The optical fibre network to be set up by Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for defence forces in return for their vacating telecom spectrum might be delayed as Department of Telecommunications (DoT.
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Gujarat tops MNP requests
Gujarat ranks number one in the country in terms of requests made for mobile number portability (MNP), with 6.17 lakh subscribers opting for the facility from the state, says a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report.
TRAI's latest proposals to cut interconnect charges may lower call rates
Telecom regulator TRAI has fired the starting gun on radical changes in the mobile sector by proposing deep cuts in charges paid by operators to each other.
Tower biz gets infra status for funds
In an effort to support funding for telecom facilities, the Reserve Bank of India declared that telecom towers will be treated as infrastructure facility, to get credit from non-banking finance firms.
Rs 5 lakh crore in 2012-2017
The telecom sector will witness investments to the tune of Rs 5 lakh crore in the next Plan (2012-2017).
Broadband in 5 lakh villages in 18 months
The Telecom Ministry aims to provide rural wireless broadband connections to over five lakh villages in one-and-a-half years and will provide a subsidy to both state-owned and private service providers from the Universal Service Obligation Fund.
DoT revives BSNL, MTNL merger plans
The Department of TelecomÂmunications (DoT) has revived a proposal for the merger of state-run telecom firms Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) to synergise their business operations across the country.
DoT to impose fine on infra companies
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on infrastructure firms if their base transceiver stations (BTS) have not received environmental clearance by 15 November.
Credit to infra industry up 67% of incremental lending
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s says that bank credit to industry has increased 11.7 per cent this fiscal year, as much as two-thirds of that increase is on account of lending to infrastructure.

