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RJio for uniform spectrum usage charge for future allotments

This is against the demand by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular to reduce SUC to a uniform level of one per cent for all spectrum holdings

Panic button must in mobile phones by next year

Once a panic button is pressed, a call will be directed to the emergency contact - family, friend or police

Airtel to redesign online recharge & payments interface

To offer improved and consistent customer experience

Nokia to bid for back-end support for payments banks

Company to offer solutions around data, security applications and analytics to handle the large number of small transactions that would happen via these banks

Buyers' activism going in wrong direction: Supertech

Sources say buyers throng the office of Supertech on weekends over issues from delay in possession to registry of their apartments

Govt allows RJio VoLTE calls to other networks

This will enable interconnection among upcoming networks which will be based on IP, mainly 4G technology

COAI hits back at Trai for 'cartelisation' comment in the SC

Telecom players & Trai have been engaged in a legal battle over regulator's order for compensation for call drops

DoT approves spectrum sharing between RCom, RJio in nine circles

This will allow both the firms to offer 4G services on 10 MHz block in 800 Mhz band after the sharing arrangements

DoT approves RJio, RCom spectrum sharing in nine circles

This will allow both firms to offer 4G services on 10 MHz block in 800 Mhz band; for the remaining 13 circles, RJio plans to trade spectrum from RCom

Telecom Commission to discuss spectrum pricing

The industry has been demanding a uniform SUC rate for all the bands at three per cent which should be reduced to one per cent in phases

Over 1,000 flats of Supertech's project Czar in Greater Noida to be sealed

Greater Noida Industrial Authority orders the sealing, citing violation of rules

Bharti Airtel to sell off 5% stake in tower arm

Firm has appointed UBS as the banker for the deal, say sources; likely to raise Rs 3,750 cr

We're evaluating all options to secure a high-speed data play: Sharad Mehrotra

Interview with CEO, Telenor India

Private help may not hasten BharatNet rollout

The government must first resolve the contentious issue of "right of way", which has held up the ambitious plan to link all gram panchayats with optical fibre

India Post is grappling with e-tail shift: Kavery Banerjee

Interview with Secretary, Department of Posts

Trai may issue fresh paper on WhatsApp, Skype

Telcos demanding OTT players to come under some sort of regulation as they are eating into their SMS and voice revenues

Govt to use BSNL muscle to push internet services

DoT chalking out strategy to narrow digital divide

Net Neutrality: Trai order gives start-ups premium relief

Smaller start-ups feared they might have to pay premium if differential pricing was allowed by the telecom regulator

On Facebook, Zuckerberg says disappointed with Trai directive

Free Basics allows mobile users to access certain websites without incurring any data charges

Regulator chains Free Basics

Trai strikes down differential pricing to uphold net neutrality