Undersea Cable: While Airtel supported the TRAI proposal, Reliance Jio said the requirement for the applicant ILDO to have a stake in the submarine cable is quite onerous, as the cables have multinational ownership and pass through multiple tax regimes and will also have AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenues) implications, so the ownership may not be commercially viable.
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], January 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): The annual Union Budget scheduled to be announced on February 1st, 2023, is expected to be growth-oriented focusing on technological advancement, widespread allocation of resources, bridging the digital divide and addressing the security concerns of the virtual world
Union Minister for IT Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke at a DIPA annual event and said that telcos should improve network quality after reforms by the government