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Government offers 5G Test Bed free of cost to recognised Start-ups and MSMEs up to January 2024

Government offers 5G Test Bed free of cost to recognised Start-ups and MSMEs up to January 2024

🕔07:39, 28.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 28: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications has offered the usage of 5G Test Bed free of cost to the Start-ups and MSMEs recognised by the Government of India up to January 2024.

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Vidisha becomes the first ever district in India for on ground deployment of innovative 5G use cases offered by startups

Vidisha becomes the first ever district in India for on ground deployment of innovative 5G use cases offered by startups

🕔16:25, 13.Jan 2023

DoT facilitates collaborations under 5G use case promotional pilots of startups & SMEs to accelerate Digital Transformation across socio-economic verticals New Delhi, Jan 13: Vidisha, an aspirational district of Madhya Pradesh became the first ever district in India for on ground

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Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme

Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme

🕔05:41, 15.Dec 2022

New Delhi, Dec 15 : Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative aims to promote ecosystem for research & development and make India a global hub of development of technologies and manufacturing of telecom equipment including Core transmission Equipment, 4G/5G

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Govt tells telcos not to install 5G base stations within 2.1 km from airports

Govt tells telcos not to install 5G base stations within 2.1 km from airports

🕔07:18, 1.Dec 2022

New Delhi, Dec 01 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent a letter to telecom providers Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone not to install C-band 5G base stations within the 2.1 km range of Indian airports with immediate effect,

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TRAI releases Consultation Paper on ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation in Telecommunication Networks’

TRAI releases Consultation Paper on ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation in Telecommunication Networks’

🕔19:10, 30.Nov 2022

New Delhi, Nov 30 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Consultation Paper on ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecommunication Networks’. Department of Telecommunications (DoT) through a reference dated 21.03.2022 requested the Authority

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TRAI releases recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”

TRAI releases recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”

🕔18:17, 29.Nov 2022

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released its recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”.  As India plans to launch 5G, small cells can play a pivotal role in network upgradation and expansion.

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TRAI releases recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)’

TRAI releases recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)’

🕔18:15, 29.Nov 2022

New Delhi, Nov 29: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)’. Earlier, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through their letter dated 10.09.2021 had sought

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Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, MeitY gets additional charge of Secretary, DoT

Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, MeitY gets additional charge of Secretary, DoT

🕔16:31, 31.Aug 2022

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) was on Wednesday given additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. Similarly, Anjali Bhawra, lAS, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with

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DoT scraps 3% floor rate on 5G spectrum usage charge

DoT scraps 3% floor rate on 5G spectrum usage charge

🕔17:07, 22.Jun 2022

In a big relief for telecom companies, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has scrapped the 3 per cent floor rate on spectrum usage charge (SUC). New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) In a big relief for telecom companies, the Department of Telecommunications

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Telecom Ministry issues advisory to promote safe online transactions

Telecom Ministry issues advisory to promote safe online transactions

🕔07:04, 19.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) With an exponential rise in online transactions via mobile phones, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has put out an advisory promoting ‘safe and best practices. With rising online transactions, risks of falling into fraudsters’ traps have

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Telecom Department allots license and spectrum to Vodafone Idea Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm for 5G testing in Gujarat

Telecom Department allots license and spectrum to Vodafone Idea Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm for 5G testing in Gujarat

🕔21:21, 11.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 11: Department of Telecommunications (DoT)on 27.05.2021, for 5G testing in Gujarat, allotted license and spectrum to : Vodafone Idea Limited in Gandhinagar (for urban), Mansa (for semi urban) and Unava, (rural) with Nokia as equipment supplier. Reliance Jio Infocomm in Jamnagar (semi urban /

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DoT notifies amendment for AGR dues

DoT notifies amendment for AGR dues

🕔07:24, 26.Oct 2021

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications on Monday notified the amendment to the Unified Licence Agreement for calculation of Adjusted Gross Revenue for computation of licence fee. The new amendment takes Applicable Gross Revenue as equal to Gross

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Cabinet okays PPP mode of BharatNet implementation in 16 states

Cabinet okays PPP mode of BharatNet implementation in 16 states

🕔20:23, 30.Jun 2021

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the revised implementation strategy of BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership mode in 16 states. An official statement said that BharatNet will now extend up to all inhabited villages beyond Gram Panchayats

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DoT further liberalises norms for Other Service Providers

DoT further liberalises norms for Other Service Providers

🕔20:26, 23.Jun 2021

New Delhi, June 23  In a boost to the BPO sector in the country, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday further liberalised the guidelines for Other Service Providers (OSPs). These entities are Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) organisations providing voice-based

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DoT invites applications for telecom equipment PLI from June 4

DoT invites applications for telecom equipment PLI from June 4

🕔06:56, 4.Jun 2021

New Delhi, June 4  The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday invited applications for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom and networking equipment from June 4. DoT announced the operational guidelines for the scheme and said that the application

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Telcos working to restore telecom, internet services affected by Cyclone Tauktae

Telcos working to restore telecom, internet services affected by Cyclone Tauktae

🕔16:45, 18.May 2021

New Delhi, May 18  Telecom operators are working closely with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), infrastructure providers (IP) and local authorities to restore the disruption in telecom and internet services caused by Cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnakata, Goa and

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Telcos cannot raise any dispute over AGR dues

Telcos cannot raise any dispute over AGR dues

🕔06:57, 9.Apr 2021

New Delhi, April 9  The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions that in respect of AGR dues, there shall be no reassessment, nor the telecom operators be allowed to raise any disputes. The DoT issued the directions through an

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Spectrum auctions to start on March 1

Spectrum auctions to start on March 1

🕔04:52, 7.Jan 2021

New Delhi, Jan 7  The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced that the next round of spectrum auctions will start on March 1. As per the Notice Inviting Applications issued on Wednesday, telecom companies can apply till February 5. The

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DoT nod for Rs 25k cr RJio-Brookfield tower deal

DoT nod for Rs 25k cr RJio-Brookfield tower deal

🕔15:58, 31.Aug 2020

Mumbai, Aug 31 The Department of Telecommunications has approved the Rs 25,215 crore deal between Reliance Jio and Brookfield Infrastructure. A SEBI filing said: “The DoT through its letter dated August 11, 2020 has approved Rs 1,053.50 million downstream foreign investment

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DoT tells NCLT it’s opposed to any RCom resolution that nullifies statutory dues

DoT tells NCLT it’s opposed to any RCom resolution that nullifies statutory dues

🕔07:19, 22.Aug 2020

New Delhi, Aug 22  The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has told the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that DoT remains fundamentally opposed to any resolution plan of RCom and RTL that involves nullifying the DoT’s statutory dues payable under the

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