Telecoms Minister

India will allow mergers and acquisitions in the telecoms sector that create combined market share of up to 35%, under a quick and simple process, Telecoms Minister Kapil Sibal said.

Communications minister, Kapil Sibal unveils National Telecom Policy 2011

Late last week, we carried reports about the Telecom sector in India being on the threshold of a major change, in the form of a new Telecom policy, which was

Telecom policy to allow spectrum sharing

India's new telecoms policy will allow carriers to share and trade spectrum, Telecom minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday, in a move that could help ease pressure on big carriers that have been rapidly adding users to increasingly crowded airwaves.

Government to unveil new telecom rules on Monday

India will unveil a much-awaited new telecoms policy on Monday, which is expected to include revised rules on grant and pricing of second-generation radio airwaves, ...

India to settle telecoms policy issues before August: Sibal

India will settle all telecoms policy issues before August, Telecoms Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters on Thursday.

Sibal says M&A norms for telcos need to be liberal

Merger and acquisition guidelines in India's crowded telecoms sector need to be liberal, Telecoms Minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday.

Supreme Court raps Kapil Sibal over 2G licence row

The Supreme Court on Friday criticised the telecoms minister Kapil Sibal for his comments over what is seen as the country's biggest corruption case, the latest in a series of censures by the top court that has embarrassed the government.