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Industry

Satcom firms push back on draft telecom rules, seek separate licence

Under the draft Telecom Authorisation Rules 2025, all telecom services—including mobile, internet, and satellite—will come under a single authorization. Firms will no longer need separate licences, as under the old regime.

5 min read30 Sep 2025
News

Airtel announces 3 measures amid network outage in J-K, Himachal and Ladakh | Details

Airtel announced three major steps for its prepaid, postpaid and broadband customers. It said that its teams are working on ground to restore network services.

1 min read27 Aug 2025
Industry

Trai wants more enforcement teeth to rein in telcos, may ask govt to amend rules

A key demand from the regulator is to have the powers to seek bank guarantees from telecom operators, so that it can ensure they follow the rules and recover penalties in case of any violation.

4 min read24 Jul 2025
Companies

After a new lifeline, Vodafone Idea searches for a new CEO

Current CEO Akshaya Moondra's term ends this August. The telecom operator recently received a second lifeline when the government agreed to convert about ₹39,000 crore worth of additional dues into equity.

3 min read2 Apr 2025
Markets

BSNL turns profitable after 17 years, EBITDA doubles in last four years; Telecom min Scindia calls it ‘turning point’

BSNL Q3 Results: The state-owned telecom services provider swung back to black in the December quarter of FY25 for the first time since 2007, when it last reported a quarterly net profit

2 min read14 Feb 2025
News

Phone Fee to Subsidize Services for US Poor Blocked by Court

A federal appeals court said a funding mechanism the US government has relied on for decades to subsidize telecom services for poor and rural users is unconstitutional.

1 min read25 Jul 2024
Industry

BSNL pan-India 4G launch pushed to Dec, employees’ union seeks Vi network usage

BSNL intends to put up 100,000 4G sites throughout India. It has already set up 4G infrastructure in about 200 sites in Punjab

3 min read15 Feb 2024
Markets

TRAI subscriber data: Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel add 19.8 lakh subscribers; Vodafone Idea loses 20 lakh users in Feb

Total wireless subscribers decreased 0.09% to 114.19 crore at the end of February from 114.3 crore at the end of January.

1 min read12 May 2023

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