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Digital communications policy architect Aruna Sundararajan retires

1982-batch Kerala Cadre IAS officer Aruna Sundararajan’s tryst with technology is not new Telecom sector will thrive because telecom is a key utility and in fact new players could also enter the market, said Sundararajan

3 min read31 Jul 2019
Companies

Airtel launches 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar

Bharti Airtel's 4G services will be available in Port Blair to begin with

1 min read15 Jan 2019
Companies

RCom files case in Supreme Court against DoT over Jio deal

In the contempt of court plea, RCom claimed DoT failed to furnish an NOC clearing the RCom-Jio spectrum deal even after the Supreme Court had directed it to do so

2 min read4 Jan 2019
Companies

RCom, Jio officials meet telecom secretary to resolve deal issues

DoT maintained its stance that the deal cannot be cleared unless it gets clarity on payment of dues and associated charges

2 min read20 Dec 2018
Industry

Telecom woes: Kumar Mangalam Birla meets DoT secretary

Birla had earlier expressed concerns over the severe liquidity crunch in the telecom industry and has sent an SOS to the government for deferring statutory payments in a sector that is not generating enough cash to even service loans

1 min read22 Nov 2018
Industry

Govt to seek Trai’s views on network testing norms

Proposed norms would mean a new regulatory requirement for Jio

2 min read31 Aug 2018
Companies

RCom sees bias in DoT not seeking bank guarantees from Vodafone

RCom said that DoT had insisted on bank guarantees against the disputed one-time spectrum charge from the company when it approached the government for liberalising spectrum in the 800 MHz band

1 min read12 Jul 2018
Industry

Internet remains free and fair in India as neutrality gets the nod

The licence agreements with service providers will be immediately amended and will be subject to principles of net neutrality, says telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan

1 min read11 Jul 2018
Industry

Telecom secretary says government to help workers laid-off by telcos

Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan says the government has begun helping the affected employees get alternative employment, and retrain and redeploy them

2 min read18 May 2018
Industry

New telecom policy to be implemented from June

The goals of the telecom policy include universal broadband, creating 4 million jobs, and increasing the share of digital communications in India's gross domestic product to 8% from less than 6% in 2017

1 min read4 May 2018
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