Ravi Shankar Prasad
Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a total of 79,000 employees of BSNL and 14,000 out of 20,000 employees of MTNL have applied for the VRS scheme which the government has come out with to reduce the employee cost in these PSUs which is currently very high as compared to the industry. (Photo: File | PTI)
Govt trying to revive BSNL, MTNL, make them profressional
28 Nov 2019 2:51 PM

We want to revive them and make them professional, said Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The government has directed the licensees to make the payments in accordance with the order of the Supreme Court dated October 24, 2019.
Telcos have to pay Rs 1.47 lakh cr dues; no proposal to waive off penalty: Prasad
20 Nov 2019 5:27 PM

Supreme Court last month held that non-telecom revenues have to be considered for calculating statutory dues.

With total liabilities estimated at Rs 1.4 lakh crore, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea, through the telecom sector association COAI, are seeking waiver of at least the penalty and interest on delayed payments, which constitute about half of the total dues, if a complete waiver of past liabilities is not possible.
Telco bailout will be contempt of SC; will set bad precedent: Jio to Prasad
03 Nov 2019 1:22 PM

Supreme Court in its October 24 order has clearly settled the base on which statutory levies have to be paid, said Reliance Jio.

Prasad said that during his regime, mobile factories in India have increased from 2 to 268, including component makers for the handsets.
Apple is coming to India in a big way: Ravi Shankar Prasad
18 Sep 2019 8:41 AM

The government on Monday exhorted Apple to expand manufacturing base in India and use the country as an export hub.

The DoT has suggested a base price for 5G airwaves at Rs 492 crore per MHz and proposed a sale of a minimum 20 MHz blocks. (Photo: PTI)
5G spectrum auction by year-end or early 2020: Prasad
14 Sep 2019 11:45 AM

Govt plans to auction around 8,293.95 MHz of airwaves at an estimated total base price of Rs 5.86 lakh crore.

Terming India as a "huge market" for Facebook and its group companies, Nick Clegg said the US tech giant is "keen to make progress" on rolling out its payments services on WhatsApp.
Facebook global exec meets IT minister, discusses cross-border data flows
13 Sep 2019 3:00 PM

Facebook's Nick Clegg said data-sharing across jurisdictions is more important than where that info is located physically.

In case of lost and stolen phone, you will have to file an FIR and inform the DoT via helpline number 14422.
Lost your mobile phone? No worries, govt will help you locate it
13 Sep 2019 12:59 PM

Ravi Shankar Prasad will now launch the web portal to report theft of phones in Maharashtra today.

Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of such gear, is at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between China and the United States. (Photo: File | AP)
China warns India of 'reverse sanctions' if Huawei is blocked: sources
07 Aug 2019 12:36 PM

Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told parliament that six proposals have been received for 5G trials, including from Huawei.

Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the target for digital transactions for 2018-19 was set at 3,013 crore, and the total digital payments registered were 3,133.58 crore. (Photo: Representational | ANI)
Over 3,133 cr digital transactions in FY19, positive trend for ongoing fiscal: Prasad
10 Jul 2019 8:36 PM

The government has set a target of over 4,000 crore digital transactions in the ongoing financial year.

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said as per data available for 2018, 5.54 lakh villages are covered with mobile services, while 43,088 villages are not covered. (Photo: File)
Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Prasad
10 Jul 2019 5:21 PM

'BharatNet' project is being implemented to offer broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in India.


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