Telecom
Thomas pulls out of 2G probe after SC strictures
01 Dec 2010
2G scam: SC demands Radia tapes for safekeeping
01 Dec 2010
The Supreme Court today directed the government to deposit with the court registry the original recordings of conversations of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia in connection with the 2G spectrum scandal
BSNL does away with STD; all calls at local rates
01 Dec 2010
To breathe life into its non-mobile business, BSNL said that from today all 27 million landline customers will pay local call rates for calls anywhere in the country
Motorola to split into two entities on 4 January
01 Dec 2010
TRAI finally cracks down on unwanted calls
01 Dec 2010
2G scam: Sibal to start dishing out notices
30 Nov 2010
Telecom minister Kapil Sibal says action would be taken against 85 companies that obtained 2G licences during the tenure of his predecessor A Raja.
SC upholds BSNL’s Rs9 cr penalty on RCom
30 Nov 2010
Upholding BSNL's right to impose the maximum penalty on Reliance Communicationsfor wrongly routing international calls as local, the Supreme Court also directed Reliance to pay for even local calls at international call rates
Government asks IB, CBDT to probe Radia tape leaks
29 Nov 2010
The direction comes after industrialist Ratan Tata filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the union government to order an inquiry into the leak.
Revenues of BSNL and MTNL falling steadily
29 Nov 2010
ED set to grill key Raja aides
29 Nov 2010
Ratan Tata moves SC over Radia tape leak
29 Nov 2010
Ratan Tata moved the Supreme Court today seeking action against persons responsible for the leakage and “unauthorised” publication of tapes of his conversation, alleging that it was violation of his right to privacy
JPC probe: Government in two minds
27 Nov 2010
SC asks CBI why Raja wasn't questioned
25 Nov 2010
The CAG report that severely indicted the telecom department for deliberately undervaluing 2G spectrum would have been enough for the CBI to question Raja and the telecom secretary, the court observed.
CBI agrees to court monitoring of 2G scam probe
25 Nov 2010
The SC bench is hearing a petition filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation for an inquiry by the CBI or Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the 2G spectrum scandal
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