Indian online travel industry is presently worth Rs 50,000 crore: Nalin Shinghal, IRCTC
Jul 01, 2011
According to IRCTC Director Nalin Shinghal, the online travel industry in India is presently pegged at Rs 50,000 crore. Singhal was speaking at the Travel and Tourism Summit organized by
Mobile firms dilly-dally over location-based services
Jan 21, 2013
This technology will allow law enforcement agencies to pin point the location of a mobile user.
NEW DELHI, JAN 21: More than 18 months after the Government made it mandatory for
Internet rates may go up under new licence framework
Feb 17, 2013
NEW DELHI, FEB. 17:
Industry body Internet Service Provider Association of India (ISPAI) said that rates of Internet and broadband services may go up under the new licence framework due
Mobile Commerce gets support from DoT.com dst
Sep 30, 2008
Mobile commerce is all set to get a huge boost with the Department of Telecommunications approaching the RBI for setting guidelines for linking telephone networks with banking services. Till now
Yet more snags hit the 3G rollout
Sep 18, 2008
In yet another instance of interdepartmental differences on the roll out of 3G services, Minister of State for Communications, Mr. Scindia has expressed the opinion that the present guidelines may
DoT issues guidelines for e-auction agencycst
Sep 15, 2008
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued a revised request for proposal (RFP) to decide on an e-auction agency that will carry out the online auctions for 3G radio frequencies
Chinese handsets under fire
Sep 12, 2008
The department of telecom (DoT) has issued a directive to all service providers
asking them to authenticate all mobile handsets in their networks so as to
enable security agencies to
Ministry of Finance wants say in licence fees
Sep 12, 2008
The ministry of finance expects the department of telecom (DoT) to consult it on the fees that telecom companies will have to pay to extend the tenure of their licences.
BSNL ready to loosen up
Sep 06, 2008
As per a recent report, BSNL has initiated talks with private telcos to explore possibilities of them roaming the country using the BSNL network. While all private telcos have agreements
Vodafone wants to defer 3G auction.oa
Oct 30, 2008
Vodafone, the UK-based mobile major has asked the Department of Telecom for a deferment of the 3G spectrum auction till early next year in view of the global financial crisis.
DoT keeps own counsel on MNP.<
Oct 25, 2008
The Department of Telecom is sticking to its guns on the MNP policy by permitting customers to shift between GSM and CDMA services of the same operator, while integrating some
DoT reassesses MNP guidelines.
Oct 23, 2008
A sub-committee set up by the department of telecom (DoT) to examine the government decision to allow customers to shift between GSM and CDMA has announced that this will result
Mobile Phones are must for Financial Inclusion
Oct 09, 2009
IAMAI’s symposium on Financial Inclusion through Mobile phones emphasized on the needs of progressive policies and strong partnerships between Telecom service providers, Banks and technology enablers.
New Delhi, 9th October, 2009:
Mobile number portability bidding gets underway
Nov 27, 2008
After a long lull the government has finally decided to go ahead with the bidding process for mobile number portability (MNP), the service that would enable a mobile phone user
Alternate network for defence forces to be complete only by 2011a h
Nov 20, 2008
Yet another hurdle in the path of the 3G auction has been created by DoT’s announcement that the alternative fibre optic network being built for the defence forces will only
Rcom asked to explain its actions to DoT!cost
Nov 14, 2008
The department of telecommunications (DoT) is learnt to have sought an explanation from Reliance Communications (RCOM) on the telco’s supposed bid to portray its its non-voice revenues as those incurred
Power Grid unable to vacate spectrumo
Nov 12, 2008
It seems the road ahead for 3G is not yet clear. After the defence forces, it’s now the PowerGrid Corporation that is not ready to vacate spectrum ahead of the
Change of policy may provide relief to new telcoms
Nov 10, 2008
New telecom entrants such as Swan, Unitech, Datacom and Shyam, among others, may be allowed a breather by the Department of Telecommunications if it allows the telcoms to roll out
Recent telecom deals under cloud
Nov 07, 2008
The recent deals between Swan Telecom - Etisalat and Unitech-Telenor have come under cloud. In the case of Swan the public opinion believes that the government has allowed a private
Finance ministry in favour of 3G auction for all the zonesht.com
Nov 07, 2008
The finance ministry has issued a directive to DoT to conduct auction for 3G spectrum even in zones where the radio frequencies are as yet unavailable. As per DoT’s previous
New fee structure for telecom players
Nov 07, 2008
The Department of telecom is now going to charge a fee of 1-2 per cent of mobile operators' revenue for using additional airwaves and will also levy a one-time charge.
