 8

5G spectrum bidding spills over to Day 3 for select circles

After 9 rounds of bidding, govt kitty from spectrum sale touches Rs 1.49 trillion

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, others gear up for mega 5G spectrum auction

The 5G auctions will be a financial boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which is trying to tame inflation and rein in the fiscal deficit

Top Headlines: AEL set to enter Nifty 50, Jio explores 5G use cases, & more

Adani Enterprises (AEL) is pegged to replace Kolkata-based Shree Cement in the Nifty 50 index, a gauge for the performance of India's capital market

Telcos, tech firms fight for a share of 5G private network pie

Broadband India Forum (BIF) estimates that there is scope for over 150 captive private wireless networks to be up and running once they are given spectrum

Stocks to Watch Today: HDFC Bank, ICICI Pru, Jindal Steel, Spandana, LTTS

Stocks to Watch Today: Alok Textiles, Ganesh Corporation, Hiedelbergcement, Bank of Maharashtra and Nelco to announce Q1 results on Monday.

Top Headlines: Demat account openings in June, PSB privatisation, and more

The Centre should privatise all PSBs, except the State Bank of India, a report by NCAER said. Read more on these in our top headlines

Airtel opts to defer payment of Rs 3,000-cr AGR dues up to FY19 by 4 years

Telecom companies were offered a four-year moratorium on their AGR dues spectrum dues up to FY17, in line with a Supreme Court order

Sebi slaps heavy penalties in NSE 'dark fibre' case, bourse fined Rs 7 cr

NSE has been slapped with a penalty of Rs 7 cr, its former MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna, former Group COO Subramanian and current Chief BDO Ravi Varanasi Rs 5 cr each

Explained: Why telecom companies are eying the 5G band of 3.5K-3.6K MHz

Telcos say that currently the eco system for equipment in this band (between 3600-3630 MHz) is not available globally and it will take at least three to four quarters for its commercial deployment

Bharti Airtel Africa issues tender offer to buy back $ 300 mn senior notes

The company's tender offer to purchase $ 300 million worth of its 5.35% guaranteed senior notes of $ 1 billion due 2024 has commenced from June 21 and will expire on July 19, 2022, Bharti Airtel said

Active mobile subscribers fall in April after five mths, 7.5 mn users lost

Airtel and Vodafone Idea down by 3.1 mn and 3.8 mn users respectively; Jio's base remains flat

5G services arriving soon? Rollout likely in August, says telecom secretary

"The government has announced the 5G spectrum auctions, and the rollout is expected from August this year," K Rajaraman said

Airtel remains a core investment in our international portfolio: Singtel

Singtel seeks to unlock value of regional associate companies

Govt gives one-year validity to telcos for laying undersea cables

"In the interest of ease of doing business, DoT took up the case with MoD (Ministry of Defence) to extend period of their clearance from the present six months to one year.