Government is awaiting telecom regulator TRAI´s recommendations on voice-calling apps, called Over-the-Top players, to take a stand on internet-based calls, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
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Delhi HC upholds penalty on call drops; telcos may appeal in SC
The Delhi HC, in late February, upheld the telecom regulator´s rules set last October that mandate telcos to pay Re 1 per call drop to consumers, capped at `3 a day.
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Mega sale of airwaves by July: JS Deepak
Telecom Secretary JS Deepak said the government is working towards a mega sale of 2G, 3G and 4G airwaves by June-July and would a take a call next month on the starting prices of seven bands, including the coveted 700 MHz 4G band, recommended by the sector regulator.
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Michael Repacholi, Founder Chairman, ICNIRP, former head, WHO EMF Project
Base stations are engineered to provide radio frequency (RF) signals to a given area called a ¨cell¨ (this is why they are sometimes called cell phones). The strength of the signal is just sufficient to allow the mobile phone user to make a good quality call. If the RF level of the base station is lowered, then the calls will either be low quality or voids will occur in the area covered so no call can be made
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Green clearance to Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
The Centre issued a fresh coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to the ambitious 22-km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project worth Rs.11,370 crore.
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Instrumental Role
The government has appointed Amitabh Kant, Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), as full-time Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog. Kant, who has been helming some of the marquee initiatives of the Narendra Modi Government, will take over the job after his retirement as secretary in February end.
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Growth Spearhead
Ramboll has announced the appointment of Sanjeev Kapoor as Director to lead its transport business in India. Based in Gurgaon, Kapoor´s responsibility will include developing and driving the business growth strategy for Ramboll´s transport market in India and leading the organisation to identifying new profit avenues.
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Telecom – In the spectrum
Consolidation in Indias fragmented telecom industry and estimated spurt in manufacturing have opened up new growth avenues. With close to 1 billion mobile subscribers, India is the second-largest as well as one of fastest growing telecommunication markets in the world.
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India Infrastructure Summit
The seventh edition of the event will bring together various stakeholders in a dialogue designed to address key challenges and issues. India´s growing population and expanding economy have put immense pressure
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WB to lend $1.5 bn for Swachh Bharat rural projects
The World Bank has approved a $1.5-billion loan for the Swachh Bharat Mission´s support operation project in rural India