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Connected car in the driveway as Trai set to frame spectrum rules

New Delhi, March 19 -- Fog ahead? Accident zone? Time to brake? As smart cars load up on communication alerts to make driving a breeze, the government is at work too, plotting a framework for the spe... Read More


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

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


Mint Explainer | What Trai's new spam regulations mean for telecos, 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


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