In what should have been a major story that was buried under other headlines, India achieved a significant milestone in its Digital India programme when 100,000-gram panchayats, or village councils, across the country were connected through a high-speed optical fibre network called BharatNet.
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New Delhi to host Indian Mobile Congress
India will be hosting an international level Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) event later this year.
The project is the brainchild of the Department of Telecom (DoT), the Ministry of Electronics and IT and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).
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Taking a CALL on Telephony
Though spectrum in the 700 MHz band remains unsold, a few operators believe that demand for spectrum will remain healthy in the future as telecom companies beef up their services.
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Spectrum acquisition is good for the next couple of years
Rajan S Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), talks about how the scope for further consolidation is going to continue to stress the industry for some time, the October airwaves sale, and the controversy around Reliance JioĆĀ“s entry.
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Data to accelerate expansion of mobile telephony
Granting of infrastructure status to the telecom tower industry has resulted in varied financial benefits. External commercial borrowing rates have improved. However, lower import duties and accelerated depreciation benefits are yet to be realised.
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Towering Heights
In India, for every 10 per cent of the population using basic services such as voice and SMS, the national GDP increases by 0.5 per cent; a similar expansion of Internet and other non-voice communication or data adds 1 per cent to GDP, according to government figures available with the countryĆĀ“s Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
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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 regulatorĆĀ“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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COAI reiterates demand for review of pricing of CDMA airwaves
GSM industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has escalated a war of letters by writing to the Telecom minister, reiterating its demand for a review of pricing of CDMA airwaves and reducing the 10 MHz cap on such spectrum, asserting that failure to do so would lead to violation of auction rules.
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No Tall Tale, This!
Right policy decisions, a well-planned roadmap and an investor-friendly environment can ease the current challenges and put the Indian telecom industry on the world stage.
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GSM operators add 41.4 lakh users in June
The GSM subscriber base increased marginally in June with telecom operators adding 41.4 lakh users to take the overall base to 72.03 crore.
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