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Mint Explainer | What Trai's new spam regulations mean for telcos, apps and businesses

New Delhi, March 15 -- India's telecom regulator has proposed a wide set of changes to strengthen its anti-spam framework, placing greater responsibilities on not just telecom operators but also apps ... Read More


Trai plans extra fee, penalty on operators allowing robocalls, spam messages

New Delhi, March 13 -- The telecom regulator has proposed additional charges and penalties on operators that allow bulk spam calls and messages, as the menace has exploded with the rise of automation.... Read More


India plans to tighten security checks for telecom equipment

New Delhi, March 13 -- India is set to tighten security testing rules for equipment such as Wi-Fi routers, broadband devices and fibre network gear as it seeks to make telecom equipment safer for use ... Read More


PM review asks DoT to check if data can be taxed; wants BSNL to trim staff

New Delhi, March 10 -- The department of telecommunications, or DoT, has been asked to study taxing data usage in the country with the "possibility of generating revenue". The direction was given at a... Read More


Telecom sector asks govt for priority fuel, power supply amid West Asia crisis

New Delhi, March 10 -- Energy supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict in West Asia are beginning to affect India's telecom sector, prompting the tower and telecom operators to seek urgent go... Read More


Telcos, tech firms clash over India's enterprise internet

New Delhi, March 6 -- India's telecom giants and global technology firms are locked in a tussle over pricing and regulation of the country's business internet backbone. At the centre of the clash are... Read More


Samsung was the star of smartphone PLI. But it gave telecom PLI a complete miss

New Delhi, March 4 -- South Korea's Samsung, which had a blockbuster run under India's smartphone incentives scheme, has dropped out of a similar scheme to build telecom gear, government data showed. ... Read More


Sunil Mittal unveils succession plan as Airtel raises Arpu ambition to Rs.350

New Delhi, March 2 -- Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has said that members of the next generation of the Bharti family will become more visible 'at the shareholders' table... Read More


OTT rules justified under telecom law on national security grounds: Scindia

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said there can be "no compromise" on matters of national security when it comes to regulating over-the-top (OTT) communi... Read More


Trai paves way for over Rs.2 trillion spectrum auction, cuts reserve price

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- India's telecom regulator has cleared the way for the next spectrum auction by putting airwaves worth over Rs.2 trillion on the block, while recommending steep cuts in reserve pr... Read More