India looks to adopt deterrent penalties in data protection law: IT Secretary PTI Nov 1, 2018 The government looks to adopt the principles of deterrent penalty and fixing accountability on entities followed globally in the…
Telecom Commission rechristened as Digital Communications Commission PTI Oct 31, 2018 The government has rechristened the Telecom Commission — the apex decision making body at the telecom department — as the Digital…
15 more cities will soon have metro network: Puri PTI Oct 31, 2018 India already has a 515-km functional network of metro tracks in various cities and 15 more will soon have over 660 kilometres of…
Telcos to rollout 1 million WiFi hotspots by December 2019: Manoj Sinha PTI Oct 26, 2018 The Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha has announced that the Indian telecom industry will roll out one million WiFi…
Won’t compromise on data protection, says Ravi Shankar Prasad PTI Oct 26, 2018 India is in the process of finalising data protection law and supports digitisation without any compromise on data integrity, IT…
Government removes double taxation on virtual network operators PTI Oct 26, 2018 The government has removed double taxation on virtual network operators, entities that can resell telecom services, to make doing…
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Singapore on setting up of a joint working group on FinTech Express Computer Oct 25, 2018 The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Singapore…
Nasscom partners with Hiroshima govt for Japan-India IT corridor PTI Oct 23, 2018 IT industry body Nasscom has said it has signed a letter of intent with the Hiroshima government to work together in creating…
Govt frees spectrum for Wi-Fi, 5G services in 5 Ghz band from licence PTI Oct 23, 2018 The government under Bharat Net project is planning to roll out 1 crore Wi-Fi hotspots in the country in rural area. Besides, it…
US expresses concern over proliferation of digital protectionism worldwide PTI Oct 19, 2018 Several companies like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Amazon and PayPal have said that they needed more time to comply with…