BUSINESS
Eight gaping gaps the draft telecom bill needs to fill
From defining OTT services in order to bring them under the purview of telecommunications, to the assignment of spectrum, waiver of telecom companies’ dues, and more, there are large lacunae that need to be plugged.
BUSINESS
Reliance Jio deposits highest earnest money as 5G spectrum auction race heats up
The four companies that plan to bid for 5G spectrum together deposited Rs 21,800 crore as earnest money for the auction scheduled to start on July 26
BUSINESS
Telecom tower companies will be allowed to share active infrastructure soon
DCC to consider TRAI recommendations on Enhancement of Scope of Infrastructure Providers at next meet
BUSINESS
Bharti Airtel’s plan to increase foreign ownership limit gets boost as subsidiaries cleared to raise FDI
Bharti Airtel Payments Bank receives nod to raise FDI up to 74 percent. Three downstream companies also get DoT's approval to raise FDI to 100 percent.
BUSINESS
Supreme Court ends telecom battle over AGR dues; Bharti Airtel breathes easy, Vodafone still troubled
The SC ruling is positive for the near term because of the cash flow respite with payments staggered across 10 years, says a CRISIL note
