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  Telecom Security Directorate mooted by DoT

  India | August 04, 2013 20:50 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 4: In the wake of vulnerability of the telecom network at the hand of hackers, a proposal for setting up Telecom Security Directorate (TSD) has been mooted to ensure a coherent organisational

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  SC asks DoT not to take coercive steps against Airtel

  April 09, 2013 9:01 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 9 : The Supreme Court  on Monday  asked the government to refrain from taking any "coercive steps" against Bharti Airtel, accused of illegally providing intra-circle roaming facilities in seven circles where it

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  DoT issues order to CDMA players for one-time spectrum fee

  India | March 17, 2013 16:43 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 17: The government has asked CDMA telecom operators to pay one-time fee, amounting to about Rs. 3,033 crore, for the spectrum they hold beyond the initial frequencies that were allocated to them.In

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  DoT changes women helpline number to 181, to be operational from Dec 31

  India | December 24, 2012 20:25 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24 : Within hours of announcing ‘167' as women helpline number, the Telecom Ministry today changed it to ‘181' saying the new three-digit number was easier to remember.Amidst nationwide uproar over brutal

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  DoT to run trials of technology to locate lost phones

  December 05, 2012 17:55 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 5: Government is likely to launch a pilot project to test a new technology that helps locate lost or cloned mobile phones on real time basis.The Department of Telecom (DoT) plans to

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  DoT website in a time warp, A Raja is still telecom minister

  India | September 10, 2012 10:44 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 10 : The 2G telecom scam may have scalped the former telecom minister A Raja forcing him to cool his heels in Tihar jail  for more than year, but the Department of

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  Home Ministry asks DoT to initiate strict action against 2 companies

  May 27, 2012 15:44 IST

  New Delhi, May 27: The Union Home Ministry has asked the Department of Telecom to initiate “strict” action and levy fine on two telecom companies for failing to provide exact details of people using Internet.In

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  $ 80,000 fine slapped on Air India by US

  May 04, 2012 16:49 IST

  Washington, May 4: Ailing Air India has been slapped a fine of USD 80,000 by US authorities for failing to post customer service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers

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  DoT Seeks A Week's Time To Produce Missing 2G File

  India | January 25, 2012 21:51 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 25: The Department of Telecom was ordered by a Delhi court, trying the 2G spectrum allocation case, to trace a case-related missing file within a week and produce the same before it.

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  TDSAT Restrains DoT From Banning 3G Roaming Pacts Of Telcos

  December 24, 2011 19:32 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24: Telecom tribunal TDSAT today restrained the government from banning 3G inter-circle roaming (ICR) pacts among service providers and directed DoT not to take any “coercive steps” against them till next date

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  DoT To Soon Take Action Against Operators For 3G Roaming Pacts

  December 12, 2011 15:38 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 12: The Telecom Ministry on Monday said it would soon take action against service providers that have entered into roaming agreements for 3G services, as the pacts violate licence terms and conditions.Stating

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  CBI Defends Chidambaram In SC, Blames DoT For All Wrongs

  India | September 22, 2011 22:20 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 22: CBI today defended Home Minister P Chidamabaram in the Supreme Court in the 2G scam by blaming the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) for “jumping the gun” in spectrum allocation.“The DoT jumped

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  Swan, Unitech Knew About Policy To Be Implemented: CBI

  India | April 03, 2011 19:12 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 3: The “ill-conceived” design of the first-come-first-served (FCFS) policy to be followed by former telecom minister A Raja in the allocation of 2G spectrum was known to Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless

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  Promoters Of Unitech Wireless 'Gained' Rs 2,342 Crores: CBI

  India | April 03, 2011 16:59 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 3: Promoters of Unitech Wirless, the company which benefited the most in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, gained Rs 2,342 crores, the CBI told a special court in its charge sheet against

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  DoT Issued Licences In 2008 Based On Raja's Letter To PM: Panel

  India | February 10, 2011 21:04 IST

  New Delhi Feb 10: In a deviation from the policy, the Telecom Ministry in January 2008 issued 122 new licences to applicants who complied with Letter of Intent conditions first, says the one-man committee report.

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  DoT Starts Sending Show-Cause Notices To Erring Telcos

  India | December 13, 2010 20:49 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 13: The telecom ministry today started issuing show-cause notices to telecom companies which allegedly suppressed information to bag licences or failed to roll out services in stipulated time. "Show-cause notices to some

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  DoT Files Affidavit In Supreme Court On 2G Spectrum Scam

  India | November 11, 2010 17:40 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 11:  The telecom ministry today told the Supreme Court that the government auditor CAG did not have the authority to question the policy decision as per which licence were issued to new