J S Deepak

Next telecom spectrum auction to start from 29 September

India's next round of spectrum auction is set to begin on September 29, Telecom Secretary J.S. Deepak announced here on Monday in what the government hopes will be the largest ever spectrum auction -- going by the overall base price of $84 billion and the quantum of airwaves on offer.

TRAI has enough powers: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Telecom Minister has written a letter stating that TRAI has enough powers to regulate telecom service providers already.

Broadband in all village panchayats by 2018: Telecom secretary

The Centre is hopeful of achieving the complete roll-out of broadband network across 2.5 lakh village panchayats in the country by 2018, telecom secretary J S Deepak Thursday said.

Telecom Secretary says a lot needs to be done towards digitisation

The pace of digitisation is impressive but still a lot needs to be done, Telecommunications Secretary J.S. Deepak said in Greater Noida on Thursday.

DoT to start spectrum auction by June-July

Department of Telecom is likely to formulate its views on Trai recommendations on spectrum pricing by March and commence auction by June-July, a top official said today.

India urges global convention to fight cyber-crime

India has called for a truly global convention to fight cybercrime and to ensure cyber-security. India's Electronics and Information Technology Secretary J.S. Deepak told a high level meeting of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that various stakeholders have to be involved to face the challenges of cyber-security.