EGoM to decide spectrum price for auction: Telecom
A high-powered ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will decide on the minimum price to be fixed for auction of spectrum, Telecom Secretary R. Chandrashekhar said on Saturday.
Telecom commission wants more airwave slots in auction
India's Telecom Commission wants a higher number of slots to be auctioned in an upcoming sale of second generation (2G) radio airwaves than that proposed by the sector regulator, in what could provide
Cabinet likely to discuss National Telecom Policy on Thursday
The union cabinet during its meeting on Thursday is likely to take the final call on the National Telecom Policy (NTP) which proposes to abolish roaming charges within the country.
"NTP is part of th
Bharti to buy 49 per cent in Qualcomm India broadband venture
Bharti Airtel, India's biggest mobile phone carrier, said on Thursday it had signed a pact to buy a 49 per cent stake in Qualcomm Inc's fourth-generation (4G) broadband venture in the country for $165
Vodafone ups stakes in Indian battle
Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao ramped up the rhetoric in his fight with the Indian government on Tuesday, accusing the country of deterring foreign investment but warning that he would not wa
Bharti in talks for stake in Qualcomm India unit: Sources
Top mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel is in advanced talks to buyout the Indian partners of Qualcomm Inc in a fourth-generation (4G) broadband venture in the country, two sources with direct knowledg
2G: Raja gets bail; to walk out of Tihar after 15 months
A CBI special court in Delhi on Tuesday granted bail to A. Raja on his furnishing personal and surety bonds of Rs 20 lakh each in connection with the multi-crore 2G spectrum scam.
TRAI sticks to controversial auction plans
India's telecoms regulator on Sunday reaffirmed most of its proposed rules for an auction of mobile airwaves, including a steep base price for bids, despite howls of protests by carriers in the world'
I-T begins probe against all telecom firms who got 2G licences
In a fresh trouble for telecom giants, Income Tax department has initiated a post-2008 probe into the finances, investments and returns of all those 122 2G spectrum licence benefactors whose author
India committed to protect foreign investment: Sibal
India on Saturday assured Norway that foreign investments would be protected amidst the Scandinavian nation saying it apprehended political implications if Telenor suffered losses due to adverse telec