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Bhavya Singh December 30th, 2022 8:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

Landline Revenues for Telcos won’t be Counted in AGR While Calculating SUC

In an order dated December 26 that was released on Thursday, Department of Telecommunication (DoT) stated that the actual adjusted gross revenue (AGR) shall be taken after removing revenue from landline services for the purpose of computing total SUC payable with the weighted average technique. AGR To Remove Revenue From Landline Services The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has stated that while calculating the spectrum usage charge, a telco's adjusted gross... Read More

Bhavya Singh December 29th, 2022 9:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Meet DoT for Addressing Poor Quality Telecom Services

A large number of 5G networks are currently being deployed across the nation. Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman presided over the meeting, which was attended by telecom service providers like Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea. The telecom department met with operators to examine the increasing number of call drops and service quality-related issues as it thought through potential policy actions to enhance call quality. On Call Drop, the DoT... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 27th, 2022 9:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Poor Quality Telecom Services Pushes DoT to Arrange a Meet with Indian Telcos

The Indian government recently asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to oversee the Quality of Services (QoS) in the telecom sector. Issues such as call drops have become a major problem for consumers. The dipping QoS has pushed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to arrange a meeting with the Indian telcos. The meet is scheduled for December 28, 2022, and will be overseen by the telecom secretary, K... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 16th, 2022 10:20 AM 1 COMMENTS

DoT Brings Call Before U Dig App to Avoid Telecom Infra Damage

National Broadband Mission, an initiative by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), aims to accelerate fiber rollout in India and provide equal digital access to citizens living in rural parts. Under the mission, the government has been trying to boost the digital infrastructure in the country. However, there are multiple roadblocks to address. One of the biggest pain points for the infrastructure providers (IPs) and the telcos is the damage to... Read More

Aparna R December 5th, 2022 11:28 AM 0 COMMENTS

Phones for Export from India Exempted from IMEI Registration

According to a notification posted on the department's website on Friday, the industry had asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to remove the requirement for registering the IMEI, or International Mobile Equipment Identity, of mobile phones, intended for exports. "The requirement of registration of IMEIs of mobile phones being manufactured in the country for export is kept in abeyance till further orders," said DoT in a circular. IMEI: IMEI is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 26th, 2022 4:05 PM 3 COMMENTS

Bihar Saw Maximum Rise in Telephone Subscribers in September 2022

September was a good month for the telecom service providers (TSPs) in Bihar. According to the September performance report published by DoT (Department of Telecommunications), Bihar saw the maximum number of telephone connections being added. As per the report, a total of 523,369 of new telephone subscribers were added in Bihar during September 2022. Bihar was followed by Karnataka and Delhi, with 373,259 and 287,903 new telephone subscribers. At the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 15th, 2022 4:06 PM 3 COMMENTS

Jio, Vi, Airtel, BSNL Ordered to Stop SMS Facility on New SIM Cards for One Day

Indian telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), have received a new order from DoT (Department of Telecommunications). According to the new order, all the above-mentioned telcos would have to stop the SMS facility on a new SIM (subscriber identification module) for 24 hours or one day from its issue. But this is only when the case is of SIM swapping... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 12th, 2022 11:41 AM 2 COMMENTS

DoT Says Inform 30 to 60 Days Before Surrendering Administratively Allocated Spectrum

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has notified the enterprise or the companies that are taking the spectrum from the government via administrative allocation about the rules that they need to follow in case they are surrendering the spectrum. First of all, the companies need to inform the government about the date for surrender 30 to 60 days before. On Friday, the DoT published the set of rules that enterprises have... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 11th, 2022 3:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Bill 2022: DoT Extends Last Date for Submitting Comments

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the last date for submitting comments for the draft telecom bill 2022. This bill is going to play a pivotal role in shaping the laws and policies around the telecom business in the coming years. The digital world is no more like it used to be. More immersive technologies and platforms are coming and powered by 5G; their growth and evolution would be... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 10th, 2022 2:05 PM 1 COMMENTS

Exotel Gets PAN-India Virtual Network Operator License from DoT

Exotel, a leading customer engagement platform, has just announced that it received a telecom license or the unified license for Virtual Network Operator (UL VNO Access Service) from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Exotel wants to serve businesses which are operating remotely with its cloud-based customer engagement solutions. Exotel's internet calling solutions which have been termed flexible, affordable, and fully compliant, will now be available for customers across the nation.... Read More

Yash Bhardwaj November 8th, 2022 9:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

BIF Says Satcom Industry Reforms will Help in Reducing Costs

The reforms brought by the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) for the satcom (satellite communications) sector is going to help in reducing costs for the companies, said Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Monday. The satcom sector is at the cusp of growth, and it would benefit the industry if the cost of doing business is reduced. Details on the Price Reduction The Network Operations Control Center (NOCC) charges and the removal... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 4th, 2022 2:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Makes a Decent Move to Proliferate Presence of Broadband in India

Broadband internet has made a big difference in the lives of people, especially during the pandemic. Fixed broadband service providers saw a massive surge in demand because of the need for reliable internet, which the mobile networks weren't giving. In order to boost the presence of broadband in India, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has scraped mandatory testing for products such as cordless phones, routers, transmission terminal equipment and LAN... Read More