5G deployment at the earliest imperative for government says Manoj Sinha
Ians • 6 years agoHe noted that technology like 5G must be used to eliminate the gender and the urban-rural divide.
Cabinet approves new telecom policy aimed to attract $100 billion investment
• 7 years agoTelecom policy is focused on increasing high-speed broadband penetration, with use of modern technologies like 5G and optical fibres across the country at affordable rates.
Union Cabinet of India reported to take up a new telecom policy on 26 September
Ians • 7 years agoThe telecom policy focuses on provisioning of broadband for all, creating four million additional jobs.
TC approves net neutrality rules which bar providers from throttling data speeds
• 7 years agoThe DoT will set-up a multi-stakeholder body for monitoring and enforcement of net neutrality.
Draft telecom policy aims 40 lakh new jobs by 2022; $100 bn investment, 50 mbps broadband speed
• 7 years agoThe draft also proposes to address woes of debt-ridden telecom sector by reviewing licence fees, spectrum usage charges, universal service obligation fund levy -- all of which add to cost of telecom services