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SECTOR | 02 Aug 2026, 11:15AM

NCLAT rejects DoT plea against Rolta resolution plan over 469 crore dues

Business Standard

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed the appeal filed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) challenging the resolution plan for debt-ridden Rolta India Ltd, holding that the plan has already been approved and implemented. The DoT had challenged the resolution plan approved by NCLT while claiming statutory dues of Rs 469.09 crore towards unpaid licence fees. A three-member NCLAT bench upheld the order of the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which on December 15, 2025, approved the Rs 900-crore resolution plan submitted by Ashdan Properties for Rolta India, a multinational technology company. The tribunal observed that Rolta's resolution plan had already been implemented, with the NCLT closing the company petition on February 2, 2026. Moreover, DoT never raised the issue of categorisation of its claims before the NCLT during hearings. "The resolution process having attained finality and the plan having been acted upon,...

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 01 Aug 2026, 04:54PM

Voda Idea gets 26.8 cr DoT notice for alleged default in spectrum-related rollout obligations

Business Line

The violation pertains to network rollout obligations as specified under the Notice Inviting Applications 2022 (the bid document), which needs to be complied with once the spectrum is assigned

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 31 Jul 2026

Gwalior Telecom Manufacturing Zone to attract 12,000 crore investment: Scindia

Business Line

The new telecom manufacturing hub aims to boost domestic production, attract major investments and create thousands of jobs in Madhya Pradesh.

India's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone to be set up in Gwalior

Business Standard | 30 Jul 2026 3 more

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 28 Jul 2026

Telecom subscriber base rises to 134.8 crore in June; Airtel leads growth: TRAI data

Business Line

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio accounted for nearly 87% of the net subscriber additions

Telecom subscriber base rises to 1.3 bn in June, Airtel leads growth: Trai

Business Standard | 28 Jul 2026 1 more

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 27 Jul 2026

HNS 2026 | Huawei Unveils Upgraded Xinghe AI Campus Solution for Southern Africa

Business Line

HNS 2026 | Huawei Unveils Upgraded Xinghe AI Campus Solution for Southern Africa

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 25 Jul 2026

China's memory chip makers ride AI boom to new power and US scrutiny

Business Standard

Executives at the Huawei-connected equipment vendor, SiCarrier, concluded the confrontation was the result of the power struggle between CXMT and Huawei

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 24 Jul 2026

Govt bars communication infra providers from sharing data outside India

Business Line

The Department of Telecom has mandated that all telecommunication data must be stored within the country for infrastructure providers

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 23 Jul 2026

Government disconnected around 61-lakh mobile connections of suspected fraud communication

Business Line

To tackle cyber frauds, DoT develops AI tool to identify suspicious mobile connections

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 22 Jul 2026

TV, radio licensees can opt for new Telecom Act regime: Draft rules

Business Standard

The Centre's draft Telecom Rules consolidate TV and radio guidelines and allow existing licensees to voluntarily migrate to the new authorisation framework

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 21 Jul 2026

Truecaller joins GSMA days after Trai standoff over spam call warnings

Business Standard

Swedish call-screening app says GSMA membership reflects its expanding role in mobile security and caller identity as it seeks closer collaboration with operators and regulators