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No, thanks: Mobile device makers say to DoT on source code demand

They oppose the proposal on the grounds that source codes are 'commercially valuable, confidential, and sensitive information'

Telecom sector seeks more clarity on spectrum road map at COAI webinar

Special panel discussion dwells on need for allocating 5G licences in 2021 target time frame, highlights importance of optimum spectrum use in times of Covid-19

Difficult for Vodafone Idea to pay upfront AGR dues: Credit Suisse

In a report it said that after having paid Rs 6,900 crore of AGR dues, estimate is that Vodafone Idea would have Rs 6,000 crore of cash balance as of March 2020

Bharti Airtel seeks 20 years to pay remaining AGR dues, SC to hear in July

Bharti companies are 'not fly-by-night operators', company tells court about amount it has been asked to pay government

Will withdraw 96% of Rs 4 trn AGR-related dues against PSUs: Centre to SC

The bench asked the telecom companies to file their financial statements before it and fixed the matter for hearing in third week of July

AGR dues: Telcos to file financial statements before SC; hearing in July

DoT seeks time from SC to respond to telcos replies on payment of AGR related dues by them

Telecom AGR dues case: The story so far

The AGR issue is a 14-year-old case that had mobile operators locked in a legal battle with the government over the definition of of the term

Nasscom for policy tweak to enable longer work-from-home scenario

Nasscom has asked for the abolition of OSPs (other service providers) under the Department of Telecom, under which certain kinds of work (such as voice calls) cannot be shifted to employees' homes.

Telcos will not need major overhaul for on-ground services, says COAI

COAI said industry will continue with arrangements that were in place for the first lockdown period

Allowing instalment as eco policy not justiceable

The Supreme Court has unequivocally laid down that in a matter of economic policy, the court shall not intervene unless the policy is itself violative of the fundamental rights

Telcos to opt for EMI moratorium; tariff to remain stable, says COAI

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) also allayed fear of hike in tariff by the telecom operators.

SC pulls up Centre, telecos for self-assessment of AGR dues fixed by court

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, S A Nazeer and M R Shah refused to take up the Centre's plea for allowing telecom companies to pay AGR dues in 20 years

Voda Idea deposits Rs 3,354 cr more as AGR dues, says full principal paid

On February 14, the Supreme Court had directed telecom companies to pay the AGR-related liabilities to the government by March 17

SC dismisses Vodafone's plea against levying one-time spectrum charges

The Department of Telecommunications had sought to levy a one-time spectrum charge on telecom service providers

DoT units routinely ask us for bulk call records: Telcos flag concern

Telcos said that DoT units asked for call data records for specific routes in Delhi with residences of Ministers, Members of Parliament, Judges and important offices

Govt to allow telecom firms to defer payments of future spectrum auctions

Meanwhile, the Department of Telecom is preparing to issue fresh notices to telecom companies asking them how they had calculated their dues linked to AGR

AGR dues paid by telcos to reflect in FY20 revenue receipts: Report

Officials said the amount was not much to have any bearing on the fiscal position

AGR woes: No decision on relief to telcos as DCC seeks more details

The DCC meeting lasted two hours and is expected to meet again in coming days

AGR dues: DoT seeks Rs 7,608 cr from GAIL for FY18, doesn't press for full

The telecom department had previously estimated past dues to the tune of Rs 1.83 trillion, but it does not seem to be pressing for immediate full payment from the state-owned gas utility

The AGR case is a triumph of bureaucratic obstinacy over good sense

While it raises the larger question of the Court's role on matters that have a major impact on the economy, much of the blame also lies with the govt for poor handling of the issue