spectrum
2G scam: Chacko rules out calling Vajpayee, to trim down list
With the JPC on 2G scam racing against time to complete its report by December, panel chief P.C. Chacko has started meeting members to trim down the list of witnesses even as he asserted that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will not be called despite suggestions.
2G probe: ED questions Raja for first time
The Enforcement Directorate has questioned former Telecom Minister A. Raja in connection with its money laundering probe in the 2G spectrum case.
This is the first time that the ED has questione
Telecom, FinMin differ on spectrum mortgage pact
The ministries of finance and telecom have not been able to finalise terms of an agreement that will facilitate funding from banks for spectrum auction to be held before August 31.
According to offic
HC notice to CBI on Raja' s plea against charge-framing order
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought CBI's stand on former Telecommunication Minister A Raja's plea challenging the trial court's order on framing of charges against him in the 2G spectrum allocat
Chidambaram may head EGoM on telecom
Home Minister P Chidambaram may head the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on the allocation of telecom spectrum, which was reconstituted on Friday after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar decline
Govt to charge telcos uniform licence fee from Apr 2013
In a move to bring uniformity in the sector, the government has decided to charge 8 per cent of gross revenue as licence fee from all telecom service providers across all categories and services from
Govt may take back part of spectrum from old companies for refarming
The Telecom Ministry is mulling taking back only a part of the spectrum allocated to old telecom players and give chance to others operators to buy them at the auction.
This proposal is learnt to be
'Spectrum can be a tangible security to raise funds'
Telecom regulator TRAI has permitted companies to mortgage spectrum to raise funds from banks and a final decision will be taken by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) which is meeting today, a go
EGoM to decide on spectrum pricing in next meet
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will discuss the base price of spectrum, to be auctioned to operators, in its next meet, an official said on Thursd
Govt to allow more airwave slots in auction: Official
A ministerial panel decided to auction a higher number of slots in an upcoming sale of second generation (2G) radio airwaves than that proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a g
