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Vodafone Idea shares tank 9% as government rules out AGR support

Shares of Vodafone Idea fell over 9 per cent after government clarified that no additional relief is being considered for its AGR dues

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

Investors pivot to quality, fundamental picks over momentum: PGIM India MF

As investment patterns in the Indian markets shift to high growth and good quality stocks, PGIM India MF suggests a portfolio strategy

Trai meets RBI, Sebi, MHA, Meity, other regulators on curbing spam, fraud

Trai, along with sectoral regulators, discussed measures to curb spam and fraud, including a phased transition to the 1600-series for commercial calls and a new digital consent mechanism

806 applications approved so far under PLI schemes across 14 sectors

The government on Tuesday said as many as 806 applications have been approved under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes across 14 sectors as on date. The schemes for 14 key sectors including telecom, electronics, pharma, textiles and auto were announced with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore to enhance India's manufacturing capabilities and exports. It was announced in 2021. "As on date, 806 applications have been approved under PLI schemes across 14 sectors," Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. He said that actual investment of Rs 1.76 lakh crore has been realised till March 2025 across 14 sectors, which has resulted in incremental production/sales of over Rs 16.5 lakh crore and employment generation of over 12 lakh (direct and indirect jobs). The pharmaceuticals sector has witnessed cumulative sales of Rs 2.66 lakh crore, which includes exports of Rs 1.70 lakh crore achieved in the first three years of the ..

50% eligible cos got telecom manufacturing PLI incentives till March 31

Under the telecom production-linked incentive scheme, only 21 out of the 42 eligible manufacturers have been able to get incentives till March 31, 2025, as per data shared by the Department of Telecom. The Department of Telecom has disbursed Rs 1,162 crore for the telecom product-linked incentive scheme till March 31, this year. The telecom product-linked incentive scheme came into effect from April 1, 2021 and is scheduled to end this fiscal year. "Total incentive disbursed under the Scheme till March 31, 2025 is Rs 1,162.03 crore," DoT said in response to information sought under Right to Information. Only 21 out of the 42 shortlisted companies have received the incentive, while two companies were rejected for failing to achieve the target as per the scheme guidelines. The claim applications of two beneficiaries -- Coral Telecom Ltd for FY 2021-22 and -- Alphion India Pvt Ltd for FY 2022-23 have been rejected due to non-achievement of eligibility threshold criteria," the DoT ...

HFCL Q4 results: Net loss at ₹83 crore, revenue declines 39% to ₹800 crore

The Board of Directors has declared a 10 per cent dividend for the financial year 2024-25, translating to ₹0.10 per equity share with a face value of ₹1 each

Airtel launches AI tool to block scam websites in real time: How it works

Bharti Airtel's AI-powered platform will block scam websites in real time across digital channels, offering automatic protection to mobile and broadband users

Bharti Airtel likely to move HQ to business hub Aerocity in Delhi

India's No 2 telecom is in discussions to take up more than 700,000 sq ft space in upcoming Worldmark office buildings

Telcos to airports: Allow us to provide indoor telecom infrastructure

Telcos say current rules prohibit unlicensed third parties from deploying active or passive telecom infrastructure, urge airports to grant rights to licensed operators

Telcos fight Noida international airport's indoor telecom infra plan

Coming up in Jewar in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar district, the airport plans to grant exclusive rights to a third party to install in-building solutions (IBS)

Automobiles to pharma & healthcare: Earnings winter to persist in Q4FY25

Past champions such as banks, oil & gas and automotive seen as laggards

FIIs buy BFSI, telecom, metal stocks in March 2025; should you too?

Banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), telecom, and metals saw the highest FII flows in March 2025

Payment pains: UPI outages traced to tech glitches, backend failures

'Root-cause analysis' done, hardware replaced, member banks briefed on fixes

Vodafone Idea's debt conversion may be the last resort for government

Centre not keen on upping stake, wants telco to raise investments on its own

Satcom policy needed: Govt must streamline processes for satellite telecom

Government approval to Starlink, especially security clearance, is another loose end that needs attention

Panel seeks factual report on telecom firms' spectrum surrender approval

A parliamentary committee has sought a factual note from the Ministry of Communications on reports that its department of telecommunications allowed the surrender of spectrum acquired in auctions by telecom companies before 2022, sources said. In its communication to the ministry, the committee headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has mentioned a critical observation in the CAG report of 2015 related to the Communications and IT sector over the "lack of due diligence in auction of spectrum for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) services", they said. The CAG had observed that the Notice Inviting Applications for the BWA auction suffered from deficiencies in scope of usage of spectrum for different class of licencees. The committee said the audit watchdog had noted that the UAS/CMTS (Unified Access Services/Cable Modem Termination System) and ISP (Internet Service Provider) operators were allowed to bid for the same BWA spectrum while the usage of spectrum was governed by their respective ..

Favouritism driving railway promotions, employee union tells Vaishnaw

The Indian Railway Signal and Telecom Maintainers' Union (IRSTMU) has alleged that promotion in Railways comes with almost mandatory transfer and favouritism plays a crucial role in it. The IRSTMU, in a letter dated February 27 and written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, highlighted these anomalies and suggested that employees should be allowed to give their preferences for vacant positions and decisions should be taken keeping that in mind. IRSTMU general secretary Alok Chandra Prakash in the letter said though promotion norms are well-settled in railways, a lot of employees refuse to get promoted because they are aware that they would be transferred to far off places and undesirable destinations. "Only those who are in the good books of their seniors get desirable places while the rest are sent to distant places which disturb and sometimes destroy their family lives," Prakash told PTI. The IRSTMU believed that the employees who suffer mental and physical pain due to such ..

No need for private 5G networks in India amid wide telecom reach: COAI

Trai has said private networks are non-starters, telcos argue

Opening up high-band spectrum not enough for 5G, mid-band needed: Telcos

On Tuesday, TRAI recommended opening up key high-band spectrum for 5G