Department of Telecom
Good news for BSNL employees: March salary to come on time, board meeting on April 4
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
Currently the BSNL board has a ceiling of Rs 4,300 crore to raise as capex loans. The source also said the salaries for March will be paid on time and from BSNL`s service billings of own resources.
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DoT asks state governments not to disconnect BSNL, MTNL electricity connections
Sun, Mar 24, 2019
When contacted, BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava said, "We have cleared 90 per cent of the dues for electricity connections. Now around Rs 250 crore is left, which will be cleared in next 15-20 days. There were some disconnections that took place but all of them have been restored now."
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7th Pay Commission latest news: These central government employees win big! Government accepts pension to pay hike demands
Sun, Dec 16, 2018
7th Pay Commission Latest News: Thousands of BSNL employees had a big win recently when the government agreed to their various demands including pay and pension revision.
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Good news! With general elections nearing, mobile phone tariffs may not rise: Report
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
According to the report, Jio estimates that for good quality fibre-to-home (FTTH) service market, 50 million customers would pay USD 20 or around Rs 1,400 per month over a period of time, while Bharti Airtel feels the market size in the segment is around 30 million and consumers could pay Rs 500 per month on an average.
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Big relief! Trai proposes changes in MNP rule to curb porting request rejection
Wed, Sep 26, 2018
Telecom regulator Trai Tuesday proposed processing mobile number portability request through MNP service provider instead of telecom operator in order to curb rejection of subscriber requests to change their network.
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Your WhatsApp, Facebook can be blocked; this is why
Wed, Aug 08, 2018
Telecom operators body COAI today said service providers need to comply if the government orders to block mobile applications but it is extremely difficult to focus and block specific apps. "It is a difficult proposition. If it becomes law and if it becomes order from government, obviously we are required to comply,"
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Now telecom operators can provide full-fledged internet telephony; check details
Thu, Jun 21, 2018
The new amendment allows only authorised licenced holder to provide full fledged internet telephony and not over-the-top players like WhatsApp, Google Duo etc that allow only app to app calling.
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ATC completes Rs 3,800-cr mobile tower deal with Vodafone India; Idea pact expected by May
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
Telecom infrastructure firm American Tower Corporation (ATC) today announced that it has completed mobile tower purchase deal worth Rs 3,800 crore with Vodafone India through its Indian arm.
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