Loop Telecom

• Vodafone Settles Dispute With Loop, to Restore Calls in Mumbai

  Within 24 hours of blocking incoming calls from Loop Telecom users in Mumbai, Vodafone on Tuesday said it is restoring their connection to its network as the two companies have reached a settlement on interconnection charges.

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  DoT Seeks Time to Submit Response on Loop Telecom Plea

  A DoT official in the special court sought time to file the response that was scheduled to be furnished on Tuesday.

• Government Should Make Available More Spectrum: Sunil Mittal

  Bharti group chairman Sunil Mittal on Thursday said the telecom industry wants more spectrum and the government should make it available.

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  Loop Mobile and Loop Telecom Owe Rs. 808 Crore to Government: DoT

  The DoT is likely to start recovery proceedings soon.

• Vodafone Settles Dispute With Loop, to Restore Calls in Mumbai

  Within 24 hours of blocking incoming calls from Loop Telecom users in Mumbai, Vodafone on Tuesday said it is restoring their connection to its network as the two companies have reached a settlement on interconnection charges.

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  CBI Court to Record Accused's Statements in 2G Spectrum Case on Monday

  The special court has been constituted to deal exclusively with 2G scam related cases.

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  DoT may withdraw 2G penalty on Loop Telecom

  The penalty, for allegedly violating the 2G spectrum licence, is estimated to be roughly Rs. 1,000 crores.

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  Loop Telecom settlement plea decision to be passed on March 27

  Special CBI Judge, who was scheduled to pass the order on Saturday, deferred it to March 27.

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  DoT given time till March 14 to reply to Loop settlement plea

  Initially, the matter was being fixed for April 4 but Loop Telecom had requested the court to hear the matter expeditiously.

• Telecom M&A guidelines in 10 days: official

  "The merger and acquisition guidelines will be out within a week or 10 days," Telecom Secretary MF Farooqui said at a CII summit.

• Loop Mobile to participate in auction for licence renewal

  Despite Loop Mobile's legal tussle with the government, Khaitan Holdings Mauritius Ltd (KHML), foreign investor in the telecom company, has indicated that it may participate in a third round of spectrum auction that is expected to be held by January.

• Telecom firms that lost permits may not get chance to bid in auction: report

  Telecom companies whose 2G permits were cancelled by the Supreme Court may not get another chance to bid for spectrum in the next round of auction, according to official sources.

• Government may charge Rs 2764 crore for extension of cancelled 2G licences: sources

  The government is likely to charge Rs 2764 crore as charges for licence extension from telecom companies whose permits were cancelled by the Supreme Court, sources told NDTV Profit.

• Foreign telcos can't claim damages from government in 2G case: AG

  In a setback to foreign telecom players such as Sistema and Telenor, Attorney General Goolam Essaji Vahanvati is believed to have reiterated his earlier stand that such players cannot claim damages for cancellation of their 2G licences by an order of the Apex Court.

• No bidders for Delhi, Mumbai in 2G auction: top 10 developments

  There were no bidders for Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Karnataka circles during the auction of 2G spectrum for the 1800 MHz band which is currently underway. The bidding process began at 9 am and will continue till 7.30 pm.