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Telecom Sector Soars In 2023-2024 With Record Subscriber Growth
The Indian telecom sector has achieved growth during the financial year 2023-2024, as revealed in the latest annual report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Holds Brainstorming Session With Leading Industrialists To Chart Telecom Growth Map
This was the first meeting of telecom sector leaders with the minister under the third term of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Reliance Jio, IIT Bombay Working on ‘Bharat GPT,’ Telecom Giant to Launch a TV OS: Report
Telecom giant Reliance Jio is reportedly working on generative AI and plans to launch a ‘Bharat GPT’ programme along the lines of large language model-based AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The company has partnered up with Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to develop an India-first AI programme. Jio, which now offers products and services across ...
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Meta Concerned Over Telecom Bill’s Ambiguities, Fears Government Regulation of OTT Apps: Report
The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...
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Adani Group Says It Has "No Plans Or Ambitions" To Enter Telecom Sector
Indian conglomerate Adani Group, owned by billionaire Gautam Adani, said on Thursday that it does not have any plans to enter the country's telecom
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Draft Telecom Bill: Deadline for Receipt of Comments on Draft Bill Extended to October 30
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) on Monday announced that the deadline to receive comments on the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, has been extended to October 30. The previous deadline of October 20 was set by the Ministry of Communications on September 21, when the draft of the bill was released.
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Telecom Bill May Not Help Hasten Insolvency Cases In Sector: Report
The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill may not help accelerate the resolution process for insolvent companies in the sector, a domestic rating agency said on Monday.
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Department of Telecom Introduces Draft Telecom Bill Aimed at Regulating Internet-Based Services
The Department of Telecom on Wednesday introduced a Draft Telecom Bill which is aimed to replace the existing regulatory framework for the telecommunication sector that is based on the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885. This new bill will consolidate and amend the laws governing the provision, development, expansion and operation of telecommunication se...
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Airtel Chief Sunil Mittal Says Company Has Emerged Stronger
"My professionals will not send me anything that will compromise the company's governance," said Sunil Mittal
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Electronic Goods Exports Jumped 104%, Production Rose 75% Between 2016-17 And 2020-21
Electronic Goods Exports: In 2016-17 India exported electronic goods worth Rs 39,980 crore, which rose by 104 per cent to Rs 81,948 crore in 2020-21
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Sufficient Competition In Telecom Sector Despite Consolidation: Government
Despite consolidation witnessed in the telecom sector in the last decade, there is sufficient competition, government has said
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Regulatory Structure Needs Overhaul To Allow Technology Development: Telecom Minister
Government aims to revamp the regulatory structure to allow technology development and encourage industry interaction as partner and not adversaries
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Government Gets 27 Proposals From Private Sector For Space Industry
Sources in the Ministry of Space said that 27 proposals from private entities were received so far for undertaking various space activities in India.
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Reliance Retail to Receive Additional Rs. 1,875-Crore Investment From Silver Lake Co-Investors
Reliance Industries and Reliance Retail announced on Wednesday that co-investors of Silver Lake will invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore into the company’s retail subsidiary.
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How India's Huge Call Centre Industry Is Coping With Lockdown
the call centres and IT services firms that function as the world's back office are struggling to piece together work-from-home solutions and other business-continuity plans
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Telecom Sector Soars In 2023-2024 With Record Subscriber Growth
The Indian telecom sector has achieved growth during the financial year 2023-2024, as revealed in the latest annual report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Holds Brainstorming Session With Leading Industrialists To Chart Telecom Growth Map
This was the first meeting of telecom sector leaders with the minister under the third term of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Reliance Jio, IIT Bombay Working on ‘Bharat GPT,’ Telecom Giant to Launch a TV OS: Report
Telecom giant Reliance Jio is reportedly working on generative AI and plans to launch a ‘Bharat GPT’ programme along the lines of large language model-based AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The company has partnered up with Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to develop an India-first AI programme. Jio, which now offers products and services across ...
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Meta Concerned Over Telecom Bill’s Ambiguities, Fears Government Regulation of OTT Apps: Report
The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...
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Adani Group Says It Has "No Plans Or Ambitions" To Enter Telecom Sector
Indian conglomerate Adani Group, owned by billionaire Gautam Adani, said on Thursday that it does not have any plans to enter the country's telecom
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Draft Telecom Bill: Deadline for Receipt of Comments on Draft Bill Extended to October 30
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) on Monday announced that the deadline to receive comments on the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, has been extended to October 30. The previous deadline of October 20 was set by the Ministry of Communications on September 21, when the draft of the bill was released.
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Telecom Bill May Not Help Hasten Insolvency Cases In Sector: Report
The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill may not help accelerate the resolution process for insolvent companies in the sector, a domestic rating agency said on Monday.
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Department of Telecom Introduces Draft Telecom Bill Aimed at Regulating Internet-Based Services
The Department of Telecom on Wednesday introduced a Draft Telecom Bill which is aimed to replace the existing regulatory framework for the telecommunication sector that is based on the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885. This new bill will consolidate and amend the laws governing the provision, development, expansion and operation of telecommunication se...
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Airtel Chief Sunil Mittal Says Company Has Emerged Stronger
"My professionals will not send me anything that will compromise the company's governance," said Sunil Mittal
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Electronic Goods Exports Jumped 104%, Production Rose 75% Between 2016-17 And 2020-21
Electronic Goods Exports: In 2016-17 India exported electronic goods worth Rs 39,980 crore, which rose by 104 per cent to Rs 81,948 crore in 2020-21
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Sufficient Competition In Telecom Sector Despite Consolidation: Government
Despite consolidation witnessed in the telecom sector in the last decade, there is sufficient competition, government has said
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Regulatory Structure Needs Overhaul To Allow Technology Development: Telecom Minister
Government aims to revamp the regulatory structure to allow technology development and encourage industry interaction as partner and not adversaries
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Government Gets 27 Proposals From Private Sector For Space Industry
Sources in the Ministry of Space said that 27 proposals from private entities were received so far for undertaking various space activities in India.
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Reliance Retail to Receive Additional Rs. 1,875-Crore Investment From Silver Lake Co-Investors
Reliance Industries and Reliance Retail announced on Wednesday that co-investors of Silver Lake will invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore into the company’s retail subsidiary.
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How India's Huge Call Centre Industry Is Coping With Lockdown
the call centres and IT services firms that function as the world's back office are struggling to piece together work-from-home solutions and other business-continuity plans
