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April 14th, 2018 11:41 AM 50 COMMENTS

DoT Asks Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to Clear the Pending Rs 19,000 Crore Dues Before Merger

The much anticipated Vodafone India and Idea Cellular merger seems to have hit a major roadblock. As a pre-condition for clearing their mega-merger, the Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to ask Vodafone and Idea to collectively clear dues of nearly $3 billion or Rs 18,870 crore relating to a mix of pending licence fees, spectrum usage charges (SUC) and one-time spectrum charges (OTSC), reports Economic Times. Vodafone India’s licence... Read More

April 6th, 2018 11:47 AM 29 COMMENTS

DoT Likely to Approve Idea Cellular and Vodafone India Merger by the End of this Month

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approve the merger between Idea Cellular and Vodafone India by the end of this month. An anonymous official said in his statement to ET “The final approval should come within this month.” When this approval is passed, the Idea and Vodafone merged entity will become the largest data carrier in the country in terms of market share and subscribers. As we're already... Read More

March 13th, 2014 3:37 PM 6 COMMENTS

Exclusive : DoT issues Guidelines on ADSL Modems for Broadband Internet Access Security

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued new guidelines for Broadband and Internet service providers about vulnerabilities in the ADSL Modems that its concerns around national security. According to the DoT, in recent past concerns have been raised about vulnerabilities in the ADSL Modems. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers to implant malwares in modems, change configuration or manipulate data etc. Vulnerability in ADSL Modems needs to be addressed... Read More

December 26th, 2013 4:16 PM 58 COMMENTS

TRAI Classifies Minimum Broadband Speed As 512kbps

India's telecom regulator TRAI issued an guideline, making it mandatory for every Broadband service provider ( Wireline - ISPs) to offer minimum download speed 512 Kbps as "broadband' and reports the number of broadband subscribers in accordance with the revised definition i.e. greater than 512 Kbps. Earlier The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued a Notification on revising the definition of Broadband as ‘Broadband is a data / Internet connection that... Read More

December 13th, 2013 1:54 PM 22 COMMENTS

DoT invites Application for 1800MHz and 900MHz Spectrum Auction Starting January 23

India's Department of Telecom invites application for 2G spectrum auction starting January 23, 2014. The DoT has issued the NIA document (Notice of Inviting Application) to start in 1800MHz and 900MHz band spectrum auction. According to the DoT, the award of Spectrum in 1800MHz and 900MHz band shall be conducted as a single process. A common Notice has been issued only for the sake of convenience.The last date for submission... Read More

December 12th, 2013 2:39 PM 34 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Infocomm Issued 2.2 Crore Numbers for 4G Mobile and Data Services, Number Series Starts from 70

India's Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued 2.2 crore mobile numbers to Pan India BWA 4G spectrum and license holder Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) which paves way for the company to launch its 4G services. Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) rapidly deploying its infrastructure across 20 cities initially and set to launch its 4G LTE service for mobile customers over LTE enabled smart-phones as well as Only data... Read More

November 18th, 2010 12:43 PM 32 COMMENTS

National Anthem Can Not Be Set As Caller Tune Says DoT

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed service providers not to offer the India's national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" as a caller tune as it was a violation of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. According to statement issued by the DOT related to National Anthem under its order no.800-43/2010-VAS "The National Anthem as Ring Back Tune/Caller Tune do not comply with the prevention of insult to... Read More

July 29th, 2009 11:42 AM 11 COMMENTS

BROADBAND SPEED SHOULD BE 2MBPS :TRAI

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has  recommended that the Department of  Telecom (DoT)  should make it mandatory for Broadband speeds to be at least 2 mbps. That means any of Broadband service offered in India to customers in the market would have to be 2 mbps and more. If the DoT accepts the recommendation than the Telecom Operators or Internet Service Provider would not offer Internet packages of 256 kbps labeled as Broadband.... Read More

July 4th, 2009 11:33 AM 2 COMMENTS

S TEL WINS LEGAL BATTLE AGAINST DOT, MOBILE SERVICE BY DECEMBER

The legal battle between the Department of Telecom (DoT) and S Tel the privately owned telecom company has now finished with the Delhi High courts new judgment on the disputed DoT notifications on cut-off date for granting telecom licenses with 2G Spectrum. The Delhi high court has quashed the DoT notification fixing 25 September, 2007 as cut-off date for granting telecom licenses bundled with startup 2G spectrum. The High Court... Read More

June 24th, 2009 11:50 AM 10 COMMENTS

LEADING MOBILE OPERATORS FINED BY DOT

The Department of Telecom has imposed a penalty on mobile operators, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Idea Cellular for not verifying the details of all their mobile subscribers. The move comes after the DoT’s vigilance cell found subscribers on the operator’s network without proper documents for example, in the case of Bharti Airtel, the vigilance officers found 2,373 subscribers, out of a sample... Read More

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