Page 15 - Telecom Sector

Top Headlines: PSBs to hire on monthly basis, Sebi goes to SC, and more

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has moved the Supreme Court against New Delhi Television (NDTV), the media company said

Telecom may be first strategic sector to be picked up for privatisation

According to the centre's PSE policy announced in 2021, the government aims to maintain 'bare minimum' presence in strategic sectors that include energy, telecom, power, banks, and minerals.

New Telecom Bill provides road map for innovation: Ashwini Vaishnaw

"It's a matter of a few days only when the bill will be uploaded for consultation," he said

Draft Telecommunication Bill to reduce paperwork, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

It is part of the overhauling exercise being done by the department of telecommunications internally as it looks to simplify procedures and provide ease of doing business to the industry

Telcos want seven sections of the Telegraph Act 1885 repealed or modified

Technology has made some sections irrelevant while others need strengthening for the modern age, telcos have argued through their apex body, COAI

How RIL quietly reinvented its investment strategy to meet new goals

Nowhere in sight two years ago, the energy vertical now accounts for over a fourth of RIL's $6.4 bn war chest while telecom's share in dipping and retail has clearly become a laggard

Airtel, Jio to spend about Rs 400 crore on ads during festive season

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio together are likely to spend the bulk of around Rs 350-400 crore in festive season advertising

Vodafone Idea decides to not convert its AGR dues into equity: Report

Vodafone Idea (Vi) needs to tell its decision to DoT on September 16 if it wants to convert the FY18 and FY19 dues into equity

Top Headlines: PFC as India's lead DFI; card-on-file tokenisation, and more

The Union power ministry has moved a proposal to grant Power Finance Corporation (PFC) the status of a development financial institution (DFI)

Telecom association demands 'converged' law for various digital services

The telecom industry body was responding to a DOT consultation paper, which aims at reviewing the existing legal and regulatory provisions governing telecommunications

New telecom law should suspend USOF levies, say industry bodies

A new legal framework for the telecom sector should freeze fresh levies from telcos for the Universal Service Obligation Fund, say ASSOCHAM, IAMAI

Tariff hikes needed for monetising Rs 2 trn investment: Analysts on Jio 5G

Analysts at Jefferies said Jio's approach to 5G has striking similarities to its approach to 4G with the company investing aggressively-potentially ahead of time-to create a state of art network

Telecom, energy sectors see sharpest earnings cut after Q1

The Nifty earnings per share (EPS) is estimated to grow 9 per cent year-on-year to Rs 785 in FY23, against an earlier expectation of 13 per cent growth to Rs 820

CyberX9 says data of 20 mn postpaid customers of Vi exposed; telco denies

Multiple vulnerabilities in the system of telecom operator Vodafone Idea has exposed the call data records of around 20 million postpaid customers, cyber security research firm CyberX9 said in a report. Vodafone Idea (Vi), however, said there was no data breach and potential vulnerability in its billing communication was immediately fixed after it learned about it. According to the CyberX9 report, the vulnerability exposed postpaid customers' call data records, comprising the time when a call was made, duration of call, location from which the call was made, customer's full name and address, SMS details comprising contact number to which it was sent, among others. CyberX9 founder and Managing Director Himanshu Pathak told PTI that the firm had shared entire findings with Vodafone Idea through email and a company official had acknowledged the vulnerability on August 24. Pathak said CyberX9 reported details to Vi on August 22. "Later on August 22, 2022, Vi confirmed the receipt of o

How BSNL can turn around its fortune post Rs 1.64-trn govt package

The company must overcome poor technology decisions imposed on it and bridge the gap with private sector competitors

Tata Sons pegs AGR liabilities of two telecom firms at Rs 19,638 cr

Tata Teleservices, one of the first to start wireless telephony services in India, becomes cash burner for group

Jio gained 4.2 million new users in June, Airtel added 0.79 million: Trai

In contrast, Airtel only added 0.79 million customers while Vodafone Idea continued its losing streak as it shed 1.8 million users

Telcos pay Rs 17,873 crore as first instalment of 5G spectrum dues

Airtel makes advance payments for 4 years to free up capital

5G networks: The next big battle in India's telecom space is about to begin

Now that the bidding for spectrum is over, the next big battle lies in standalone versus non-standalone networks

5G spectrum: What is Jio's strategy as it spends Rs 40k cr on 700 MHz band?

Whether Reliance Jio can change the rules of the 5G game, just as it did with 4G services, therefore, remains the key question still