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Internet will remain suspended in Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Birbhum and Darjeeling districts. Internet will remain temporarily suspended in the above-mentioned areas between 11 AM- 3:15 PM during March 7-9, March 11 -12, and March 14-16.

Hughes Communications India provides broadband networking technologies, solutions, and services, including a full range of managed network services to government offices, enterprises across segments like banking, aeronautical and maritime mobility, education, and telecom backhaul, among others.

The regulator has suggested these three categories of broadband service- basic with minimum download speed of 2 mbps and less than 50 mbps, fast broadband between 50-300 mbps download speed and super fast capability of delivering greater than 300 mbps speed.

BSNL has introduced its cheapest plan at just Rs 449. BSNL had launched Bharat Fibre plans in November 2020. BSNL is also providing free membership to Disney+ Hostar with Rs 999 and Rs 1499 plans.

The Consultation paper has been placed on TRAI's website. Written Comments on the Consultation Paper are invited from the stakeholders by September 21, 2020. Counter-comments should reach by October 5, 2020.

The European Union aims to spur the roll-out of fast broadband across the 28-nation bloc by relaxing rules that force telecom companies to open up their networks to competitors.

New Delhi:State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd today termed Reliance Jio's entry into the market as a "challenge" for all operators, but said it expects to match the intense competition "tariff-by-tariff".

Telecom regulator TRAI Wednesday sought public views on allowing non-telecom companies to participate in setting up public wifi hotspots, and said low- cost Wi-Fi access infrastructure could slash internet rates by up to 90 percent, while offering faster speeds.

The efforts also included a digital literacy pilot project, which will teach the basic skills needed to get people online in libraries, museums and community centres across the country.

The Indian telecom watchdog on Wednesday released draft directions on delivering broadband services in a transparent manner.

Telecom regulator Trai expects to finalise by December-end the recommendations on new model to roll out BharatNet, which is aimed at providing broadband network across country.

Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will meet Microsoft chief Satya Nadella Thursday to discuss the company's plan to provide broadband connectivity in villages, sources said.

State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) would upgrade the minimum broadband speed across users to 2 mbps from next month at no additional cost.

Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday launched four broadband products indigenously developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), an official statement said.

Telecom regulator Trai on Friday asked the government to exempt fixed line broadband service from licence fee for at least 5 years and suggested a series of measures to expedite the roll out of high speed network.

As government targets to expand broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh panchayats of the country by 2016, telecom regulator TRAI chief Rahul Khullar Thursday termed it as a very "ambitious" target, saying believing in it would be like "deluding ourselves".

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that 750,000 km of cable is proposed to be laid over next three and a half years to provide broadband in every village of the country, the ministry said in a statement Sunday.

Earlier, government had set the target of completing NOFN roll out across 2.5 lakh village panchayats by March 2017.

According to the US-based firm, India's online population will touch 283.8 million by 2016, leaving behind the US at 264.9 million in the same period.

IAMAI, which recently led a delegation of Indian tech and Internet firms to China, said these steps can help improve customer experience and provide a fillip to the USD 3 billion Indian e-commerce sector.