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Telcos to invest Rs.12,000 cr to check call drops
B Telecom operators have committed to invest Rs.12,000 crore within the next three months to install 60,000 towers and put an end to the mobile call drop menace. Major companies were called in by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to discuss the issue and improve service quality.
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BSNL-MTNL merger options
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is considering various options for a merger of the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL).
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Merger of BSNL, MTNL, ITI
The proposal to merge the three telecom public sector undertakings BSNL, MTNL and ITI could be one of the first things that the new government could be undertaking. According to sources in the Department of Telecom (DoT), a note for the consideration of the government to this effect is being drafted.
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Mobile towers project in naxal-hit areas affected by wrong estimates
Progress in the Rs 3,046-crore mobile phone towers project in naxal affected areas across nine states is stuck due to wrong estimates by the Department of Telecom.
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Telecom security directorate
A proposal for setting up Telecom Security Directorate has been mooted to ensure a coherent organisational structure for tackling cyber threats. A document has been moved by the Department of Telecom (DoT) which reasons
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DoT’s order to states on tower sealing
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked states to refrain from sealing mobile towers or disconnecting power supply to them without the permission of its unit, TERM cell, on account of radiation related issues.
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Spectrum auction
The Department of Telecom issued an ‘information memorandum’ containing details of spectrum auction which will start from November 12.
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SPV to build broadband network
A special purpose vehicle (SPV) with equity participation from BSNL, MTNL and other public sector units such as RailTel, Gail and PowerGrid, amoÂng others, will undertake the 20,000-crore project to build a national broadÂÂband network to take high-speed internet to the hinterlands.