Telecom Scam: Does the nation deserve an apology?
Memory is a strange thing. In a chaotic democracy like ours, it is a scarce commodity.Just a few monsoons back, the country was rocked by a report released by the Comptroller and Auditor General of I
Government bats to rescue telcos
New Delhi: The government has asked the Supreme Court whether telecom operators whose licences will be revoked due to an earlier order can operate until a spectrum auction in March, a senior governme
Cabinet clears Rs 31k crore spectrum levy on incumbent operators
The Cabinet on Thursday approved levy of about Rs 31,000 crore as one-time fee on spectrum held by incumbent telecom firms such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone in an attempt to create level playing fiel
2G: BJP MPs boycott JPC meeting
BJP members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the 2G spectrum issue on Thursday boycotted the meeting of the panel in protest against Chairman P C Chacko’s refusal to accede to their dema
Govt likely to ask telcos to stop 3G roaming pacts
The government is likely to send a notice on Friday to telecom carriers asking them to stop providing third-generation (3G) mobile data services through roaming pacts outside their licensed zones imme
SC to deliver its opinion on presidential reference in 2G spectrum allocation on Thursday
The Supreme Court on Thursday will give its advisory opinion on the presidential reference moved by the Centre on whether all natural resources be auctioned in line with its 2G spectrum judgement, or
SC clarifies on Presidential reference over 2G auction
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that auction process cannot be the only method for allocated natural resources.
A division bench was giving its advisory opinion on the presidential reference move
SC judgement vindicates govt stance: Sibal
Hailing Supreme Court judgement on auction of natural resources, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the apex court has brought 'constitutional clarity' on the issue.
Stating that the C
2G case: Raja to cross-examine A.K.Srivastava on Monday
Former Telecom Minister A. Raja will start on Monday cross-examining a key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case in a Delhi court.
Licensing norms for new telcos by Friday: Telecom Commission
Telecom Commission is expected to finalise by Friday the guidelines for licences that are to be issued to new players that win spectrum in the auction, which is due in November.
"By Friday, we expect