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India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended licence norms to rationalise the interest rate for delayed payment of licence fee, a move that will expectedly ease the financial burden on the telecom sector and…

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has revised the license regulations to allow active infrastructure sharing among telecom operators. This also includes sharing of core networks. The amendment is expected…

People with intent to thwart India’s progress are spreading rumours and misinformation, linking fifth generation (5G) with contagious Covid-19 pandemic, a Delhi-based telco group stated. "A few people with dangerous…

Industry body COAI has stated that any concern about the impact of 5G on health is "totally misplaced", and all proofs available says that the next-gen technology is safe for use. The Cellular Operators' Association of…

The industry's long run viability is vital to ensure robust, ubiquitous telecom services, and issues related to financial health are now more relevant for the industry that has kept the nation connected during the pandemic,…

Telecom service providers like Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio,and Vodafone Idea are looking at Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things to back for the fifth generation field trials for Indian focal use cases…

COAI represents India’s biggest 3 telcos namely Reliance Jio , Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi). Phone organizations have abandoned rumours spreading in social media portals about 5G spectrum trials increasing the…

In 2016 and 2019, the Department of Telecommunications issued several warnings to e-commerce firms for selling unlicensed mobile signal boosters and illegal facilitation. The issue has resurfaced, with the Cellular Operators…

Mobile phone service providers are now seeking to reduce the license fee and the removal of goods and service tax on the fee. They are further asking the Center to reconsider spectrum acquisition and usage charges, in the…

Indian telecom industry’s revenues are likely to increase in the range of 14-15 per cent in the current financial year thanks to some improvement in ARPU (average revenue per user), Cellular Operators’ Association of India…