3G proceedings on track.<
Nov 05, 2008
The Department of Telecom will continue the 3G proceedings as per scheduled and will apportion spectrum for next generation wireless networks to successful bidders by the end of January after
ISPs seek more customer awareness for safe WiFi plat
May 11, 2009
PUNE: The ministry of communications & IT in February had set a June deadline for the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to register their wireless customers. However, the wireless players, including
VAS is going to be the biggest entity in India: Netxcell
Jun 01, 2009
Even amid the global economic crisis the telecom industry is going great guns. Beginning with the cellular mobiles revolution, a lot has changed in the telecom sector both for the
Change operator, retain number
Jul 21, 2009
Come September and mobile users would be able to change their service provi-ders without changing their numbers. This technology known as mobile number portability (MNP) - will have a major
DoT may allow 8 bidders per 3G circle
Jan 09, 2009
MUMBAI: In a bid to increase revenues from the impending 3G (third generation) spectrum auction, the Department of Telecom (DoT) is looking at increasing the number of slots available for
Mobile number portability by August, says Raja
Feb 23, 2009
Union Communications and IT Minister A Raja today said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) was planning to start mobile number portability (MNP) in major cities of the country by August,
Blame it on Cabinet, 3G auctions likely to miss January date.com
Dec 26, 2008
NEW DELHI: The auctions for 3G spectrum, vital for next-generation telecoms services such as video-calling and broadband internet on mobile phones, are set to be delayed beyond its scheduled date
3G winners eligible for 2G too, says DoTcomst
Dec 24, 2008
NEW DELHI: The communications ministry on Tuesday said that new entrants winning third-generation (3G) spectrum in the auctions next month will also be eligible for second generation (2G) radio frequencies.
Tata Teleservices, IIT Bombay and DoT ink pact
Dec 18, 2007
Tata Teleservices Limited, the fastest growing telecom service provider in the country, the Department of Telecommunications and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, the leading technical institute in the country,
Finance ministry in favour of limiting 3G auction to 5 playersa hre
Dec 17, 2008
The finance ministry has endorsed the communications ministry's decision to limit the upcoming 3G auction to five players per circle for private companies and state-owned telecom companies. The communications ministry
No more than four 3G licences may be up for auctiono
Dec 08, 2008
According to a draft information memorandum prepared by the Department of Telecom, no more than four 3G licences will be offered for auction in any of the 22 telecom circles,
Blackberry again gives rise to security concerns.com
Dec 04, 2008
Blackberry has again come under the scanner with the Telecom Ministry looking for review from security agencies. This has come at a time when a top team of the Blackberry
Remote villages to get telephony!
Aug 27, 2008
The Department of Telecom’s mission of providing telephony to remote villages under the Bharat Nirman programme will be fulfilled soon, following an agreement with state-owned BSNL for providing telephones to
DoT invites bids for 3G auctions!
Aug 18, 2008
Not withstanding its differences with the Finace ministry and the TRAI the department of telecom today issued the Request for Proposal(RFP) and has called a pre bid conference on August
DoT rejects Amar Singh’s demand!
Aug 15, 2008
The Department of Telecommunications has turned down Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh’s request to the Prime Minister’s Office in which he held that GSM holders should be charged a
3G policy maybe put on hold!<
Aug 15, 2008
The Finance ministry wants the DoT to put on hold the 3G policy because it has not been consulted on the financial aspects of the guidelines. The finance secretary has
TRAI asks DoT to reassess 3G policy!o
Aug 14, 2008
The guidelines released by DoT last week mandate GSM operators to bid for 3G spectrum while CDMA operators like Reliance Communication and Tata Teleservices, can seek one slot in the
Two rounds of 3G auctions likely!
Aug 04, 2008
The Department of Telecommunications has decided to hold two rounds of auctions for the sale of 3G frequencies. Only about five players will be accommodated in the first round that
ISPs go to court over DoT decision!oa
Aug 04, 2008
Major Internet Service Providers like Sify and Spectranet have threatened to go to court over Department of Telecommunication’s decision to take back the 2.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum allotted to them
MTNL, BSNL get a head start on 3G!oan
Aug 03, 2008
Department of telecommunications has announced that it is issuing spectrum to both BSNL and MTNL ahead of the auction. This will give the state owned firms a six-month head start
NDTV Convergence CEO Sanjay Trehan quitscomst
Apr 14, 2009
MUMBAI: After a stint of two years at NDTV Convergence as CEO, Sanjay Trehan has put in his papers.
Having joined NDTV on 10 March 2007, Trehan oversaw operations that