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Cabinet approves two relief measures for stressed telecom sector
The Union Cabinet has approved two key measures in telecom sector to facilitate investments, consolidation in the sector and enhancing ease of doing business. These include restructuring Deferred payment liabilities of spectrum auction of telecom service providers (TSPs). Revising the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
TRAI recommends allowing mobile services during air travel
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended allowing mobile telephony and Internet services for passengers during air travel in country through both satellite and terrestrial network. TRAI’s recommendation comes on request of Department of Telecom over proposal to introduce ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
India ranks 109th in mobile internet speed: Ookla
India ranked 109th out of 122 countries in the mobile internet speed and 76th out of 133 countries in broadband space in the November 2017 Speedtest Global Index (SGI). The index was released by popular internet speed testing service provider ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
TRAI recommends 40% reduction in carbon emission by 2022-23 for sustainable telecommunications
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended 40% reduction in carbon emissions in telecom networks by 2022-23 considering 2011-12 as the base year in order to make telecom sector greener. It was mentioned in TRAI’s recommendation to Department ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
VNL, BSNL ink MoU to launch Relief 123 service for disaster management in India
Domestic telecom equipment provider Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to launch Relief 123 service to provide disaster management in India. The Relief 123 service is an integrated disaster response solution ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Cabinet approves hiving off BSNL’s mobile tower assets into a separate company
The Union Cabinet has approved proposal for hiving off mobile tower assets of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) into a separate tower infrastructure company, fully owned by BSNL. Decision in this regard was taken in the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by ..