telecom

The Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha today launched “Twitter Sewa” for addressing the complaints and concerns of common man and other stake-holders in the telecom and postal sectors. The twitter handle of the Minister will be…

The state-owned BSNL has received a major boost over the last one year, as it posted an operating profit of Rs 672 crore fo the financial year 2015 against the loss of Rs 691 crore in the previous fiscal. income from services increased…

Idea Cellular added 1.62 million new subscribers in June -- the highest number, the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said on Wednesday. Idea Cellular was followed by Bharti Airtel (1.22 million), Uninor (0.42 million),…

Aiming to resolve the issue of reducing telecom towers, industry leaders on Friday urged Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to facilitate a mechanism by which government buildings and premises can be used to set up cell…

The total number of GSM subscribers in rural India in February stood at 330.34 million, a statement by Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said in New Delhi on Wednesday. Net addition in rural subscribers in February was 4.70…

The Union Government has garnered bids worth of Rs 1.07 lakh crore from telecoms operators at the end of 12th day of Spectrum auction. Till now, 74 rounds of bidding have taken place. An official release said, there is aggressive bidding…

The government had received commitments totalling more than Rs.100,000 crore from telecom operators as the eighth day of bidding in e-auctions of radio frequency spectrum concluded on Thursday, an official said. The total commitments…

Day three of the e-auction of radio frequency spectrum, or airwaves, with the eight companies in the fray made an offer for Rs.77,000 crore at the end of the 17th round, the government said on Friday. "Seventeenth round was completed with…

Day Two of the e-auction of radio frequency spectrum, or airwaves, for telecom services saw bids placed for all the four frequencies on the block, with the eight companies in the fray making an offer for Rs.65,000 crore at the end of the…

The telecom radio frequency spectrum - or airwaves - auctions that started March 4 entered the second day on Thursday and received bidding in all four bands. The auction is taking place on 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. A…