Once the application is cleared, the Department of Telecommunications shall grant approvals to 10 eligible applications each in MSME and non-MSME categories.

In a letter, Birla has said Vodafone-Idea was willing to hand over its stake to a public sector unit, a government entity or a domestic financial entity after the Supreme Court rejected a plea by telecom service-providers seeking re-computation of adjusted…

The IGP Kashmir thanked the people for their cooperation with police and security personnel deployed on the ground and in maintaining the law and order.

The measures will help the country improve its digital footprint will help companies roll out their 5G infrastructure 

PLI schemes, the government's focus on infra projects and relief measures for stressed sectors such as telecom augur well for the economy, say experts

Vodafone Idea, with a net debt of 1.91 trillion rupees ($25.86 billion) and other government dues of 1.68 trillion rupees, had expressed repeated concerns about its ability to stay afloat without federal help.

Vodafone Idea Limited is waiting for the government to spell out the final guidelines for the telecom relief package it announced earlier this month. The government allowed a four-year moratorium on the spectrum and adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and an…

RIL’s telecom business is expected to cough up good numbers for the September quarter with strong subscriber additions. Moreover, there is also a reasonable amount of excitement about RIL’s retail business

RIL’s telecom business is expected to cough up good numbers for the September quarter with strong subscriber additions. Moreover, there is also a reasonable amount of excitement about RIL’s retail business

Analysts believe the recent tariff hikes of up to 25 percent could boost the operating profits for telecom companies by at least 40 percent

The company had acquired 128.4 MHz spectrum, which includes the Telenor spectrum, for a consideration of Rs 19,051 crore in the 2014 auction

While this might be a beneficial partnership to both Airtel and Google, experts pointed out that the $700-million investment might not bring in any change of fortune for the telecom major, with execution being key.

The Centre has increasingly focussed on effective financial reporting, in order to raise the impact of various investment and regulatory decisions.

This will be the first full quarter for telcos after they increased tariffs, which triggered a churn among some user segments.

The brokerage, however, refrained from cutting its price target of Rs 810 on the stock.

The issuance will be subject to regulatory and other statutory approvals, including approval of the shareholders of the company

Both companies have advocated tariff increases for some time, having long advocated tariff increases as essential for sustainable growth