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TRAI plans to repeal regulation on dial-up, seeks views

Industry stakeholders have until April 17 to present their views on the matter. “It has been noticed that these regulations were issued when the dial up service was the only service available for accessing low speed internet,” Trai said in a statement.

In a world where 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks coexist, how is 6G going to be different?

It's a game changer in that it adds capacity, provides a stable and very fast connection (10 Gbps), connects devices other than just smartphones, consumes much less power and reduces noise, all this while handling as many as a million devices per sq km. 5G even allows slices of the network to operate independently as separate networks, and leverages its huge processing power to enable vastly enhanced edge responsiveness.

Congress treated PSUs like BSNL as cash cows: Vaishnaw in RS

Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Vaishnaw said the BSNL and the BBNL have been merged with each other and the joint network being created by them is helping add more than one lakh connections in villages every month. Taking a swipe at the Congress, he said the BSNL was a very healthy company and so was the MTNL.

Certain people used BSNL as 'cash cow' during UPA rule: Ashwini Vaishnaw

"The BSNL went through a very bad phase. Primarily due to certain political parties during UPA time. Lots of funds were diverted away," Ashwini Vaishnaw said, amid protests by some opposition members.

BSNL to sell 10,000 towers as part of monetisation plans

The state-owned telecom services provider has pegged the enterprise value of the towers to be sold at ₹4,000 crore and engaged KPMG as a financial advisor to administer the sale, they said.

Ashwani Vaishnaw asks BSNL staff to focus on customers, solve their problems immediately

"I am rock solid with you. The Prime Minister is with you. Now, we have to be with our customers. Every customer is God. Customer is the king. Whatever problems customers face, they should become our problem and (we should) solve them immediately. Focus on your customers," PTI quoted Vaishnaw as saying during his visit to Chennai.

Common Service Centre stops BharatNet fibre maintenance as dues mount

CSC is a special purpose vehicle set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the Companies Act, 1956. BharatNet is a government initiative to connect all 600,000 villages in the country to high-speed internet through an optic fibre network.

Cabinet clears BSNL-BBNL merger, approves revival package worth Rs 1.64 lakh cr

The government in April 2022 had announced that BBNL, the special purpose vehicle (SPV), formed to implement the ambitious BharatNet project will be merged with BSNL.

Cabinet approves revival of BSNL and merger of BBNL, BSNL, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Government defers proposal to merge BSNL, MTNL due to financial reasons

BSNL Chairman and managing director PK Purwar, who also heads MTNL, has submitted before a Parliamentary panel that the Department of Telecom should consider carving out of over Rs 26,500 crore debt of MTNL and its assets under a special purpose vehicle.

Govt plans to merge BBNL with BSNL this month: BSNL CMD

With the proposed merger, BSNL will get 5.67 lakh kilometer of optical fibre which has been laid across 1.85 lakh village panchayats in the country using Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).

Govt cancels Rs 19,000-cr tender for connecting villages in 16 states with broadband

The project was approved in June last year to roll out an optical fibre network under BharatNet in 16 states in a public-private partnership model with a total expense of Rs 29,430 crore.

BBNL defers Rs 19,041 crore Bharatnet broadband tender bid date to September 14

An official source told PTI that the bid dates are likely to be extended further as the queries need to be vetted by the Department of Telecom as well and the entire process may take a few weeks.

Jio, BBNL boost connectivity in Uttarakhand border areas

According to the SDM, all 35 villages, from where locals migrate during the summer, can benefit from improved mobile and Internet connectivity in the area.

Plea against contracts awarded under Bharat Net by govt on nomination basis: HC seeks Centre reply

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the ministries of Communications and Electronics and Technology, CVC, CSC and Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) and seeking their stand on the plea by NGO Telecom Watchdog.

Government selects Hughes India to connect remotely located panchayats with satellite broadband

The 5,000-gram panchayats are located in north-eastern states, including Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh as well as in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep that lack terrestrial connectivity, such as fiber or cable, Hughes said in a statement on Tuesday.

Jio adds the most customers in February at 6.25 million

Jio ended February with 383.67 million subscribers, Airtel with 328.95 million and Vodafone Idea with 325.52 million, data released by sector regulator Trai on Monday showed.

Mobile broadband speeds dip by up to 22.5% in March

Average mobile broadband speed data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recorded in March showed there has been a dip of up to 22.5 per cent in 4G download speed and around 13 per cent in upload speed on Bharti Airtel's network.

BSNL gets Rs 770 crore from BBNL to clear BharatNet vendor dues

BSNL had requested payment of Rs 1,033 crore from BBNL as an advance to clear the pending liabilities of UP East and MP Circles of Rs 716 crore along with telecom factory liabilities of Rs 40 crore earlier this month.

DoT clears Rs 1,500 crore for BSNL, BBNL to pay dues to vendors

BSNL has already cleared more than Rs 300 crore to vendors and contractors on account of BharatNet-II, the person said on condition of anonymity. The two companies have also disbursed payable amounts to some circles including Uttar Pradesh (East) and Madhya Pradesh, the person said.

Airtel fastest mobile broadband network, Jio now slowest: Ookla

Ookla has found Airtel to be the fastest mobile broadband network, while Jio was the slowest in July.

Telecom firms seek Modi government's help to unlock Rs 1,400 crores

In a letter to the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) administrator, Telecom Export Promotion Council has sought the department to release Rs 1,432.74 crore.

Procurement quota: 2 tenders on the anvil for ITIL's participation, says BSNL chief

State-owned ITI Ltd will have an opportunity to participate in two large tenders of telecom PSU Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) by March-end.