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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Report cybersecurity cases within 6 hrs: DoT notifies rules

All telecom entities must report any cybersecurity incidents to the central government within six hours of becoming aware of them, as per the Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2024, notified and …

Hindustan Times

Security Cybersecurity Telecom Incident

2 years, 7 months ago

India looking to regulate WhatsApp, Telegram, and other internet calling and messaging apps

The Department of Telecom has reached out to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for its opinion on developing a framework to regulate internet calling and messaging apps like WhatsApp, …

India Today

Pti Whatsapp Trai Messaging

3 years, 10 months ago

PLI scheme for telecom: DoT issues guidelines, caps expenditure on R&D

PLI scheme for telecom: DoT issues guidelines, caps expenditure on R&D If a company invests Rs 100 crore, it can account for Rs 5 crore as technology transfer and Rs …

Business Standard

Scheme Telecom Dot

4 years, 1 month ago

5G to roll out in India by early-2022; parliamentary panel pulls up DoT for delay

The government expects that the roll-out of 5G services will begin in early-2022 after another round of spectrum auction that is planned to be held after six month, according to …

India TV News

India Parliament Panel Dot

4 years, 7 months ago

[AGR Case] 'Can Spectrum Be Sold In Insolvency Proceedings?' SC Examines Bona Fides Of Telecos' Bankruptcy Claims

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on whether Telecom Spectrum can be sold/auctioned in the insolvency proceedings faced by the telecom companies.The Court posed this query while …

Live Law

Supreme Court Court Insolvency Companies

5 years ago

DoT plea to seek 20 year time for payment of AGR bears cabinet stamp

The Department of Telecom's plea seeking 20 years time for operators to pay adjusted gross revenue dues was approved by the Cabinet, Union minister Sanjay Dhotre informed Parliament on Thursday. …

India TV News

Supreme Court Telecom Companies Crore

5 years, 1 month ago

AGR dues: Vodafone Idea Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla meets telecom secretary Anshu Prakash

Amid talks of the government encashing its bank guarantee over default in payment of dues, Vodafone Idea Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla met Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash on Tuesday as he …

Firstpost

Supreme Court Telecom Court Payment

5 years, 2 months ago

Bharti Airtel, Tata Teleservices merger soon

Telecom operator Tata Teleservices on Thursday said the Department of Telecom has approved the merger of its consumer mobile business with Bharti Airtel. Tata Teleservices listed arm said in a …

India TV News

Bharti Tata Bharti Airtel Airtel

5 years, 2 months ago

Stiff preconditions make it a trial by fire for 5G

New Delhi: The build-up to introducing 5G services in India is likely to be marred by more acrimony as operators and vendors claimed that onerous conditions laid out by the …

Live Mint

India Trials Vendors Dot

5 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court on DoT vs telcos: Apex court gives telcos 3 months to pay up deposit amount, 'and compliance be reported'

On 24 October, the Supreme Court has ruled that telcos will have to pay all penalties and interests to the government The problems of the telecom sector just got worse. …

Firstpost

Supreme Court Telecom Court Pay

5 years, 11 months ago

TikTok ban in India: DoT and MeitY can do little about existing users of the app

On 18 April 2019, after the order by Madras High Court, the TikTok app was removed by Google and Apple from their respective app stores. The Department of Telecom and …

Firstpost

App Tiktok Economic Times Existing Users

6 years, 4 months ago

RCom arm furnishes ₹1,400 crore guarantee to DoT

New Delhi: Reliance Communications on Monday said its subsidiary Reliance Realty has furnished corporate guarantee of ₹ 1,400 crore to Telecom Department as directed by the Supreme Court, stepping closer …

Live Mint

Crore Spectrum Reliance Guarantee

6 years, 8 months ago

DoT seeks industry views on blocking mobile apps like FB, Whatsapp, Instagram in specific situations

The telecom department has sought views of the industry on technical measures that can be adopted for blocking mobile apps like instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc in situations where national …

India TV News

India Fake News Mobile Apps Ministry

7 years, 8 months ago

Chhattisgarh HC Asks TRAI, BSNL To Put Issue Of Hiking Min Internet Speed Before DoT [Read Petition]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to place before the Centre the issue of implementation of National Telecom …

Live Law

India Policy Telecom Internet

8 years, 9 months ago

DoT Secretary to discus call drop, policy reforms with CEOs

Telecom Secretary J S Deepak will deliberate on the problem of call drop, investments in the sector and ongoing policy reforms with CEOs of service providers on June 10. It …

The Hindu

Telecom Drop Policy Reforms Call Drop

10 years, 6 months ago

Trai tells Loop to inform subscribers when its shutting down in 10 days

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said the mobile operator should also inform about every new subscriber at the time of his enrolment to its network. New Delhi: Sectoral regulator …

Firstpost

Mumbai Its Services 10 Days Trai

10 years, 6 months ago

Rs 215 cr loan to Loop Mobile at stake, Axis Bank tells DoT

New Delhi: Private sector lender Axis Bank has told the Department of Telecom that Rs 215 crore loan to Loop Mobile will be at risk if the deal of the …

Firstpost

Mumbai Bank Crore Deal

10 years, 11 months ago

DoT to issue demand notice to quashed telecom licences in May

New Delhi: The Department of Telecom is in the final stages of issuing demand notice to telecom companies, whose licences were quashed by the Supreme Court in February, 2012 but …

India TV News

Crore Licences Demand Notice Telecom Dot

11 years ago

2G scam: Court dismisses Loop Telecom Ltd plea for settlement

New Delhi: A special CBI court here today dismissed a plea by Loop Telecom Limited seeking directions for referring to Lok Adalat a case arising out of the 2G scam …

India TV News

Case 2G Scam Cbi Dot

12 years, 10 months ago

DoT allocates BWA spectrum to Qualcomm

The Telecom Ministry is believed to have finally allotted spectrum to U.S.-based Qualcomm for offering wireless broadband services, two years after it won the radio waves through auction. A senior …

The Hindu

Qualcomm Bwa Spectrum Dot Allocates

13 years, 2 months ago

Telecom Operators Begin Drive To Weed Out Inactive Numbers

New Delhi, Jan 9: Major telecom operators have begun a drive to week out 'inactive' numbers after a directive from Department of Telecommunications. The DoT has told telecom operators that …

India TV News

Telecom Numbers Dot Inactive

13 years, 6 months ago

DoT to give report by month-end on BlackBerry interception

The Telecom Ministry on Monday said its technical team is testing the interception solution given by smartphone BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and is expecting a report by month end. …

The Hindu

Service Rim Blackberry Interception Solution