Department of Telecom

Sunil Mittal-led telecom giant Bharti Airtel has announced its pre-payment of Rs 8,024 crores to the Department of Telecom(DoT). The payment was made towards deferred liabilities related to the spectrum acquired in the auction of 2015. To…

Mobile users will now be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India. The government has expanded the scope of the Sanchar Saathi portal launched by the Department of Telecom (DoT). Union telecom minister Ashwini…

People will be now able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India via the Sanchar Saathi portal launched by the Department of Telecom on Tuesday.Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that through Sanchar…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Bharat 6G vision document and launched the 6G research and development (R&D) test bed. PM Modi unveiled the 6G R&D test bed while inaugurating the new International Telecommunication Union…

Bharti Airtel is looking to raise mobile phone call and data rates across all plans this year, the telecom company's chairman Sunil Bharti Mittalsaid earlier this week. The return on capital in the telecom business is very low and a tariff…

The government blocked 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, four Facebook accounts, three Instagram accounts, five Twitter handles and six websites for spreading misinformation and threatening national security. This was informed by union…

“5G services have been rolled out in 50 cities and towns across the country," said union minister of electronics & Information technology, Ashwini Vaishnav, in a written reply to Lok Sabha. The IT minister added that the 5Gservices are…

The Department of Telecom (DoT) announced on Tuesday that it had removed restrictions on telecom operators offering connectivity near international border areas. The licence norms previously stated that operators would have to "fade out"…

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday asked telecom service providers to gear up for the 5G launch post the issuance of spectrum allocation letters. In a first, the Department of Telecom (DoT) issued spectrum assignment letters on…

"With the ideal spectrum bank, best technology and adequate free cash flow, we are excited to bring to the country a world-class 5G experience," Bharti Airtel MD and CEO Gopal Vittal said. "With the ideal spectrum bank, best technology…