Telecom Policy

Reliance Jio has suggested that 2G and 3G networks in India should be shut down to enable operators to cut down unnecessary costs and boost the 5G ecosystem development. The suggestion came as a response to a question in a consulting paper published by TRAI that sought opinions on the barriers to 5G penetrations and regulatory interventions that ca...

Google has reportedly blocked the downloads of Airalo and Holafly for users in India as the international eSIM providers were not complying with existing telecom policies in the country The directions to block the apps were issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to both Google and Apple, according to the report.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will bring out a consultation paper to further strengthen digital inclusion, looking at three key aspects of devices, connectivity and literacy. The consultation paper on anvil is expected to look at three key aspects -- devices, connectivity and literacy.

The chief executive officers of Pakistan's largest telecom firms have warned that the country is heading towards a digital catastrophe due to the wrong policy of pegging telecom licence prices with the US dollar, Business Recorder reported.

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea met the telecom department on Wednesday to discuss rising instances of call drops and service quality related issues, as it deliberated on policy measures that can be considered for improving call quality. The meeting was chaired by Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman.

India and Australia discussed strategic cooperation in the cyber sector on Thursday, at the fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue. The topics discussed included cyber threat assessment, next-generation telecommunications capacity building and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

WhatsApp's India head Abhijit Bose and the director of public policy for Meta in India, Rajiv Aggarwal, have resigned, a Meta spokesperson said today.

Starlink will reportedly slow some users' internet speeds as part of a new fair use policy. Users who utilise too much Internet during a monthly billing cycle will have their speeds throttled, according to the company's updated fair usage policy.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it plans to create a new space bureau by restructuring its International Bureau and creating a standalone Office of International Affairs. The telecom regulator wants the new Space Bureau to address the growing number of satellite launches and policy issues, and the decision comes af...

The government on Wednesday unveiled new policy reforms for satellite communications services to ease procedures and streamline clearance processes and nudged the telecom industry to substantially speed up the deployment of 5G towers. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the current pace of tower deployment at only 2,500 per week for 5G is "...

Google's head of public policy for India has resigned just five months after taking the job, two sources told Reuters, at a potentially critical time for the U.S. tech giant as it awaits the outcome of at least two antitrust cases in the country.

The online gaming platform Winzo has sued Google to stop the tech giant from allowing real-money games for fantasy sports and rummy on its platform, saying that Google's doing so was discriminatory, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed.

5G services are likely to roll out in India in a month, according to Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan. Meanwhile, a 6G Technology Innovations Group, has also been set up, which is working towards the development of indigenous 6G stack, the minister said, adding that Indian engineers have developed a set of 5G standards, which will fac...

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has been pulled up by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for failing to finalise policy on spectrum assignment for captive users in a report titled 'Management of spectrum assigned on the administrative basis to government departments/agencies'. The CAG has also flagged the absence of spectrum price review for...

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content

Reliance Jio has suggested that 2G and 3G networks in India should be shut down to enable operators to cut down unnecessary costs and boost the 5G ecosystem development. The suggestion came as a response to a question in a consulting paper published by TRAI that sought opinions on the barriers to 5G penetrations and regulatory interventions that ca...

Google has reportedly blocked the downloads of Airalo and Holafly for users in India as the international eSIM providers were not complying with existing telecom policies in the country The directions to block the apps were issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to both Google and Apple, according to the report.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will bring out a consultation paper to further strengthen digital inclusion, looking at three key aspects of devices, connectivity and literacy. The consultation paper on anvil is expected to look at three key aspects -- devices, connectivity and literacy.

The chief executive officers of Pakistan's largest telecom firms have warned that the country is heading towards a digital catastrophe due to the wrong policy of pegging telecom licence prices with the US dollar, Business Recorder reported.

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea met the telecom department on Wednesday to discuss rising instances of call drops and service quality related issues, as it deliberated on policy measures that can be considered for improving call quality. The meeting was chaired by Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman.

India and Australia discussed strategic cooperation in the cyber sector on Thursday, at the fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue. The topics discussed included cyber threat assessment, next-generation telecommunications capacity building and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

WhatsApp's India head Abhijit Bose and the director of public policy for Meta in India, Rajiv Aggarwal, have resigned, a Meta spokesperson said today.

Starlink will reportedly slow some users' internet speeds as part of a new fair use policy. Users who utilise too much Internet during a monthly billing cycle will have their speeds throttled, according to the company's updated fair usage policy.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it plans to create a new space bureau by restructuring its International Bureau and creating a standalone Office of International Affairs. The telecom regulator wants the new Space Bureau to address the growing number of satellite launches and policy issues, and the decision comes af...

The government on Wednesday unveiled new policy reforms for satellite communications services to ease procedures and streamline clearance processes and nudged the telecom industry to substantially speed up the deployment of 5G towers. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the current pace of tower deployment at only 2,500 per week for 5G is "...

Google's head of public policy for India has resigned just five months after taking the job, two sources told Reuters, at a potentially critical time for the U.S. tech giant as it awaits the outcome of at least two antitrust cases in the country.

The online gaming platform Winzo has sued Google to stop the tech giant from allowing real-money games for fantasy sports and rummy on its platform, saying that Google's doing so was discriminatory, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed.

5G services are likely to roll out in India in a month, according to Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan. Meanwhile, a 6G Technology Innovations Group, has also been set up, which is working towards the development of indigenous 6G stack, the minister said, adding that Indian engineers have developed a set of 5G standards, which will fac...

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has been pulled up by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for failing to finalise policy on spectrum assignment for captive users in a report titled 'Management of spectrum assigned on the administrative basis to government departments/agencies'. The CAG has also flagged the absence of spectrum price review for...

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content