Idea Cellular’s acquisition of airwaves in this year’s auction will result in a Rs 1,000 crore increase in planned capital expenditure for the year, managing director Himanshu Kapania said. The company expects
The Reliance Jio announcements are distinctly disruptive and a “bold move” towards digitising millions in the rural parts of the country, setting a tough benchmark for its competitors as data becomes the
Sector regulator Trai has sought public feedback on levying spectrum usage charges linked to annual revenues for internet service providers, something similar to the norms for mobile companies. The move could potentially
Department of Telecom is looking to commence the auction for spectrum, including in 700Mhz band, around mid-July, which may fetch the government Rs 5.4 lakh crore. “Telecom Commission is meeting on March
The Indian Communications minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad has stated that the government is looking forward to attaining the same success that it had achieved through spectrum auctions last year. He remarked that
Business services companies Cognizant Technology Solutions, NTT Data and Atos SE are competing to acquire Perot Systems, an IT management business of Dell, according to people familiar with the matter. Dell is
We knew eBay and PayPal were headed to splitsville this year, and now it’s actually happening. The auction site and the payment service separated into two disparate companies today, PayPal is getting its own stock ticker,
Expressing concerns over spectrum scarcity in the country, Trai Chairman Rahul Khullar on Monday said the availability of airwaves in India is less than 40 percent as compared to European nations. “If
Commitments totalling Rs.105,000 crore were received from telecom operators at the end of bidding on Friday, the 15th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions, but there was a drop of Rs.4,000 crore
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) may ask the CAG to drop objections raised against four telecom operators, whose entry fee was adjusted against the money they had to pay for spectrum won
Cutting down proposed 60 day process to 42 days for sale of telecom airwaves, the Department of Telecom has issued the main document – Notice Inviting Application – to start spectrum auction