Arijit Banerjee

Bengal government says Feb 18 concert denied permission as a G-20 event is scheduled in same area; but BJP sees political colour

The government is unlikely to refund licence fee of telecom companies, whose licences were quashed by the Supreme Court in 2012, NDTV has learned. Thus, Loop, STel and Etisalat DB are not likely to get any refund from the government for the one-time licence fee they had paid.

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) is expected to soon notify norms allowing telecom companies to share spectrum, NDTV has learned. Sharing is expected to reduce operating cost for telecom companies as it will help them to utilise each other's spectrum , without having to put up costly infrastructure.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) today sent notices to telecom firms Vodafone and Idea Cellular to stop their 3G intra-circle roaming pacts in the circles where they did not have licences with immediate effect, and imposed penalties on both the firms.

More evidence seems to be emerging that almost three years after smoking the peace pipe both Mukesh and Anil Ambani seem to be aligning their business interests as well. Even as news of both brothers partnering each other for the first time in telecom is hogging the limelight, NDTV learned that Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries has been inves...

Bharti Airtel CMD Sunil Mittal has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of summons issued to him by the special CBI court hearing the 2G scam.

Last year, the DoT sent show-cause notices to Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular among others, asking them to stop providing 3G mobile data services through roaming pacts outside their licensed zones as it deemed the pacts "illegal".

Two days after the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) wrote to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) opposing its move to allow fourth-generation (4G) spectrum holders like Reliance Industries (RIL) to provide voice services, RIL hit back saying the industry body was trying to mislead the government. It said the issues raised by th...

The Delhi High Court has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to decide on the applications of telecom companies for license extension by March 7. However, the court has refused to stay the auction of 900 Mhz spectrum.

In a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Russian telecom major Sistema Shyam Telesystems Limited (SSTL) has sought a temporary licence to run its operations until the next spectrum auction in March in case the Supreme Court cancels its licence.

In a big setback for Bharti Airtel, a Department of Telecommunication committee has reportedly recommended a stiff Rs 650 crore penalty on India's biggest mobile carrier for licence violation.

Telenor went through a major crisis last year when first its licence was cancelled by the Supreme Court and then it had an acrimonious break up with its Indian partner, realty major Unitech.

The telecom department wants the government to bail out public sector telecom majors BSNL and MTNL on payment of one-time fee. Sources told NDTV that the department of telecommunication (DoT) will apply to the cabinet for paying Rs 1,626 crore upfront and Rs 893 crore annually on behalf of these companies from the government's coffers.

The government today asked the Supreme Court whether telecom operators, whose licences were cancelled in a judgement last February, can continue to operate until the spectrum auctions in March, sources told NDTV.

The telecom department wants to start the upcoming 2G auction by 11th March. In a note to the Empowered group of Ministers, which was viewed by NDTV, the telecom department wants to start the process of inviting successful bidders by 22nd February, finalise the bidders by 6th March and start the auction prices by 11th.

Bengal government says Feb 18 concert denied permission as a G-20 event is scheduled in same area; but BJP sees political colour

The government is unlikely to refund licence fee of telecom companies, whose licences were quashed by the Supreme Court in 2012, NDTV has learned. Thus, Loop, STel and Etisalat DB are not likely to get any refund from the government for the one-time licence fee they had paid.

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) is expected to soon notify norms allowing telecom companies to share spectrum, NDTV has learned. Sharing is expected to reduce operating cost for telecom companies as it will help them to utilise each other's spectrum , without having to put up costly infrastructure.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) today sent notices to telecom firms Vodafone and Idea Cellular to stop their 3G intra-circle roaming pacts in the circles where they did not have licences with immediate effect, and imposed penalties on both the firms.

More evidence seems to be emerging that almost three years after smoking the peace pipe both Mukesh and Anil Ambani seem to be aligning their business interests as well. Even as news of both brothers partnering each other for the first time in telecom is hogging the limelight, NDTV learned that Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries has been inves...

Bharti Airtel CMD Sunil Mittal has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of summons issued to him by the special CBI court hearing the 2G scam.

Last year, the DoT sent show-cause notices to Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular among others, asking them to stop providing 3G mobile data services through roaming pacts outside their licensed zones as it deemed the pacts "illegal".

Two days after the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) wrote to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) opposing its move to allow fourth-generation (4G) spectrum holders like Reliance Industries (RIL) to provide voice services, RIL hit back saying the industry body was trying to mislead the government. It said the issues raised by th...

The Delhi High Court has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to decide on the applications of telecom companies for license extension by March 7. However, the court has refused to stay the auction of 900 Mhz spectrum.

In a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Russian telecom major Sistema Shyam Telesystems Limited (SSTL) has sought a temporary licence to run its operations until the next spectrum auction in March in case the Supreme Court cancels its licence.

In a big setback for Bharti Airtel, a Department of Telecommunication committee has reportedly recommended a stiff Rs 650 crore penalty on India's biggest mobile carrier for licence violation.

Telenor went through a major crisis last year when first its licence was cancelled by the Supreme Court and then it had an acrimonious break up with its Indian partner, realty major Unitech.

The telecom department wants the government to bail out public sector telecom majors BSNL and MTNL on payment of one-time fee. Sources told NDTV that the department of telecommunication (DoT) will apply to the cabinet for paying Rs 1,626 crore upfront and Rs 893 crore annually on behalf of these companies from the government's coffers.

The government today asked the Supreme Court whether telecom operators, whose licences were cancelled in a judgement last February, can continue to operate until the spectrum auctions in March, sources told NDTV.

The telecom department wants to start the upcoming 2G auction by 11th March. In a note to the Empowered group of Ministers, which was viewed by NDTV, the telecom department wants to start the process of inviting successful bidders by 22nd February, finalise the bidders by 6th March and start the auction prices by 11th.