NEW DELHI: For the first time, the government decided on Wednesday to issue a National Security Directive for the telecommunications sector to mandate scrutiny of telecommunications equipment and sources, in what is seen as its latest economic offensive against equipment suppliers. Chinese, amid increased tension on the Ladakh border. The …
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Reliance Jio has accused rival companies Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea of unethical marketing practices to stoke farmers’ anger at the company and grow its own customer base. While Vodafone Idea did not immediately react to Jio’s charges, Airtel called the complaint unfounded and asked the government to dismiss it. …
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Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani, President of Reliance Industries, said that it took India’s telecom sector 25 years to build its 2G network and that Reliance Jio has managed to build 4G in three years. Emphasizing Jio’s role in propelling India from 155 positions to being the world’s top mobile data consumer …
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NEW DELHI: In key recommendations regarding global communication app operations in India, telecoms regulator Trai has said that services like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Apple FaceTime, Google Chat, Skype, Telegram and even newer players like Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex and Focus It should not be subject to a regulatory regime from …
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Vodafone Idea Managing Director and CEO Ravinder Takkar will not receive any compensation during his current three-year term, according to a company proposal. Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) may bear the expenses incurred by Takkar for the company’s business, the notice of the company’s 25th annual general meeting said. The AGM …
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Jio and Airtel shared spectrum with bankrupt telcos The Supreme Court exempted Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio from paying around Rs 40 billion in past fees for using the spectrum of other bankrupt telcos. In particular, Jio uses spectrum from Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom), which has liquidity problems, while …
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NEW DELHI: It is a great relief for telecommunications companies, he Supreme Court Tuesday gave them 10 years of time to clean AGR quotas of around Rs 1.5 million lakh crore to be paid to the Center. A bank headed by Judge Arun Mishra allowed his request to deposit the …
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court allowed telecommunications companies to pay their adjusted gross income (AGR) installments in a staggered manner over 10 years. The Supreme Court court led by Judge Arun Mishra and made up of S Abdul Nazeer and MR Shah also ordered telecommunications companies to pay 10 percent …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted telecom operators 10 years to pay fees related to adjusted gross income (AGR). The development comes as a relief to Vodafone Idea Ltd, whose survival would have been a concern even if the higher court had not staggered the payment. The company …
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