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  Union budget 2026: Telecom sector pushes for licence fee cuts, GST relief ahead of budget

  Technology | January 27, 2026 21:04 IST

  Ahead of Union Budget 2026, telecom operators including Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea seek licence fee reduction, GST relief, and spectrum reforms as COAI outlines key demands.

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  Phone services likely to be hit as telecom towers stare at diesel crunch amid COVID-19 lockdown

  Business | March 26, 2020 17:13 IST

  Local authorities have asked the personnel of the telecom service providers at network operation centers and call centers to shut operations in view of the restrictions, says report.

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  Jio effect: Voda pre-tax profit plunges 39% in H1; industry loses a whopping Rs 4,087 cr in Q2 alone

  Business | November 14, 2017 22:31 IST

  The deep-pocketed Jio has been offering data almost free for a year now, while it charges nothing for voice, forcing the incumbents to make matching offers.

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  Telecom sector records 6.5 pc revenue growth, slowest since 2010

  May 31, 2016 12:04 IST

  New Delhi: Telecom industry’s revenue grew 6.5 percent last year, the lowest since 2010, despite the sector witnessing a further addition of 79 million active subscribers during the period, says GSM industry body COAI. ”If

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  Vodafone challenges special audit order: HC seeks Income Tax department's reply

  May 09, 2016 14:55 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi High Court today sought the Income Tax department's response on Vodafone's plea challenging an order directing special audit of its accounts for assessment year 2012-13. A bench of Justices S

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  Telecom industry witnessed decline in employment rate over last four years: Report

  May 02, 2016 12:09 IST

  New Delhi: Notwithstanding the Indian economy’s steady growth, sectors such as telecom, engineering and electronics have witnessed a decline in employment rate over the last four years, says a report. ”The economic growth witnessed at

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  Facebook launches Telecom Infra Project to meet global data challenge

  February 24, 2016 14:35 IST

  New York: In an effort to restructure traditional approaches and deploy telecom network infrastructure to meet growing internet demands, Facebook has launched Telecom Infra Project (TIP) for developing new technologies.The project is an engineering-focused initiative

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  No phones in 28 percent of rural households

  India | July 03, 2015 16:14 IST

  New Delhi : Even as the government is very upbeat about 1 billion telephone connections in India, 27.93 percent households in rural India are without any phone connections, shows the latest Socio Economic and Caste

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  No phones in 28 percent of rural households

  July 03, 2015 17:54 IST

  New Delhi : Even as the government is very upbeat about 1 billion telephone connections in India, 27.93 percent households in rural India are without any phone connections, shows the latest Socio Economic and Caste

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  Vodafone says hyper-competition bad for Indian telecom industry

  December 08, 2014 12:59 IST

  New Delhi: Asking government to take steps to rectify the structure of telecom industry, Vodafone India's chief Marten Pieters Saturday said it is not possible for 10-11 operators to survive in the market.Speaking during a

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  Telecom EGoM to discuss M&A rules, auctions on Nov 22

  November 12, 2013 19:56 IST

  New Delhi: The Empowered Group of Ministers on telecom is expected to discuss on November 22 the sector's first merger and acquisition (M&A) guidelines as well as the roadmap for the third round of spectrum

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