Hindi GEC ‘Atrangii’ to launch today

Vibhu Agarwal launches new Hindi GEC ‘Atrangii’

Vibhu Agarwal, the founder of the Ullu app, has announced the name of its new Hindi GEC, ‘Atrangi - Dekhte Raho’, which will be launched in the first week of June. The channel aims to bring quality content to the HSM markets and from the first day itself will launch with a rich original programming line-up of 4 hours. It will bring finite ser...


FM highlights India’s steps towards digitization

FM highlights India’s steps towards digitization

Highlighting several digitization-related progressive steps in the Budget this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that there is a continuous digital nudge by the government across different sectors. Sitharman’s remarks came during the ‘Business Roundtable: Investing in India’s Digital Revolution’ organized by the Federa...


Cinema created an identity for India in the world: Anurag Thakur

Cinema created an identity for India in the world: Anurag Thakur

Cinema is India’s soft power, which has many benefits, and has helped in creation of an identity of the country abroad, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said Thursday. “Indian cinema is our country’s soft power, which rules the hearts of millions of people across the world,” Thakur said in Mumbai during a visit to the N...


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TRAI extends comments deadline for street furniture for telecom services

The comments submission deadline for the consultation paper titled 'Use of Street furniture for small cell and aerial fiber deployment', issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on March 23, has been extended. Earlier, the last date of receiving comments was fixed as April 20, 2022 and counter comments as May 4, 2022. The...


Jio overtakes Airtel in fixed-line; tele subs down to 116.6cr in Feb

Jio overtakes Airtel in fixed-line; tele subs down to 116.6cr in Feb

Telecom operator Reliance Jio has taken a lead over Bharti Airtel to become the country's second-largest fixed-line service provider in February 2022, according to data published by the sector regulator Trai. Fixed-line or wireline telecommunication refers to telephone and broadband internet services provided through a network of cables. ...


Guest Column: TRAI 5G spectrum suggestions could adversely impact DPO

Guest Column: TRAI 5G spectrum suggestions could adversely impact DPO

By Rajiv Khattar| TRAI has released its much-awaited recommendations on the 5G spectrum pricing as the government plans to auction the spectrum later this year to generate revenue and meet the demand of the telcos to start trials of their 5G services. The ecosystem of the 5G use will take its own time, as the devices, the bas...