Telecom
Property tax can be levied on mobile towers, rules SC
17 Dec 2016
Setting aside a high court order, the Supreme Court has ruled that mobile towers can be taxed as ‘land’ and ‘property’ by state governments and their municipal bodies
PoI issue: Trai penalty of Rs1,050 cr arbitrary, Vodafone tells HC
17 Dec 2016
Trai has recommended imposition of a fine of Rs50 crore for each of the 21 circles of Vodafone, except in Jammu and Kashmir, over delays in providing Point of Interconnect to Reliance JIo
Verizon rethinking $4.8-bn Yahoo deal over data breaches
16 Dec 2016
Verizon Communications Inc is looking at ways to modify its $4.8-billion deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core internet business after the technology company disclosed a second massive data breach
Google bares FBI demands for user data for first time
14 Dec 2016
Google is providing for the first time a look into the world of national security — demands from the FBI to hand over details about account holders and keep quiet about it
Google inks deal to speed up internet in Cuba
13 Dec 2016
