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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ASSOCHAM seeks auction of all available spectrum at earliest
Pitching for auction of all available spectrum at the earliest, ASSOCHAM said government is losing Rs 2 lakh crore every year on account of spectrum that is lying idle. ASSOCHAM Chairman (National Telecom Council) T V Ramachandran said.
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Big gains for top telecos
Top telecom players like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular are set to make major financial gains from the third-generation intra-circle roaming services that they have resumed offering
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Testing of telecom products
The government may defer the starting date for local screening of telecom or technology products used in mobile networks as a key nodal agency, Telecom Security Directorate (TSD), mooted two years ago,
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A professional entrepreneur
Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of ACME Group is responsible for strategic growth and expansion of the company in India and abroad. He has over 18 years of experience in the power and telecom sectors.
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DoT to seek tax sops for telecom infra sector
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is planning to seek a tax holiday for 10 years without a sunset clause from the Finance Ministry and make viability gap funding available for the telecom infrastructure sector, according to reports.
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Jaipur metro project
The Railway Ministry gave technical clearance for the operations in signal, telecom and electricity expansion system at the Jaipur Metro Rail Project.
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ATC to acquire Tower Vision
In the telecom towers business, American Tower Corporation (ATC) is close to acquiring Tower Vision, a standalone telecom tower company owned by a group of international financial investors, for Rs 3,200 crore, a transaction that will enable the US company to significantly scale up its presence in India.
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Kavveri Telecom buys US firm
The Bangalore-based telecom products manufacturer Kavveri Telecom has acquired the US-based WPCS International’s wireless communications division, which makes solutions used by police officers, firemen and other emergency services.
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Next generation network operation centres
Hemant Arora and Kaustav Ghosh describe the advantages for telecom to switch over to a new and more flexible system. Over the last five years, India has witnessed a rapid increase in the number of wireless subscribers