Hundreds of multi-system operators (MSOs), or cable TV operators, have not yet complied with all the terms and conditions for their registration as laid down by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). According to the latest list released by MIB, there are a little over 1,700 operators and among them, about 230 are compliant. … Read more
New Delhi: Employers can now utilise the TAWS-16 tool, developed by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences (Nimhans), to gauge employee work-related stress. TAWS-16 is the first instrument in India to solely assess work-related stress, despite the fact that several businesses are already evaluating their employees’ stress levels in a variety of … Read more
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will issue a consultation paper on easing rules on sharing of spectrum between mobile phone companies to ensure more efficient use of the scarce natural resource and offer additional monetising opportunities to carriers. “Trai is coming up with a consultation paper on dynamic spectrum sharing to allow telecom … Read more
India’s economic governance rests on four principal pillars: legislative, executive, judiciary and regulatory agencies. A fourth pillar is needed: reforms of regulatory agencies. India now has enough experience regarding the workings, and less than-satisfactory effectiveness, of our regulatory institutions due to badly drafted laws and regulations, level of human capital, selection of top functionaries, absence … Read more
A parliamentary panel has suggested to the Department of Commerce to take appropriate measures to check further deterioration in exports and crucial imports for preventing more disruptions in the supply chains. A report by the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce said the committee is perturbed to note the “precipitous” decline in both exports and … Read more
New Delhi: With work-from-home, online learning, and in-home entertainment fuelling demand for robust digital infrastructure, massive investments would be needed especially in areas like Fibre-to-the-Home, data centres, in-building solutions and proliferation of wifi hotspots, TRAI Chairman R S Sharma said on Monday. Terming telecom infrastructure and services as “key enablers” and “critical determinants” of the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The number of internet subscribers in India increased to over 743 million at the end of March 2020, clocking a growth rate of 3.4 per cent on a sequential quarter basis, showed Trai data on sector’s quarterly performance. Reliance Jio led the chart grabbing 52.3 per cent of the overall market share, followed … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s telecom regulator must not treat over-the-top apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, and Google as substitutes of telecom carriers, and the former cannot be regulated under the India Telegraph Act (ITA), according to an independent industry body. “The argument that OTT services should be regulated under the same licensing regime that applies … Read more
New Delhi: The telecom regulator has asked industry stakeholders about reasons for poor broadband proliferation in India, despite being the most affordable in the world, and policy measures required to address this slow growth. “Even though mobile broadband services are easily available and accessible, what could be the probable reasons that approximately 40% of total … Read more
NEW DELHI: Shares of Vodafone Idea surged 9 per cent in Monday’s trade after the telecom operator paid an additional Rs 1,000 crore to the government towards the statutory dues ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) matter later in the day. With the fresh payment, Vodafone Idea made a … Read more