Page 47 - Telecom Services

Telecom infrastructure in India may soon get disaster-resilient standards

CDRI is working with telecom players to ensure sector's infrastructure is less vulnerable to natural disasters

Another blow to telecom

Govt needs to decide what it wants to do with the sector

AGR verdict: Banks fear additional stress from telecom service providers

Intense competition among telcos had already impacted financial profile of firms and court judgment would now only add pressure to burden of paying interest and principal: Senior executive with SBI

AGR verdict: Clock ticking for a 2-horse race and a boost to Reliance Jio

The verdict will also provide a relief to the government, which is reeling under the problem of controlling its fiscal deficit with some extra revenue

DoT seeks relief for BSNL, MTNL once again, but with fewer demands

Dept has apparently sought funds for VRS schemes of the two firms and allotment of 4G spectrum, proposes to raise finances via asset monetisation

Trai moots clarity in definition of 'other service providers'

"Provision of services for captive purposes, that is, Captive Contact Centres have been kept out from the scope of OSP. They would require to furnish intimation only," it said

Trai to settle call ring time in 2 weeks even as telecom war gets ugly

On Jio's latest allegations that rival telcos are fraudulently masking fixed-line as mobile calls, a senior Trai official said the matter will be examined just as all complaints to the authority are

Govt promise of spectrum price reforms a big relief for industry: COAI

The industry has been maintaining that the spectrum prices proposed in India are four times higher than other markets.

Jio's interconnect usage charge action could lead to re-rating for sector

Jio's move is seen as a step to recover costs; ARPUs may have bottomed out

Telecom revenue fell 10% in 2018 over cutthroat competition and tariff war

Spectrum usage charges (SUC) yearly declined 17.74 per cent, from Rs 5,089 crore in 2017 to Rs 4,186 crore in 2018

Explained: Why Jio is battling incumbents over interconnect user charges

Why are missed calls such a big deal for leading telcos?

Trai floats consultation paper to form a unified numbering plan

The consultation paper analyses changes affecting mobile phones, fixed lines

Rs 8,588-crore telecom infrastructure projects receive DCC approval

DoT gears up to hold 5G spectrum auctions by January 2020

Projects worth Rs 8,588 cr approved for telecom towers, 4G in Northeast

The DCC has approved 1,917 mobile towers for 2,968 uncovered villages of Arunachal Pradesh and two districts of Assam

New FDI norms: Govt plans mega meet to fast-track Make in India

Telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has invited all stakeholders in the handset industry for a meeting next month to clear any doubts on the contract manufacturing policy, says sources

Peak investment cycle for Indian telecom companies is over: Analysts

Investments for Jio complete, Airtel towards lower capex spend, Voda Idea capex slows

A wake-up call for DoT

Exit of the smaller firms, RCom going into bankruptcy, huge losses of incumbent firms, mounting debt and stressed bank assets

Consumers await 5G, pause on upgrade to smartphones: Gartner report

The report predicts that high-end phone lifespan will increase from 2.6 years to nearly 2.9 years through 2023

Telcos to lose Rs 4-5 crore a day as internet services suspended in Kashmir

As on December 31, 2018, the number of telecom subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir was 11.5 million

Telecom needs to be put back on its feet

Hyper-competition, leading to significantly squeezed margins, rising debt and falling revenues, is the reason behind telecom sector's acute financial distress