Cabinet okays telco towers at Naxal-affected states

While the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is ready with Cabinet proposal for granting subsidy to BSNL from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) for providing mobile telephony in Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas which pose threat ...

3 views After a meeting with Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, an official of the telecom giant, Vodafone India said that the company is ready for reconciliation with the Central Government on the tax row. Asked whether there was any talk on waiving ...

At the Chintan Shivir in the beginning of the year, the Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal had suggested that the Congress party would need 100 crores to deal with BJP on social media. Not sure if the allocated amount was passed but in recent times we ...

(Updates with Finance Ministry statement in second paragraph, Richard's lawyer in fifth paragraph.) June 12 (Bloomberg) -- France Telecom SA's board should meet to discuss the consequences of Chief Executive Officer Stephane Richard being charged ...

Saudi Arabia's indebted telecom operator Zain Saudi has signed an agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Finance to defer the payment of licence-related levies, estimated at SAR56 billion (USD1.49 billion) over a seven-year period, according to an ...

In line with the indications given by Finance Minister P Chidambaram last week that Government is looking to raising foreign investment in all the sectors where there are caps on it in order to promote India as an investment destination, a panel ...

Seeking to promote India as an investment destination, the Finance Ministry on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes in the FDI regime, favouring higher sectoral caps in almost all sectors including defence, multi-brand retail and telecom. A committee headed by ...

A panel set up by India's finance ministry has recommended increasing foreign investment limits in industries including defense, telecom and retail, said three government officials with knowledge of the matter. Overseas investors should be able to ...

Views of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and defense will be sought over allowing 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecommunication sector.