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New telecom bill may clarify on insolvency norms for stressed firms: Report

With Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, a spectrum will be held by a telco till it continues to pay the dues and provide the services. Once the service stops, the spectrum will go to the government

Telecom association demands 'converged' law for various digital services

The telecom industry body was responding to a DOT consultation paper, which aims at reviewing the existing legal and regulatory provisions governing telecommunications

Adopt int'l best practices for spectrum allocation: SIA-India to govt

Satellite industry body SIA-India on Friday said that it has suggested the Department of Telecom (Dot) to adopt international best practices for spectrum allocation. SatCom Industry Association of India has made a submission in response to the DoT's decision to bring out a new legal framework for the telecom sector. "The DoT has done a great job of trying to bring in amendments to keep pace with the technological developments and business trends. However, at some point, the amendments become too unwieldy and there could not be a better time to consider a new legal framework in the telecom sector," SIA-India President and Ananth Technologies chairman and managing director Subba Rao Pavuluri said in a statement. SIA-India has submitted six points for consideration of the DoT that includes "Spectrum allocation must be based on International best practices"; encouraging all digital communication technologies without a preference for limited technologies; connectivity to the remotest ...

DoT and TRAI to start consultation on regulating OTT communication apps

The telecom operators will welcome the move as they have long demanded that OTT communication apps that provide the same services as operators should be subjected to similar regulations

DoT eases security norms for mobile services near int'l border areas

The Telecom Department on Tuesday amended the licence norms to remove restrictions on telecom connectivity near international border areas, paving the way for better mobile coverage in these locations. So far, telcos' services were not available in locations near the border, as telecom players were required to fade out signals just ahead of the border. The security clause in the licence earlier stated that telecom licencees will ensure that base stations, cell stations or radio transmitters to provide mobile telephone services near international border of India, "shall be as far away from such borders as feasible and such base stations, cell sites or radio transmitters shall work in such a fashion that radio signals emanating there from, fade out when nearing or about to cross international border and become unusable within a reasonable distance across such border". For this purpose, suitable technical infrastructure had to be installed by the telecom players. The said condition ha

Airtel pays Rs 8,312 crore ahead of schedule for 5G spectrum dues

Telco had acquired 19,867 MHz of spectrum in various bands worth Rs 43,084 crore in recent 5G auction

DoT warns e-commerce companies on illegal sale of wireless jammers

The DoT has raised the issue several times in the last 4-5 years and even conducted raids to check illegal sales of these equipment

DoT likely to move 5G spectrum auction proposal to Cabinet next week

The Department of Telecom is likely to move the 5G spectrum auction proposal to the Union Cabinet for final approval next week, an official source said on Tuesday.

Decks cleared for 5G auction but will you enjoy the benefits anytime soon?

The govt is planning to roll out 5G for sometime now. But the telecom operators look upset, as some of their demands have not been fulfilled -- suggesting a lukewarm response of the upcoming auction

DoT abolishes NOCC charges for all telecom licence holders

It had earlier levied Rs 21 lakh per transponder a year for 36 MHz of spectrum on pro-rata basis

DoT body refers back key 5G spectrum, pricing recommendations to Trai

Telcos have been unhappy that the base price fixed by the regulator for a period of 30 years is virtually the same as what they had recommended in 2018 at Rs 492 crore for a pan-India 1Mhz spectrum.

Govt mulls dropping pre-call announcements on phones after 2 yrs of Covid

Sources DoT has written to Union Health Ministry requesting it to drop these pre-call announcements and caller tunes

DoT amends telecom licences to enable machine-to-machine communications

The DoT in the licence amendment has incorporated M2M with pan-India permit, limited to circle level and district level, according to a circular

NCLAT disposes of DoT petition against Videocon resolution plan

A two-member bench observed that the appellate tribunal earlier this month had already set aside the June 8 order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)

Reliance Jio won't opt for 4-year payment moratorium: Sources

The move comes even as its rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they will avail the four-year moratorium on payment of dues

Reliance Jio pays Rs 10,792-crore spectrum dues to DoT

Bharti Airtel has already decided to opt for a four-year moratorium on spectrum and adjusted gross revenue dues payable to the government

FM asks civil aviation ministry, DoT to expedite capital expenditure

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday reviewed the progress of capital expenditure by the civil aviation ministry and the telecom department and asked them to expedite projects

Bharti Airtel opts for four-year moratorium on payment of AGR dues

It is learnt that the letter of acceptance was sent by the company to the department of telecommunications (DoT) last week

Vodafone Idea accepts 4-year payment moratorium on spectrum dues

Telcos have been given time till October 29 to communicate whether they wish to avail a moratorium on payment of spectrum dues and AGR

DoT tells Airtel, Voda Idea, Jio to decide on AGR moratorium in 10 days

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio get 3 months to inform DoT on equity conversion