BSNL set to hike traffic charges on Lanka cable

Tuesday 21 August '07

The public sector BSNL is set to increase charges for carrying international voice and data traffic through its submarine cable between India and Lanka.

If you raise prices, we’ll fix them: TRAI to telcos

Wednesday 15 August '07

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) may withdraw forbearance in telecom services in view of recent increase in telecom tariffs by private operators.

How telecom turned free India’s economic dream into reality

Thursday 9 August '07

During the first war of independence in 1857, the biggest advantage the imperialists had over the revolutionaries was the telecom network..

Telecom regulator against

Tuesday 7 August '07

In a major relief to mobile telephony customers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has decided not to recommend capping the...

Ericsson set to accept BSNL’s revised order

Thursday 2 August '07

Sweden-based telecom major Ericsson is likely to accept Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s (BSNL) purchase order for supplying equipment and establishing a GSM network.

Price for cable TV viewing in non-CAS areas to be uniform

Tuesday 31 July '07

In a major relief to over 62 million cable TV subscribers in non-CAS areas, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has decided to put a ceiling on the prices that cable operators can charge.

This tender delay has connected BSNL to a hard capacity crunch

Sunday 22 July '07

After taking charge, Telecom Minister A Raja claimed the price received in the tender was high

Scrapping BSNL tender will be unconstitutional

Thursday 19 July '07

Communications minister A Raja’s bid to cancel the $4.8 billion tender by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for procuring 4.5 million GSM lines...

Trai paper violates 2002 Act, says competition panel

Wednesday 18 July '07

Even as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is holding an open house session tomorrow on reviewing licence conditions...

BSNL mobile network critically overstressed

Wednesday 18 July '07

Caught between politics, controversy and business, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is running its mobile services on a highly over-strained network.

TCIL takes to roads with a new business model

Friday 13 July '07

If You thought there was no relationship between providing turnkey solutions to telecom operators and road construction, think again.

It’s India calling for AT&T again

Friday 6 July '07

US-based AT&T is exploring the possibility of re-entering into India’s lucrative mobile telephone service market. Within less than two months of being at the helm

DoT may reject regulator’s call on new fee for ISPs

Thursday 5 July '07

In a major relief to Internet service providers, the department of telecommunications is likely to reject a Trai

Andhra CM says Reliance’s method to fix gas price flawed, seeks PM intervention

Monday 2 July '07

Even as the cabinet secretary meets the power and the petroleum secretaries on Monday to discuss price fixation of natural gas

Maxis buy gives Saudi Telecom big role in India

Wednesday 27 June '07

Saudi Telecom Co, the largest telecom operator in Saudi Arabia, has bought a 25 per cent stake in Malaysia’s Maxis Communications for $3 billion.

Fewer people calling BSNL, so it decides to call a consultant

Thursday 14 June '07

Strange are the ways of public enterprises. The government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam is appointing a consultant to improve its business processes so that it can give “private operators a run for their money”.

Regulator TRAIing to disconnect unwanted commercial calls

Sunday 10 June '07

Orders National Do-Not-Call directory to be completed by Sept 5; all telemarketers will have to register with DoT

BSNL share in GSM user addition dips from 32 to 8%

Friday 8 June '07

Government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is a classic example of what red tapism can do to a thriving public sector enterprise.

Regulation to increase bandwidth use soon

Thursday 7 June '07

In a Major relief to new international long distance (ILD) service providers, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will issue regulations...

Starting June, irksome tele callers won’t ring you up

Monday 4 June '07

Telemarketing calls will soon be confined to history bins. In a June 6 notification, the telecom regulator will ban banks and other entities from using services of direct sales agents...

Raja shows he’s not a tender minister

Sunday 3 June '07

Within 2 weeks of assuming charge, tells BSNL officials to reduce prices in tender for procuring equipment & installing GSM network

Two weeks into job, Raja raises $4.8 bn question

Thursday 31 May '07

Two weeks into his new job as minister for information technology (IT) and communications, A Raja is taking a $4.8 billion bite, a bite that could hurt vendors but help save...

Regulator says it will not ‘Trai’ to fix DTH service prices

Wednesday 30 May '07

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will not fix prices for DTH services.

A broadband wait list, thanks to MTNL ‘edge’

Thursday 24 May '07

Two decades ago it was landlines. Today it’s broadband. More than 21,000 people are waiting for Mahanagar Telephone Nigam’s broadband connections in Mumbai.

He ruled telecom PSUs with iron hand

Monday 14 May '07

While Dayanidhi Maran’s Delhi stint seems to be over, he can take solace from the fact that he is the only Union Communications Minister...