Tag: Department of Telecom
Centre exits Tata Communications, sells 10% stake to Tata Sons’ arm in an off-market trade
The Government of India earlier held a 26.12% stake while Panatone Finvest had 34.80%, Tata Sons 14.07% and the remaining 25.01% was with the public before the transaction
With China on mind DoT restricts telcos from procuring equipment from non-trusted source
The latest guidelines by DoT are believed to be India’s first formal step towards keeping Chinese gear suppliers Huawei and ZTE out of India’s future telecom expansion, including 5G technology rollouts
Airtel looks to push 5G roll out plans with 355.45 MHz spectrum acquired for Rs 18,699 crore
The newly added spectrum will also help the company to improve its coverage in villages by offering the superior Airtel experience to an additional 90 million customers in India
Parliament panel on IT blames DoT over delay in BharatNet project roll-out
Under the BharatNet project, all 2.5 lakh village panchayats across the country will be connected with high-speed broadband services. The project was set to be completed by March 2019
India plans to roll-out limited 5G services by early next year
According to a recent proposal tabled in the Parliament, the 5G roll-out is likely to commence following the next round of spectrum auction.
DoT crackdown on Illegal mobile network boosters in Delhi
Wireless Monitoring Organisation of Department of Telecom conducted inspection ride on several locations across Delhi to take down illegal mobile signal boosters.
DoT to send Rs 74,000 crore revival plan for BSNL, MTNL to Cabinet
The Department of Telecom (DoT) will send a proposal to the Cabinet for a revival plan worth Rs 74,000 crore for the ailing state-run telecom firms - BSNL and MTNL
Can Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram be blocked for national security and public order: Asks Modi government to industry
Department of Telecom (DoT) has written to telecom operators and different stakeholder for their inputs to block the applications under Section 69A of the IT Act.
