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Telcos announce relief measures for customers in rain-hit and flood regions

Reliance Jio & Bharti Airtel extend prepaid validity, broadband benefits and postpaid bill grace for customers in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh while mobilising teams to restore network

Centre asks all telcos to activate intra-circle roaming in J&K till Sept 2

The Centre has asked all the telecom service providers to immediately activate the intra-circle roaming (ICR) facility in Jammu and Kashmir till September 2, an official communication said. The directive has been passed to the regulatory heads of Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Reliance-Jio and Vodafone-ldea amid a collapse of telecom services in large parts of J-K, leading to a large number of people being cut off as relentless rain for the fourth day caused flood-like situation in the Jammu division. "In view of the prevailing situations due to heavy rainfall and multiple landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, and in accordance with Clause 29.6 of the unified licence and as per the provisions of SOP 2020 for responding to disasters, all telecom service providers are hereby instructed to activate the intra-circle roaming facility for the J-K Union Territory with immediate effect till 23:59 hours of September 2, or till further instructions, whichever is earlier," the disaster management unit of the

Starlink permit bars copying, decryption of Indian data abroad: MoS Telecom

The government has approved a permit to Starlink after the company agreed to comply with domestic laws, including security conditions, which bar it from copying and decrypting data overseas and mirroring Indian user traffic on any system set up abroad, Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said. The minister told PTI that security conditions mandate satellite communication providers to set up earth station gateways in India through which communications from satellite to users are routed. He said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) granted a Unified License (UL) to Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited after the US firm agreed to the stipulated terms and conditions of the UL, including security conditions which is applicable to all satcom players. "The security conditions, inter-alia, include the establishment of earth station gateway(s) in India for providing satellite-based communication services with no user traffic originating from

Trai yet to receive DoT's response on satellite spectrum pricings

Trai is unlikely to change its stance on satellite spectrum pricing even as it waits for the Department of Telecommunications' response, a senior official says.

Vodafone Idea up 10%, logs sharpest intra-day rally in 4 months; here's why

Voda Idea stock is in demand following reports that DoT has proposed "multiple relief options", including a further two-year pause on paying the statutory dues under moratorium currently to the PMO.

Vi shares extend rally even as analysts trim target; here's your strategy

Vi shares rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, despite analysts trimming target prices on concerns over weak market share

Airtel network down in Delhi, users face trouble making and receiving calls

Bharti Airtel experienced a network outage in the Delhi-NCR region on Monday, with several users reporting difficulties in making or receiving calls. The network service tracking website Down Detector showed that the complaints about the Airtel network started around 3.30 pm and peaked about an hour later. "We are currently experiencing a network outage, our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore services promptly. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused," Airtel social media customer care handle Airtel Cares said. Several Airtel customers, who complained about facing issues with the services, received the same reply from Airtel Cares. When contacted, an Airtel Spokesperson said, "Our customers from Delhi-NCR are experiencing some voice calling issues for the past hour or so. A significant part of the issue has already been resolved and our engineers are at work to resolve this fully. We deeply regret any inconvenience." Airtel has over 1.9 crore mob

Vi Q1 loss widens to ₹6,608 crore; Kishore to replace Moondra as CEO

Vodafone Idea's June quarter loss widened year-on-year to Rs 6,608 crore as revenue rose 5 per cent; COO Abhijit Kishore will succeed Akshaya Moondra as CEO on August 18

Net profitability is ultimate measure of turnaround for BSNL: Panel on PSUs

A parliamentary panel has asked BSNL to reach net profitability quickly, meet 4G-5G rollout targets, improve employee morale, and monetise assets more aggressively

Govt wants telcos to ditch foreign gear for homegrown equipment: Here's why

The Centre is reportedly urging private telcos to use more homegrown equipment, a move that could hit foreign suppliers and benefit local firms, with a mandate likely if voluntary targets fall short

Airtel promoter offloads another 0.98% stake; mop up $1.3 bn via block deal

Names of the buyers weren't disclosed by the stock exchanges. However, banking sources said it included foreign and domestic funds

Bharti Airtel shares dip 3% after huge trade; promoter entity likely seller

As per media reports, Bharti Airtel's Promoter entity, Indian Continent Investment, is likely to sell a 0.8 per cent equity stake in the company via a block deal

Nearly 4 million SIMs deactivated as govt cracks down on digital fraud

DoT uses AI-based system to detect scam-linked numbers; thousands flagged for verification, hundreds of agents blacklisted

India slashes telecom certification fees by 95% to boost local production

India slashes security certification fee for over 50 telecom and tech product categories; move to benefit firms like Nokia, Cisco, HFCL, Dixon as part of ease-of-doing-business push

Draft telecom policy needs to be substantive, not just a mission statement

The draft talks about doubling annual investment in the telecom sector to ₹1 trillion, creating 1 million jobs in this industry, along with reskilling another 1 million, achieving 90% 5G population

Satcom spectrum allocation rules likely to be in place within two months

Rules for the allocation of spectrum for satellite communications services are likely to be in place within two months, a government official said on Monday. The spectrum allocation rules are the last lap that will enable Elon Musk-led Starlink, Bharti Group-backed Eutelsat Oneweb and Jio SES to apply for the radiowaves and start rolling out their services. "Spectrum allocation rules are likely to be fixed in two months. After that, it will be at the discretion of satcom services when they want to roll out their services," the official said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended that the government should allocate spectrum without auction and through an administrative process-- a move that has seen huge resistance from telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel initially. The regulator has suggested that spectrum for satcom services can be for a period of up to five years and considering the market conditions, the government may extend it for a furt

Starlink can provide services only to 2 million users in India: Centre

High cost and limited reach of Starlink's satellite internet will not impact BSNL's rural services, says Minister of State for Telecom Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar

Starlink to have 2 mn customers in India, offer 200 mbps speed: MoS Telecom

Union Minister says Starlink will be limited to 2 million users in India, offer 200 Mbps, and won't affect telecom services due to high costs and focus on rural, remote areas

L&T Technology Services bags $60 million order from US telecom firm

IT company L&T Technology Services on Saturday said it has bagged a multi-year contract worth USD 60 million (about Rs 510 crore) from a prominent US-based wireless telecommunications services provider. Under the agreement, LTTS will deliver advanced network software development and application engineering solutions. "L&T Technology Services wins around USD 60 million software engineering engagement from US Tier-I Telecom Provider," LTTS said in a statement. LTTS will establish a delivery centre in the United States to further support and enhance project delivery. Under the terms of the agreement, LTTS will provide crucial engineering services, including research and development lab integration, new product development, and functionality testing for the customer's network software automation platforms.

Draft telecom policy targets 1 mn jobs, ₹1 trn investment a year by 2030

The draft National Telecom Policy 2025 outlines plans to double annual telecom sector investment, create 1 million new jobs, and expand 5G coverage to 90% of India's population by 2030