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Spectrum Auction Including For 5G Services This Year: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India will hold a mega spectrum auction for 5G and other radiowaves in the current calendar year, and intends to start 5G trials in the next 100 days, the newly-appointed Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
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Differential Data Pricing Plainly Not Acceptable: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Stating that Internet cannot be allowed to be monopoly of few, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today slammed Facebook's Free Basics programme and said such differential pricing modes are "plainly not acceptable".
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Postal Department's Payment Bank To Start From March 2017: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India Post will launch its payment bank by March 2017, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.
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No Going Back on Call Drop Penalty, Says Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Despite mounting pressure from telecom companies including the threat of legal action, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the penalty for call drops announced by the regulator TRAI will be implemented as per schedule.
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Address Call Drop Issue: Ravi Shankar Prasad to Vodafone Chief
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday asked the Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao to address the call drop issue.
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Call Drops a Legacy of Previous Government: Telecom Minister
Seeking to turn tables on Congress over the call drops issue, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said this problem is a legacy of the last government and he is clearing thew "mess" left by them.
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Net Neutrality Report to be Out Soon: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the government will soon come out with its report on the controversial issue of net neutrality and the telecom department is waiting for the report from sectoral regulator TRAI.
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Vodafone, Aircel Not Meeting Call Benchmark in Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that Vodafone and Aircel are not meeting some benchmarks for call drops in Delhi whereas Airtel and state-run MTNL are within the limits.
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Department of Telecommunications to Meet Mobile Service Providers on Call Drop Issue: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon call a meeting of all service providers to look into the problem of frequent call drops being faced by customers.
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Will Your Cellphone Bills Increase? The Impact of Spectrum Auction
The importance of telecom services in the consumption basket of over half a billion Indians is generally underestimated. Ask the largely self-employed migrant workers in big cities or small towns, and they will tell you how mobile bills constitute around 6% to 8% of their monthly consumption expenditure.
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Spectrum Auction Including For 5G Services This Year: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India will hold a mega spectrum auction for 5G and other radiowaves in the current calendar year, and intends to start 5G trials in the next 100 days, the newly-appointed Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
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Differential Data Pricing Plainly Not Acceptable: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Stating that Internet cannot be allowed to be monopoly of few, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today slammed Facebook's Free Basics programme and said such differential pricing modes are "plainly not acceptable".
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Postal Department's Payment Bank To Start From March 2017: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India Post will launch its payment bank by March 2017, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.
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No Going Back on Call Drop Penalty, Says Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Despite mounting pressure from telecom companies including the threat of legal action, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the penalty for call drops announced by the regulator TRAI will be implemented as per schedule.
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Address Call Drop Issue: Ravi Shankar Prasad to Vodafone Chief
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday asked the Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao to address the call drop issue.
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Call Drops a Legacy of Previous Government: Telecom Minister
Seeking to turn tables on Congress over the call drops issue, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said this problem is a legacy of the last government and he is clearing thew "mess" left by them.
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Net Neutrality Report to be Out Soon: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the government will soon come out with its report on the controversial issue of net neutrality and the telecom department is waiting for the report from sectoral regulator TRAI.
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Vodafone, Aircel Not Meeting Call Benchmark in Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that Vodafone and Aircel are not meeting some benchmarks for call drops in Delhi whereas Airtel and state-run MTNL are within the limits.
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Department of Telecommunications to Meet Mobile Service Providers on Call Drop Issue: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon call a meeting of all service providers to look into the problem of frequent call drops being faced by customers.
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Will Your Cellphone Bills Increase? The Impact of Spectrum Auction
The importance of telecom services in the consumption basket of over half a billion Indians is generally underestimated. Ask the largely self-employed migrant workers in big cities or small towns, and they will tell you how mobile bills constitute around 6% to 8% of their monthly consumption expenditure.
