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BSNL, MTNL in fresh trouble as vendors mull insolvency action against state-run telcos for pending payments

Last month, the Cabinet approved a Rs 69,000-crore revival plan for BSNL and MTNL but dues of many vendors are still unpaid.

Next billion users will come from India: Google, Facebook and others can't afford to ignore them

India is and will remain a “must-present market” on every organisation’s strategic roadmap for the next two decades

Union Budget 2019: BharatNet targetting internet connectivity in local bodies in every Panchayat to bridge rural urban digital divide

BharatNet would be targeting internet connectivity in local bodies in every Panchayat in India. This activity is expected to be speeded up under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). PMGDISHA is part of the government's Digital India program.

BJP manifesto 2019: Lot of promises on IT and e-governance in Sankalp Patra, but optimal use of tech needed in rural areas

If we look at the manifesto of 2014, BJP has delivered on most of its promises in the IT and e-governance sector. However, issues such as last mile connectivity and optimal use of technologies in rural areas are issues that still need to be addressed

10,775 gram panchayats in the country have active WiFi hotospots: Manoj Sinha

Service providers have installed WiFi hotspots in 39,359 gram panchayats under the WiFi Choupal initiative.

Rural finance: Subsidies, entitlements and the problem of digital linkages in Bundelkhand

Silicon Valley dreams seem very far away in rural Bundelkhand.

Job cuts in telecom sector: Narendra Modi government promises to re-train, redeploy those sacked by telcos

Some estimates peg the number of job losses in the sector, which has been passing through choppy waters at over 90,000.

Gap between skilled and unskilled, rural and urban, online and offline is reducing; Bharat no longer backbencher of growth story

Proactive and agile policy frameworks have already played a key role in India’s growth based on utilising its technological framework and are now leading to an empowered Bharat.

India requires a better fibre network to increase bandwidth delivery and internet speeds to people: TRAI

The TRAI has suggested the government to implement the BharatNet project — an initiative to provide high-speed broadband connections to all panchayats.

Budget 2018: DoT-supported testing facility at IIT Madras to help speed up 5G roll-out process in India

Nasscom welcomed the establishment of a 5G-test bed, saying that this will enable India leap-frog in areas of emerging technologies globally.