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Govt notifies rules to relax telecom infra rollout fees, documentation

The Department of Telecom has notified an amendment in rules to ease the rollout of communications networks by fixing a nominal one-time fee for overground cables at Rs 1,000 per kilometre

Jio reports 23% rise in net profit, loses 11 million mobile users

The company said Covid-19 impact in the previous quarter led to a churn of low-end subscribers and resulted in a fall of customer base.

Bharti Airtel's Rs 21,000-cr rights issue subscribed 1.43 times

Shares of Airtel on Thursday closed at Rs 697

Jio gains 649,000 mobile users in August; Airtel adds 138,000: Trai data

In contrast, Vodafone Idea lost 833,000 subscribers

Space tech, telecom to push digital services to remote areas: Vaishnaw

Space and telecom are "organically connected" sectors, especially with regard to managing spectrum, he observed

Signals from mobile network towers cause no harm to health: Experts

Electromagnetic field (EMF) signals emitted from mobile network towers do not cause any harm to health, experts said at a webinar held on Thursday.

Led by data, telecom players' Arpu to grow even without tariff hike: Report

The sliding voice tariffs, growing data tariffs indicate that the average revenue per user of the industry could grow even without tariff hikes, says India Ratings

PM Modi calls reforms in the telecom sector 'watershed moment'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the reforms approved by the Union Cabinet in the telecom sector are a win-win situation for both the sector and the consumers

Telecom sector reforms ensure industry is able to invest fearlessly: Mittal

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the telecom sector reforms approved by the Cabinet will ensure that the industry is able to invest fearlessly

Telecom package to provide some relief to stressed sector: COAI

Telecom industry body COAI lauded telecom relief package approved by the Cabinet, which will be implemented prospectively and provide a breather to the sector that is reeling under heavy stress.

Cabinet did not take up proposal for telecom relief measures: Report

Earlier in the day, telecom stocks were on investors' radar, with a news report claiming the telecom department is devising measures to improve health of the debt-laden sector.

Trai directs telcos to ensure only tariffs filed with it are offered

Trai directed all telecom service providers to immediately ensure that only tariffs that are reported to it are offered through their channels, distributors or retailers

Address AGR issues for cable ops, fix min broadband speed at 2 mbps: Trai

Telecom regulator Trai on Tuesday recommended a slew of measures, including fixing minimum broadband speed at 2 megabit per second, to promote internet connectivity and increase connection speed.

Airtel board approves up to Rs 21,000 crore rights issue: filing

The rights entitlement ratio entails 1 equity share for every 14 equity shares held by eligible shareholders as on the record date

Top headlines: Kerala's Covid TPR crosses 18%; SC grants relief to Airtel

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Security clearance delay for equipment hits telecom gear makers

Without such certification, telcos cannot give product orders to vendors

Analysts air concerns over weak vitals of Vodafone Idea post Q1 results

In its note ICICI Securities said it sees 'high risk and huge concern for VIL' and it has put VIL's estimates, rating and target price under review until further clarity

VIL's position to remain tough till meaningful capital infusion: Report

The Credit Suisse report expects Airtel to be 'well placed' in either of the scenarios, of two-private-operator sector, or three private operators post an industry repair

Telecom needs 'long overdue' support for 3+1 structure: Sunil Mittal

Airtel to scale up investments in data centres, Cloud services, cyber security

Huawei to invest $100 million to boost start-up ecosystem over next 3 yrs

Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei on Tuesday announced that it will invest $100 million in Asia pacific start-up ecosystem over next three years.