The Department Of Telecom has come up with some groundbreaking changes to the current licensing scheme according to which four types of licenses would be issued instead of the current Unified Access Service License and operators would be required to renew their licenses every ten years.

After much fuss over Mobile Number Portability in India, the Indian Govt. finally begun the service in India starting from Haryana. At the launch event, the Communications and IT Minister of India, Mr Kapil Sibal said that the entire country would get Mobile Number Portability (MNP) from January 20, 2011.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India is planning for a change that will bring down roaming tariffs like anything. The DoT is considering a proposal to reduce the number of telecom circles in India from 22 to a single licence with all India coverage of a maximum of four circles.

TRAI and DOT announced today that Indian users will get Mobile Number Portability by October 31.

The DoT (Dept. of Telecommunications) in India has laid down strict new telecom security rules which may put the onus on operators to ensure that their networks are secure from every sense.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has plans of offering a plethora of freebies to all gram panchayats amounting to Rs. 2000Cr.

After what seemed like an endless delay, the Telecom ministry has finally resolved its issues with the defense ministry. Hurray!

It’s time that we should really stop hoping for 3G auction to be ever held in this fiscal at least.