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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicDepartment of Telecom

Topic: Department of Telecom

Vodafone bailout is problematic. Govt can’t pick favourites in private sector

There was a simpler way to give Vodafone a bailout on its AGR dues without raising the spectre of unequal treatment.

With cap on tariffs, govt makes yet another attempt to revitalise its public WiFi scheme PM-WANI

Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) is aimed at increasing Internet access in country but has failed to garner traction over 4 years since its inception.

Why sector analysts, govt officials & even Airtel chairman are cheering on Vodafone Idea’s FPO

If successful, FPO is expected to not only increase company’s competitiveness & slow its ongoing loss of market share, but also to significantly reduce risk of a duopoly in the industry.

‘Same service, same rules’ — why telcos want regulation for OTT players like Whatsapp, Telegram

Telecom companies reason that OTT players are 'free riding' on their infra, OTTs say 'revenues earned by infra provider should be shared with entity using it in same proportion'.

Changing Vodafone dues to equity ‘complex issue’, but under discussion, says telecom minister

Vodafone Idea has opted for the conversion of nearly Rs 16,000 crore interest on AGR and on spectrum installments into equity issuable to the government.

On Camera

No amount of welfarism and futurist illusion can remove poverty of Indian people: BS Sanyal

The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.