Apart from 4G spectrum, India is planning its first auction of 5G airwaves this yearTelecom operators have always complained that compared with the rest of the world, airwaves in India are priced exorbitantly
1 min read16 Oct 2019He will take charge after Aruna Sundararajan, a 1982 batch IAS officer, retires on 31 July Prior to his stint at the DoT, Prakash was the Chief Secretary of Delhi and had been at loggerheads with the Kejriwal government
1 min read24 Jul 2019DoT maintained its stance that the deal cannot be cleared unless it gets clarity on payment of dues and associated charges
2 min read20 Dec 2018The 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 2018Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan says the government has begun helping the affected employees get alternative employment, and retrain and redeploy them
2 min read18 May 2018The government is likely to release the draft of new National Telecom Policy on 1 May to seek public comments, says telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan
1 min read26 Apr 2018India is willing to share technology and the expertise in training people so that it can become a full-fledged partnership and not a buyer-supplier arrangement, telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan
1 min read23 Feb 2018The strategic plan is aimed at creating synergies among the telecom PSUs, which includes frameworks to facilitate manpower sharing, utilize vacant land and buildings, boost technology and settle legal issues and financial claims
2 min read23 Feb 2018The government has asked telecom firms to improve coverage in these regions at the earliest, said telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Tuesday
3 min read31 Jan 2018Telecom secretary Arun Sundararajan says the Reliance Jio has not informed DoT about the alleged data breach of subscriber but the department will seek details from them soon
1 min read15 Jul 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared