Telecom Secretary

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.

Telecom Commission finalises spectrum sharing, trading norms

Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission on Thursday said it has finalised its views on the much-awaited spectrum sharing and trading guidelines and the proposals will be sent to the Cabinet for final approval by month-end.

DoT to apprise SC on fresh 2G spectrum auction: Telecom Secy

In an exclusive interview to CNBC-TV18, Telecom Secretary R Chandrasekhar stated that the department would be filing an application before the Supreme Court with the new schedule for 2G auctions.

2G auction to take at least 400 days: Telecom secy

The court ruled on February 2 that all 122 telecom licences awarded in a scandal-tainted 2008 sale be revoked in four months.

Government to spend around Rs 33,000 crore on broadband in 3 years, says telecom secretary

MF Farooqui to take over as telecom secretary

The Cabinet Committee on Appointments is believed to have cleared Farooqui's name and an announcement is likely to be made shortly.

2G: Mathur tells court cut-off date decision was Raja’s alone

Mathur denied the defence’s claim that he was party to the decision.

2G case: Tempers run high on day one of cross-questioning Mathur

After a tense beginning, the cross-examination seemed to proceed to Raja’s satisfaction.

2G live: Raja looks pleased with progress of cross-examination

Examination of the former telecom secretary Dinesh Shankar Mathur by the CBI counsel on 2G Spectrum case continued on Monday.