Telecom
Vodafone Idea pay up Rs7,268-cr dues to clear path for merger
24 Jul 2018
While Idea and Vodafone decided to pay up the Rs7,268-cr dues `under protest’ to clear the path for merger, the two companies said they reserve the right to challenge the demand after DoT’s final approval of the merger
Pesky calls: Trai makes registration of telemarketers, subscribers mandatory
20 Jul 2018
The new regulations, intended to put an end to pesky calls and spam messages, make registration of both telemarketers and subscribers mandatory
Trai calls for safeguarding consumer data with telecom firms
17 Jul 2018
Trai has recommended that all entities in the digital ecosystem who control or process personal data of users, should be brought under a data protection framework
BSNL launches first internet telephony service in India
13 Jul 2018
With `Wings’, BSNL will incorporate apps like WhatsApp to its much awaited disruptive Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offering, also allowing BSNL subscribers to use rival networks to make voice and video calls
Telecom Commission approves new telecom policy, upholds net neutrality
12 Jul 2018
While the internet will remain open to all and there will be no discrimination on the basis of content, some critical services will remain out of the purview of the net neutrality rules
Vodafone-Idea merger gets DoT’s conditional approved
10 Jul 2018
DoT has been insisting that Vodafone must settle the outstanding demands of more than Rs8,100 crore on account of one-time spectrum charges, an issue that Vodafone had challenged at the telecom tribunal
