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TV Ramachandran is the president of Broadband India Forum, an industry body that counts big tech companies and internet service providers as its members.

‘AI, subsea cables, and data centres are vitally interconnected’: Head of Broadband India Forum

April 11, 2025 4:30 pm

TV Ramachandran, president of the Broadband India Forum (BIF), said that subsea cables are essential if India aims to be a global data hub.

Airtel prepays Rs 3,626 crore to govt, clearing all dues for spectrum purchased in 2016

December 21, 2024 10:49 pm

With this payment, Bharti Airtel has now prepaid all its spectrum dues that had interest costs higher than 8.65 per cent, the company said in a statement.

Know all about 'Chaksu', TRAI's new portal to help people report fraudulent SMS and calls

July 09, 2024 8:09 am

If you are unsure about the legitimacy of a call or SMS, Chaksu can help you determine it.

DoT asks telcos to suspend USSD-based call forwarding, switch to alternate mode from April 15

March 29, 2024 9:33 pm

Mobile subscribers use USSD service just by dialling any active code on their phone screens. The service is often used for checking IMEI numbers and mobile phone balances, among others.

Spectrum auction to start from May 20, eight mobile phone bands up for sale

March 08, 2024 5:18 pm

Government will auction eight spectrum bands for mobile phone services at a base price of Rs 96,317.65 crore.

Malicious calls: Govt warns users against dialling '*401#' followed by unknown mobile number

January 11, 2024 10:32 pm

Explaining the modus operandi of the scam, the DoT said a fraudster will call a telecom subscriber and pretend to be a customer service representative or technical support staff

How to find SIM card under my name | How many SIMs do I have | Sanchar Saathi TAFCOP

Want to know how many SIMs are registered in your name? Here's a quick 3-step guide

March 18, 2024 7:36 pm

The Department of Telecom (DoT) lets you check how many SIM cards are registered under your name from the Sanchar Saathi website and notify the government if you want to continue or stop services for a number.

PM Modi inaugurates International Telecommunication Union Area Office

March 22, 2023 2:12 pm

Modi also unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document and launched the 6G R&D Test Bed.

5G rollout in India: Here's everything you need to know

October 01, 2022 8:36 am

5G will be available in 13 Indian cities during the first phase, which will be followed by a nationwide rollout.

India's decision allowing 5G trials without Chinese companies a sovereign one: US

May 12, 2021 10:14 am

India's Department of Telecom last week approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL to conduct 5G trials but none of them will be using technologies of Chinese entities.