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Ashwini Vaishnaw

09 Mar 2024

Ashwini Vaishnaw Launches India's Fastest And Indigenously Designed Router

The project is spearheaded by the collaboration of the government's Department of Telecom, CDOT and Nivetti.

11 Aug 2023

How Many SIM Cards Are Issued On Your Aadhaar Card? Here's Step-By-Step Guide

On one Aadhaar card, a person is permitted to have nine SIM cards, per Department of Telecom (DoT) regulations.

5G Spectrum Auction

15 Jun 2022

5G to soon launch in India! Get ready for speeds 10 times faster than 4G

The spectrum will be provided for a total period of 20 years. The DoT will put up a total of 72097.85 MHz of the spectrum to auction. Spectrum allotted through this auction can be used for 5G (IMT-2020).

Department of Telecom

17 Jan 2022

DoT amends telecom licences to enable machine-to-machine communications

While the DoT had issued M2M guidelines in May 2018, the clause related to their provisioning was not part of the telecom licences. The DoT in the licence amendment has incorporated M2M with pan-India permit, limited to circle level and district level, according to a circular. The entry fee for the circle level category has been fixed at Rs 2 lakh, PBG Rs 2 lakh and FBG at Rs 20,000.

Department of Telecom

18 May 2020

DoT to finalise auctioneer agency for conducting e-auction of spectrum on May

The DoT has selected 4 bidders on auctioneer-- agency that will develop and manage software for the auction.

Department of Telecom

23 Feb 2020

Finance Ministry nod for relief to telcos unlikely

If the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) decides on such a cut, it will be a different thing. But at the consultation level, the FinMin will state its precarious revenue position.

Bharti Infratel

21 Feb 2020

Bharti Infratel-Indus Tower merger deal gets DoT clearance: Sources

The Bharti Infratel and Indus merger was approved ahead of the February 24 deadline, extended by Bharti Infratel in December pending the approval.

Department of Telecom

16 Feb 2020

Airtel, Voda Idea, Tata Tele likely to pay AGR dues on Monday: DoT sources

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices are likely to make payment for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues on Monday to avoid stringent punitive action from the Telecom Department, according to official sources.

Department of Telecom

14 Feb 2020

DoT orders Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and others to clear dues by tonight

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday ordered Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and other telecom companies to clear their dues by 11.59 pm on Friday.

Department of Telecom

22 Oct 2019

DoT prepares Rs 74,000 cr revival plan for BSNL, MTNL

Department of Telecom (DoT) move comes following the appointment of a high-level committee to look into the revival of MTNL and BSNL, said, an official source.

Aruna Sundararajan

23 Jul 2019

Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan likely to get 3-month extension

The Department of Telecom had recommended her extension from August 1 to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and she is likely to get a three-month extension, said the sources. She had joined DoT as secretary in June 2017.

21 Jun 2019

DoT alone will not take call on Huawei: Telecom Secy

China on Thursday urged India to make an "independent judgement" about Huawei's operations in the country without being guided by the US ban on the Chinese telecom giant's products and provide an "unbiased and non-discriminatory" environment for the Chinese businesses.

Department of Telecom

25 Feb 2019

Here is how to register complaint with DoT against offensive WhatsApp messages

The victim just needs to furnish a screenshot of the message along with the mobile number and e-mail it to ccaddn-dot@nic.In.

04 Dec 2018

RCom unit furnishes Rs 1,400 cr corporate guarantee to Telecom Department

RCom said that the proceeds from the spectrum deal will be used to clear the dues of Ericsson and RITL (Reliance Infratel) minority investors, and added that Reliance Communications' asset monetisation blueprint is moving as per plan.

Department of Telecom

24 Oct 2018

Government tells ISPs to block 827 porn websites

The government has directed Internet service providers to block 827 websites that host pornographic content following an order by the Uttarakhand High Court, according to official sources.

07 Aug 2018

Can FB, Whatsapp, Instagram be blocked in specific situations? Asks DoT

The Section 69A of IT Act talks about power to issue directions for blocking for public access to any information through any computer resource.

26 Jul 2018

Govt gives final nod to Vodafone-Idea merger; to be India's largest operator

The move comes just days after Idea Cellular and Vodafone India made a joint payment of Rs 7,268.78 crore 'under protest' to the Department of Telecom (DoT) for merging their mobile businesses.

24 Jul 2018

Idea, Vodafone pay Rs 7,249 crore under protest to DoT for merger

The Department of Telecom gave conditional nod for merger of these companies on July 9 and asked companies to meet the demand raised for taking merger on record.

Airtel-Telenor merger

14 May 2018

DoT approves merger of Bharti Airtel and Telenor India

The Supreme Court last week rejected DoT's petition for security deposit of around Rs 1,700 crore from the companies and directed it to approve the merger.

30 Jan 2018

Telecom operators commit over Rs 74,000 crore to curb call drops

To upgrade and expand their infrastructure to address the issue of call drops.

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