India is planning a fresh tax demand on Vodafone in the wake of the Supreme Court's dismissal of a $2.2-billion bill imposed on the British mobile phone giant, a government official said on Thursday.

Government aims to tap various assets to raise an estimated Rs 1.52 lakh crore (over USD 30 billion) in the next fiscal, nearly half of which could come from telecom spectrum sale and disinvestment in

Aiming to bring in transparency in the scam-tainted telecom industry, the government may look at scrapping cross-holding in the sector as part of the National Telecom Policy which will be unveiled lat

Essar Group promoters Anshuman and Ravi Ruia, accused in a case flowing out of the 2G scam, were on Saturday directed by a Delhi Court to appear in person before it with a warning they would suffer

A Delhi court on Saturday deferred till May 26 the hearing on a plea by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy who had levelled some fresh allegations against former Telecom minister A Raja, the key

Bills for mobile phones are expected to rise following a two percent hike in service tax, Bharti Airtel said Friday.

"Service tax gos up from 10 to 12 percent and obviously that will be passed on to

The National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2012, under which government has proposed free roaming throughout the country, is likely to be in place by June, said the Economic Survey 2011-12.

"Draft of the pol

Union Cabinet is expected to discuss the Presidential reference on the Supreme Court's order on 2G licences regarding auction of natural resources.

The Cabinet will meet in the evening and the Presi

The final version of new National Telecom Policy 2012, which will set the roadmap for the development of industry, will be moved for the Cabinet approval by month end, the Telecom Commission said on W

India is looking at holding spectrum auctions for the fourth generation (4G) mobile services by the end of 2012, besides finalising plans to sell off radio waves for the 2G services, Telecom Minist