Telecom Minister
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No proposal to end STD charges for mobile services: Telecom minister
National | Dec 09, 2015, 04:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: There is no proposal to abolish STD charges for mobile subscribers as of now, the Lok Sabha was informed.Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said "at present there is no proposal under consideration to
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Bhagwat remark, beef controversy had nothing to do with Bihar poll debacle: R S Prasad
National | Nov 09, 2015, 02:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said, the controversial remark on caste reservation by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (later withdrawn) and the raging beef controversy had nothing to do with the election
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TRAI gives 15 days to mobile operators on call drops
India | Sep 09, 2015, 08:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking urgent steps by mobile operators to check call drops, regulator TRAI today said their performance would be reviewed after 15 days and warned it will "cross the bridge" if they fail to
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Committed Towards Non-Discriminatory Access to Internet: Government
Jul 26, 2015, 05:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Friday reiterated its commitment to provide non-discriminatory access to Internet for all in the country and stick to the 'fundamental principles' of Net neutrality."Government is committed to the fundamental principles
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Telecom Minister Prasad asks telcos to put their act together, asks them to offer quality services to consumer
Jun 16, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTIf you often face network connectivity and call drop issues with your existing telecom service provider, then this news would bring in some hope. Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had yesterday asked mobile operators
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You have enough spectrum, address call drops: Telecom Minister asks mobile operators
India | Jun 14, 2015, 12:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Doing some plain speaking on call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today asked mobile operators to walk the extra mile to reinforce their systems as they have enough spectrum to provide telephony
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Net Neutrality panel report to be made public soon: Telecom Minister
National | Jun 02, 2015, 08:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The telecom department panel that was set up to look into the Net neutrality issue has submitted its report to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and the report will be made public in
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DoT for commencing spectrum auction from February 23
Nov 18, 2014, 08:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Spectrum auction for mobile services is expected to start from February 23, a few days later than suggested by a ministerial group, according to official sources.The inter-ministerial group, formed to work out modalities
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2G scam: Subramanian Swamy seeks copy of A Raja's statement to JPC
India | Jul 18, 2013, 09:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 18: A Delhi court today reserved its order for July 23 on a plea by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking summoning of a written statement given by former Telecom Minister A
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Kapil Sibal calls BJP-ruled MCD as Maha Chor Dept
India | Mar 29, 2013, 05:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 29: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today described BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi as “maha chor department”.He was addressing a gathering in his Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency. Sibal described Delhi chief minister Sheila
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50% cut in reserve price of CDMA spectrum
India | Jan 17, 2013, 01:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 17: The government today approved a 50 per cent reduction in the reserve price of spectrum used by CDMA mobile operators."The Cabinet has approved 50 per cent reduction in CDMA spectrum (reserve)
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DoT website in a time warp, A Raja is still telecom minister
India | Sep 10, 2012, 10:44 AM ISTNew 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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Raja Seeks Review Of 2G Verdict
India | Mar 02, 2012, 08:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 2: Former Telecom Minister A. Raja on Friday sought a review of the Supreme Court verdict on cancellation of licenses for 2G spectrum saying it violates the “principles of natural justice” and
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Kapil Sibal Writes Poetry
India | Feb 24, 2012, 05:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 24: The “unfair, unjust and unequal realities of life” find resonance in Kapil Sibal's second volume of poetry where the Telecom Minister attempts to give a glimpse of his perception of the
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Kapil Sibal Meets PM After SC Judgement
India | Feb 02, 2012, 12:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 2: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shortly after the Supreme Court judgement that canncelled all 122 licences issued in January, 2008.He is understood to have discussed the
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2G Case: Balwa Quizzes Prosecution Witness Achary
India | Jan 03, 2012, 08:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa today quizzed in a Delhi court key 2G case prosecution witness Asheervatham Achary as to how he knew about former Telecom Minister A Raja's meetings
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Religious Leaders Meet Sibal, Demand Action Against Communal Content On Internet
India | Dec 22, 2011, 04:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 22: Armed with a Delhi court order restraining social-networking sites from webcasting any “anti-religious” content that promotes communal disharmony, representatives from Muslim, Christian and other religious communities today met Telecom Minister Kapil
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Raja Equated Spectrum Grant With Ration Distribution : Witness
India | Dec 19, 2011, 11:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 19: Former Telecom Minister A Raja saw an uncanny similarity between spectrum allocation and ration distribution on first-come-first-serve basis in Tamil Nadu and often compared the two while explaining the policy to
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Govt Backs Chidambaram, Says He Had No Role In 2G Allocation
India | Dec 10, 2011, 04:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 10: Coming out in strong defence of Home Minister P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal today attacked the BJP-led NDA of attempting to “foist” culpability on him in the 2G scam saying it was
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Kapil Sibal Under Attack In Cyberspace
India | Dec 08, 2011, 01:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 7: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today came under a fresh wave of attack on government's move to monitor content on social networking sites with more netizens reacting strongly to it.Noted personalities like