telecom

	HC directs agencies to remove hanging wires, cables in Chandni Chowk or face action The high court made it clear that non-compliance of the order will invite contempt action against the agencies. published on : 12th January 2021
	SBI to keep status quo on Reliance Communications loans The bank, meanwhile, said its audit division has found evidence of diversion of funds and such other irregularities. published on : 7th January 2021
	HC asks SBI to maintain status quo on accounts of RCom, Reliance Telecom, Infratel Justice Prateek Jalan passed the order on a plea by erstwhile directors of the three companies challenging a RBI circular from 2016 regarding declaration of accounts as fraud by banks. published on : 6th January 2021
	China warns of retaliation for New York Stock Exchange's delisting of companies The stock exchange said on Thursday that China Telecom Corporation, China Mobile and China Unicom Hong Kong would be delisted from the exchange. published on : 2nd January 2021
	Tower damage case: Airtel writes to DoT, says Jio's charges against it baseless, outrageous Airtel noted that a similar allegation had been levelled by Jio in a letter to the telecom regulator earlier in December to which the company had responded. published on : 2nd January 2021
	Telecom all set to break price hike stalemate The Covid pandemic and its impact made things worse initially, but the digital explosion has helped boost revenues. published on : 1st January 2021
	Petition filed in Pakistan court against 'blasphemous matter on internet' The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has already issued notices to Google Inc and Wikipedia on the issue. published on : 29th December 2020
	Sabotaging telecom infra, disrupting services as form of protest strongly condemned: COAI Apex industry body Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI's) members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. published on : 29th December 2020
	Telecom companies expect government to take immediate steps to resolve industry woes: COAI The sector narrowly escaped financial collapse following the apex court upholding the government's method to calculate revenue share with telecom operators. published on : 28th December 2020
	COAI says telecom industry financially stressed; seeks government support on key challenges Like any other sector, the telecom industry too was impacted by the pandemic with a sharp fall in the number of subscribers in March and April. published on : 28th December 2020
	Competition Commission of India to release study on telecom sector shortly The watchdog is studying mergers and acquisitions in the digital market, including those deals that might have escaped its scrutiny due to lower thresholds, and pharmaceutical sector. published on : 27th December 2020
	Telecom industry's active subscriber tally up by 2.5 million in October: Report Bharti Airtel saw the highest subscriber addition in its traditionally weak circles of Maharashtra (0.7 million) and Gujarat (0.5 million). published on : 25th December 2020
	UK telecoms company Openreach to create 2,500 jobs Finance minister Rishi Sunak hailed the announcement, coming one day after he again extended the government's furlough scheme published on : 18th December 2020
	International telecom gear makers seek treatment at par with local companies in policies Senior officials of these companies on Thursday lauded the government's effort to push for exports and suggested focusing on development of the component ecosystem in the country. published on : 11th December 2020
	High-margin broadband market next arena for tussle between telecom firms But margins have already been cut so thin here that firms have begun raising prices again—Vi doing so with certain postpaid plans just a few days ago. published on : 3rd December 2020