Editorial – February 2019 The new broadcasting regime implemented on Feb 1, 2019 has hiked the monthly television bills of the consumers. This is just as we had predicted in a detailed cover story analysis of Jan 2019. No sooner had the new broadcasting regime been implemented that social networks began chiming with user views of angst and noise […]
Huawei says awaiting approval from DoT for 5G trials Chinese gear maker Huawei said that it is awaiting an approval from the telecom department for conducting 5G trials in the country, having made presentations before the authority in December last year. Jay Chen, chief executive of Huawei India said that the response so far has been positive from the DoT. “We finished all presentations […]
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal invests Rs 650 crore in Ola Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has invested about Rs 650 crore in Ola, giving the Indian ride-hailing company more ammunition to compete with rival Uber. The investment is in Sachin’s personal capacity and is also the largest financing by an individual in Ola till date, Ola said in a statement. In January, Ola had issued shares […]
IT industry seeks clarity on tax provisions for BPO/KPO services, quashing of angel tax IT industry body Nasscom has urged the government to clarify tax provisions that treat BPO-KPO services as intermediaries under GST rules, and scrap angel tax levied on investments in startups. Expressing concerns over rising instances of revenue authorities treating IT-enabled services, including BPOs and KPOs, as ‘intermediary services’, Nasscom Senior Director and Public Policy Head […]
Dish TV confident of becoming debt-free in next two years due to steady cash flow Direct to home (DTH) operator Dish TV is confident of becoming debt free in the next two years based on the quarterly cash flows being generated by the company. Dish TV chief financial officer (CFO) Rajeev Dalmia said that the company could become debt-free if it generates Rs 250-300 crore every quarter. In Q3 FY19, […]
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90 mn TV homes out of 170 mn have migrated to new tariff regime: Trai chief Broadcasting, Business Standard, Newspapers February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Telecom regulator Trai has said 90 million out of 170 million TV homes have made their channel preferences to onboard the new tariff regime, and it is constantly monitoring the situation to ensure that consumers do not face inconvenience. Sharing Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print
