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  Odisha: 5G services to be launched in state before Republic Day 2023, asserts telecom min Vaishnaw

  Technology | December 30, 2022 15:59 IST

  5G in Odisha: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the central government has approved Rs 5,600 crore for telecom services in the eastern state this fiscal year.

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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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  Congress slams government over BSNL, MTNL losses

  India | June 24, 2019 18:02 IST

  Both state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have been reporting losses since the time they were asked to pay auction determined spectrum price in 2010 for all the circles where they operate.

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  Lower mobile bills in 2018? DoT seeks 6% GST cut on telecom services

  Business | December 28, 2017 12:33 IST

  The DoT has asked the Finance ministry to lower the GST on telecom services to 12% against the existing 18%, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

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  India ranked as top exporter of information, computer, telecom services

  June 16, 2017 11:04 IST

  In addition to that, WIPO's Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2017 released on Wednesday, also ranked India 60 for innovation, up from 66 last year.

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  'As in China, 4G can be a game-changer in India too'

  July 23, 2015 20:41 IST

  New Delhi: As Indian companies ready themselves to launch and expand their fourth generation (4G) telecom services, industry analysts expect the advent of the technology to prove a game-changer as in China, but also forecast

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  Bharti Airtel set to roll out 4G services in Delhi, Mumbai in May

  April 24, 2015 17:36 IST

  Telecom major Bharti Airtel is all set to launch 4G mobile services in Delhi and Mumbai next month. Already, Airtel stores in the national capital have started offering 4G-compatible Sim cards to its post-paid and

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  Swachh Bharat Cess can be levied on telecom services

  India | January 21, 2015 6:45 IST

  New Delhi: Phone and internet bills may go up as the government plans to levy a cess on telecom services to create a corpus for funding the 'Swachh Bharat' drive.In a legal advice given to

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  BSNL Snaps Services to Pvt Operators In Haryana

  October 05, 2011 12:13 IST

  Chandigarh/New Delhi, Oct 5: Disrupting landline and mobile services, BSNL on Tuesday  disconnected telecom services to 3 private operators in Haryana, even as the interconnection impasse in neighbouring Punjab continued for the sixth day today.“We