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The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), an anti-corruption organisation of the government, has ordered an investigation against officials of the Department of Telecom (DoT), who have allegedly been involved in a case pertaining to under-reporting of revenues by Reliance Communications (RCOM). The CDMA operator has allegedly evaded payment of Rs 352 crore of revenue share on [...]

Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja on Tuesday said all charges against him regarding corruption and favouritism in spectrum allocation were “politically motivated” and that he had only followed recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in giving spectrum to 2G mobile service providers.

The DoT on Tuesday released a notice inviting tenders for Mobile Number Portability (MNP). When fully operational, MNP will allow subscribers to retain their existing telephone number when they switch from one access service provider to another irrespective of mobile technology or from one technology to another of the same or any other access service [...]

With Union Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja clearing the file related to “mobile number portability” (MNP) on Wednesday, mobile phone users would soon be able to change their telecom operator without changing their phone number.

There’s good news for new telecom entrants such as Swan, Unitech, Datacom and Shyam, among others, on the rollout obligation front. The department of telecommunications (DoT) is likely to link the time frame by which these telcos have to launch services in pre-determined geographical areas to the “date of allocation of spectrum’ and not the [...]

The guidelines for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) to launch operations in India are set to be unveiled soon. A committee set up by department of telecom (DoT) to examine sector regulator TRAI’s recommendations for allowing MVNOs in India has endorsed the regulator’s proposals with some minor changes.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded an enquiry into what it claims is a Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 billion) financial scam involving the manner in which 2G spectrum was allocated by the Union ministry of communications.

The one-time fee is likely to hit major telcos having spectrum above 6.2 MHz. Having drawn flak for under-pricing spectrum, the government today decided to levy a one-time charge for spectrum above 6.2 MHz in addition to the licence fees and also raised the annual usage charges. The decision was taken at a meeting attended [...]

Soon, you could be getting Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) on your mobile phones. UTStarcom, a global provider of IPTV infrastructure, is working on technology at the moment, which will enable its clients to offer IPTV on mobiles.

CDMA operators have asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to stall the auction of spectrum for the much awaited third generation (3G) services until there is clarification on some key issues on spectrum charges.