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DoT seeks view of home, defence ministry before raising telecom FDI cap
Press Trust Of India,
Jun, 19, 2013

In order to get more competitive offers in the proposed auctions, the committee had recommended raising the FDI cap to 100 percent.
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DoT panel suggests completely opening up telecom sector to FDI
Press Trust Of India,
Jun, 17, 2013

The FDI cap is currently fixed at 74 percent.
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Government seeks research proposals to study impact of mobile radiation
Press Trust of India,
Jun, 14, 2013

The rules state that cellphones can be imported and sold in India only if the SAR level is below 1.6 watts per kg (W/kg).
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AUSPI asks DoT to reject COAI's plea on Tata Teleservices
Press Trust of India,
Jun, 14, 2013

COAI, representing GSM players, had written to DoT asking it to withdraw spectrum allocated to Tata Teleservices in 18 service areas.
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DoT presents financial status of BSNL, MTNL before GoM
Press Trust Of India,
Jun, 13, 2013

The DoT indicated that the cash reserves of the PSU firms depleted post the purchase of BWA and 3G spectrum at auction determined price in 2010.
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DoT to bar telecom operators from cross holding stakes
Press Trust Of India,
Jun, 06, 2013

Currently, telecom licence conditions allow a telecom operator to hold up to 10 percent stake in other telecom services providers.
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DoT likely to finalise Unified Licensing regime in a month
Press Trust Of India,
Jun, 05, 2013

Under the Unified Licensing, operators will be free to provide all telecom services with one licence.
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DoT slaps Rs. 1,263 crore fine on Vodafone for under reporting revenues
Press Trust Of India,
Jun, 04, 2013

The company is also in dispute with DoT over its 3G intra-circle roaming agreement with Airtel and Idea Cellular.
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DoT may seek TRAI feedback on CAG points over service quality
Press Trust Of India,
May, 31, 2013

The Comptroller and Auditor General has allegedly blamed cartelisation by telecom players behind the failure of recent spectrum auctions.
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DoT may suggest steep fine of Rs. 20,000 on every pesky call
Press Trust Of India,
May, 29, 2013

DoT feels that that government should increase penalty for unauthorised interception to Rs. 2 crore from Rs. 1 core charged at present.
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DoT prepares fresh notices against Airtel, Vodafone and Idea for violating 3G norms
Press Trust Of India,
May, 24, 2013

Initially the notices have been attempted for UAS licences of Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Bharti only.
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CAG accuses telecom operators of forming cartels
Press Trust of India,
May, 22, 2013

CAG said cartelisation by telecom firms in the last two auctions had resulted in spectrum valued at thousands of crores being wasted.
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DoT may ask Tata Teleservices to surrender spectrum without any condition
Press Trust Of India,
May, 13, 2013

TTL has approached DoT to surrender additional CDMA spectrum.
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BSNL, MTNL seek Government nod to enter into cable TV, broadcasting
Press Trust of India,
May, 10, 2013

DoT has forwarded several suggestions to the Group of Ministers, that include BSNL and MTNL entering cable TV and broadcasting services.
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Vodafone approaches Delhi High Court against government's decision not to renew its licences
Press Trust of India,
May, 10, 2013

The government can extend the period of licence by 10 years at one time if the request is made by the operator during the 19th year of the licence period.
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