PM inaugurates first ever undersea optical fibre for Andamans

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the first ever undersea optical fibre project for Andaman and Nicobar Islands which will provide high speed broadband connections in the Union......

UP cabinet keeps Lokayukta out of RTI purview

In a major decision, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to keep the office of Lokayukta out of the purview of RTI Act. The cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Akhilesh......

Lok Sabha approves Telecom Bill; allows govt control of communication

A bill allowing the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and providing a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum was......

Modi opens coffers for Assam before polls, says past govts neglected development

Opening the coffers of his government for election-bound Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the successive Congress dispensations that ruled the country since Independence for......

What went wrong with India's ambitious broadband project

When the project was envisaged, private telecom service providers did not cooperate, and were reluctant to part with any information about their network. So BSNL was asked to provide the existing......

National broadband policy to be sent to Cabinet

Telecom Ministry said on Wednesday it will send the national broadband policy, aimed at setting up networks estimated to cost Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 billion) to facilitate high-speed data and......

Tamil Nadu boasts of highest number of urban Net subscribers

UP East tops number of rural internet users; Urban internet subscriber base stands at 231 million, rural at 112 million Tamil Nadu has maximum number of urban internet subscribers in India......

Government on fast-track to open rural BPOs

With a Budget outlay of Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion), the government would soon start the tendering process of allocating rural business process outsourcing centres, sources in the know said. These......