The telecom ministry has issued technology neutral telecom licences under the NTP 2012 which was delinked from spectrum.
Dipan Mehta, member- BSE and NSE, explains on CNBC-TV18 that he expects a 0.25-percent cut in rates in the RBI policy announcement on January 29 and could be part of the RBI‘s plan to reduce interest rates by 100-150 bps across the entire fiscal.
The policy envisions providing secure, reliable, affordable and high quality converged telecommunication service for accelerated inclusive socio-economic development.
Regulating the telecom sector requires certain expertise which a government ministry cannot be expected to have.
Telecom M&A norms are set to be relaxed soon and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has sent spectrum recommendations to the Department of Telecom. Siddharth Zarabi, economic editor of CNBC-TV18 catches up with JS Sarma, chairman of TRAI for an exclusive interview.
From the draft of the new Telecom Policy 2011 being unveiled to FDI rules in pharma to news on KG-D6 to the auto numbers from SIAM, it has indeed been a hectic day yesterday. What's in store today?
Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday announced a radical recast of the telecom policy with five major objectives and several minor ones.
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has unveiled the new Telecom Policy. The draft National Telecom Policy 2011 targets broadband on demand, says Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal.
GV Giri, analyst at IIFL Institutional Equities joins CNBC-TV18 to give his perspective and expectations of the new telecom policy to be unveiled by Kapil Sibal today.
Someone said clarity comes because there is confusion. This is a perfect simile to describe global markets. After a dismal start to October, the stocks shot up nearly 2% in the first week upon positive cues from Europe. Nifty too had a good week. So then, how will the domestic market open today?
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), which operates its telecom services under the MTS brand in India, today said it would decide on the ways and means to raise funds, including the IPO, after the introduction of the new telecom policy.