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The Dollar Business Bureau International companies can leverage the “expertise and experiences” of India’s telecom industry for offering cost-effective solutions in their domestic markets, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said. “We can genuinely plan for making the world a better place to live, with intelligent and smart services, with quality equipment and better service delivery. With our experiences and expertise it will be easier for you to achieve this target,” Sinha said after inaugurating the 8th Telecom Export Promotion Council's Buyer-Seller meet on Monday.He further said that Indian industry’s experience of taking the communication technology to remotest corners of the country at reasonable prices can be leveraged by companies to offer cost-effective solutions in their countries. Around 28 countries from South-East Asia, South Asia, ...

The Dollar Business Bureau Telecom Commission has backed the lowering of the spectrum usage charges (SUC) for telcos to 3% of their annual revenue on all brands during the July 2016 auction. However, the panel has decided that the payout for the carriers will not be less than what it currently is, a decision taken to prevent the loss of revenue. The calculation of revenue has become complicated as these telecom companies were allocated 3G and 4G services. It was easy prior to 2010, when there was only 2G spectrum. The telecom department’s technical panel said it is difficult to segregate revenues due to the companies’ airwaves in multiple brands. The SUC has been one of the most controversial issues of late. Reliance Jio has ...

In the recently-concluded Union Budget 2016, the Finance Ministry had announced that there will be a 12.5% excise duty on imports of these components while the domestic manufacturer will incur a 2% charge The Dollar Business Bureau US-based tech giant Apple has sought approvals from the Indian government to import and sell pre-owned iPhones in India. An application from Apple regarding import of certified pre-owned iPhones for sale in India and manufacturing certified pre-owned iPhones for sale in India has been received in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a reply to Rajya Sabha. The announcement came in the backdrop of the governments decision to impose an excise duty on domestically-manufactured as well as imported mobile components ...

Source: PTI The government is constantly monitoring the call drops situation and regularly telling the telecom operators to take corrective steps to improve it   A total of 29,000 new telecom towers were installed by private telecom operators across the country after government took strong exception to the problem of call drops, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday. Following a directive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Telecom Ministry told the private telecom operators that strong action will be taken if the problem of call drops is not resolved, he told the Lok Sabha. "After our clear instruction, private telecom operators have installed 29,000 new mobile towers in the country while 2,200 of them were installed in Delhi. "While public ...

 The Dollar Business Bureau Close to the Make in India Telecom Conclave where all the stakeholders and the Government of India have been talking about taking Indian Telecom sector to the next level by manufacturing telecom equipment indigenously and exporting it to Africa and Middle-East nations, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has expressed its displeasure over a statement made by the Union Telecom Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad. Speaking at a telecom event on Saturday, Prasad pulled-up private telecom operators not providing adequate service to the customers citing ‘Spectrum’ as the reason and that there needs to be a better monitoring of the existing by the operators to assist customers. The operators also cited difficulty in installation of ...

 The Dollar Business Bureau “The Digital India, Make in India and Skill India programs provide an ideal platform for Indian companies to build a foundation for domestic success which can be used for exports,” said Ravi Shankar Prasad, The Union Minister of Communication and Information Technology. “India had proven its capabilities in the ICT Sector as a preferred destination for services and outsourced R&D,” he said on the side-lines of inaugurating the Buyer Seller Meet and added, “in the backdrop of large domestic demand for the telecom equipment’s in India, Indian companies are now using innovation and R&D to create world class products for India as well as for other emerging markets having similar needs.” He said that ...