Top 7 Telecom Firms Owe Over Rs. 2,100 Crore Penalty to DoT: CAG

Telecom operators such as Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Aircel, Tata Teleservices and BSNL have not paid penalties totalling Rs. 2,116.95 crore levied on them for non-compliance of subscriber verification rules that are important for national security, CAG said in its report.”We

Alcatel-Lucent, NSN, Huawei, ZTE in race for Rs 400cr MTNL deal

KOLKATA: Global telecom equipment makers Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Solutions Networks, Huawei Telecommunications and ZTE have put in bids for supplying gear for Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited’s much delayed 1.6-million line, over Rs 400-crore GSM network expansion plans, a director

DoT likely to conduct spectrum auction by Jan

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecom is likely to conduct the third round of spectrum auction by January and expects to garner a minimum revenue of about Rs 11,000 crore this fiscal, a top official said. Replying to

BSNL, MTNL to share network, offer joint services

NEW DELHI: India’s two state-run telecommunications carriers — Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd — signed a pact on Tuesday to share their infrastructure and provide joint services to corporate customers. BSNL operates mobile, fixed-line and internet services