Telecom
Call rates to drop as Trai cuts mobile termination charges to 6 paise
20 Sep 2017
While the reduction is expected to give a Rs4,000-crore boost to Reliance Jio and leave a gaping hole in incumbent telcos’ annual revenues, the regulator decided to terminate mobile call termination charges altogether beginning 1 January 2020
Vodafone, BSNL tie up with feature phone makers
19 Sep 2017
Karti refuses to appear before CBI; ‘grill me’, says Chidambaram
15 Sep 2017
Former finance minister P Chidambaram said it was he who approved the deal after FIPB clearance and that the CBI should question him instead of harassing Karti Chidambaram
Airtel ties up with S Korea’s SK Telecom to develop new technology
13 Sep 2017
The two firms will work together to build advanced telecom networks and in developing 5G technology, Network Functions Virtualisation, Software-defined Networking and Internet of Things
BSNL to hive off tower assets as separate business
13 Sep 2017
BSNL owns 66,000 mobile towers, which is roughly 15 per cent of the 4,42,000 mobile towers in the country
