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5G Spectrum Auction Unlikely Before 2023
Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

'We are targeting the 5G tender around January-March 2023.'

Fee for Bharat Series-registered vehicles can be paid in tranches
Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

The owner can pay registration fee for two years and the other amount in instalments in...

India's internet user base touches 825 million, bulk of it wireless
Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

The subscriber base is made up of 778.09 million broadband internet users and 47.21...

Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea gets nod for FDI up to Rs 15,000 crore
Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

Cash-strapped telco Vodafone Idea's proposal for investment of up to Rs 15,000 crore...

Airtel hikes tariffs, family postpaid plan spiked for new customers
Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced new postpaid plans and discontinued some previous...

Navy's reluctance to vacate spectrum may delay 5G auction
Rediff.com21 Jul 2021

The Indian Navy has expressed reservations in vacating 100 Mhz of the spectrum,...

Road construction zooms nearly 60% in 1st two months of FY22
Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Road construction witnessed a near 60 per cent year-on-year jump in the first two...

Reliance Jio beats Bharti Airtel, adds 4.3 million users in February
Rediff.com12 May 2021

Total wireless subscribers increased from 1.1 billion, in January to 1.2 billion in...

Mobile operators rush to rework equipment sourcing pacts
Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

While the government has not barred procurement of equipment from Chinese companies,...

'Govt wants more incentive to customers for vehicle scrapping'
Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

'Some companies have agreed to 2-3% incentive but the automakers and SIAM have to...

Govt eyes Rs 6,200 crore in AGR dues from Airtel, Vi by March 31
Rediff.com3 Mar 2021

SC said 10 per cent of the amount would have to be paid by March 31.

Chaos rules at toll plazas over FASTag implementation
Rediff.com27 Feb 2021

Either drivers were blissfully unaware of the requirement or they hadn't bothered to...

Data traffic in India increased 60 times in 5 years
Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

A Nokia research showed that 4G alone constituted nearly 99 per cent of the total data...

Airtel ahead of Jio again!
Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

Airtel tops with 3.7 million new subscribers, Jio adds 2.2 million; Vi lets go of 2.7...

How India will be toll plaza free in 2 years
Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

The central government has finalised GPS-based toll collection to ensure seamless...

BSNL to start telecom services in Mumbai and Delhi from January 1
Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

BSNL will start providing telecom services, both wireless and fixed line, in Mumbai and...

Why Nitin Gadkari is angry with Highway Authority
Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

At the heart of his criticism is the delay in decision making and a lack of monitoring....

Bharti Airtel to stay away from 5G auctions
Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Airtel CEO said, the 5G ecosystem is yet to develop in India and the prices are very...

Govt plans to build Zojila-like tunnel to Ladakh
Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

The tunnel would reduce the travel time to the Ladakh region by 15-20 per cent and...

Vodafone Idea's future hinges on SC's AGR verdict
Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

If the apex court decides on a 15-year repayment tenure, it would pose a grave...