Media Releases BIF Press Release: BIF welcomes the Government’s Draft Notification delicensing 500 MHz band (5925– 6425 MHz) in the 6 GHz range – 19 May 2025 BIF Press Release: “Satcom Spectrum: TRAI Recommendations Released on 9 May 2025” – 17 May 2025 BIF Press Release: BIF Celebrates WTISD 2025 with Focus on Gender Equality and Launch of White Paper on Responsible AI – 16 May 2025 BIF Press Release: India’s First International Subsea Cable Systems Conference Charts Path to Digital Resilience and Global Connectivity – 9 April 2025 BIF Press Release: BIF Urges Government to Reconsider The Spectrum Refarming Proposal Allowing Auction of 6GHZ Band By IMT – 17 January 2025 BIF Press Release: BIF Opposes Stakeholders Who Have Suggested Bringing OTTs Under DoCA’s Unsolicited Business Communication Guidelines – 12 December 2024 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum (BIF) and The Critical Communications Association (TCCA) join hands to advance Critical Communications in India – 25 November 2024 BIF Press Release: BIF dismisses stakeholders’ attempts to confuse the settled issue on Satellite Communications – 8 October 2025 BIF Press Release: Powered Up Public WiFi for Common Person: BIF lauds DoT’s recent amendments to PM WANI Framework and Guidelines for registration – 17 September 2024 BIF Press Release: Telcos’ Baseless Demand for “Fair Share” of Revenues from LTGs & Objection to TRAI QoS Regulations – “Familiar Tactics, New Disguise” – 24 August 2024 BIF Press Release: TRAI’s Epoch-Making Recommendations on License-Exempt Tera Hertz (THz) Spectrum sets the Stage for India’s 6G R & D Aspirations: BIF – 22 August 2024 BIF Press Release: BIF’s Counter Comments in the TRAI Consultation on Authorisation Framework – 19 August 2024 BIF Press Release: TRAI’s Consultation on Service Authorization Framework Set to Overhaul 30-Year-Old Licensing Regime – 9 August 2024 BIF Press Release: 9th Annual India SatCom 2024: BIF Unveils How Sat-Com Can Connect The Un-Connected! – 7 August 2024 BIF Press Release: BIF hails the TRAI Consultation on the New Broadcasting Policy – 20 May 2024 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum and Bharat Exhibitions Celebrate World Telecommunications and Information Society Day 2024! – 20 May 2024 BIF Press Release: BIF hosts a conference on “A Robust Digital Infrastructure for Bharat: The Path to Achieving Multi-Gigabit to Every Household by 2030” – 13 May 2024 BIF Press Release: TRAI Recommendations on Promotion of NATEM – extremely comprehensive & forward looking recommendations – 25 September 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India forum states that OTTs are adequately regulated under the IT Act and is against selective banning of OTT services – 02 September 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum (BIF) hails amendments to the Unified License, boosting competition in the broadband landscape by allowing smaller and local ISPs to offer their services – 23 August 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum Supports ICRIER Working Paper’s Findings Against Satellite Spectrum Auctions – 10 August 2023 BIF Press Release: BIF Hails Epoch Making Cabinet Approval for Connecting all 6.4L villages – 07 August 2023 BIF Press Release: BIF Sounds the Alarm: 28% GST Decision on Online Gaming Sparks Fears of 5G Utilization Crisis – 03 August 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum Convenes First-Ever Summit on Artificial Intelligence: AI Summit 2023 – AI for Acceleration to a $5 Trillion Economy – 20 July 2023 BIF Press Release: Apps Expenditure Expected to Reach INR 64 Lakh Crores by 2030, Fuelling 12% of GDP Growth: says Broadband India Forum Report – 30 June 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum Welcomes Mr. Shivnath Thukral, Director and Head Public Policy, India at Meta, as Vice President – 09 June 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum BIF) lauds the notification issued by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) – 17 May 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum Advocates for Inclusive Development on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023 – 17 May 2023 BIF Press Release: Telecom and Broadcasting Sectors Set to Benefit from TRAI’s Latest Ease of Doing Business Recommendations – 05 May 2023 BIF Press Release: New Spacecom Policy to position India as a global leader in the space sector: BIF – 21 April 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum signs MoU with Wireless Broadband Alliance to expand NextGen Wireless Ecosystem – 11 April 2023 BIF Press Release: BIF releases a new study mentioning recommendations for the proposed Digital India Act – 30 March 2023 BIF Press Release: BIF suggests new framework to improve submarine cable systems, to promote innovation and push digitalisation in India – 07 March 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum Hosts Professor N Yoshino for a Roundtable discussion on Spillover effects of Digital Infrastructure and Financing – 01 March 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum welcomes Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, IAS (Retd.) as its Chairperson – 20 February 2023 BIF Press Release: Data Communication between Aircraft and Ground Stations – 15 February 2023 BIF Press Release: PM-WANI Business Cases – Driving Digital – 14 February 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum lauds and welcomes the Draft Online Gaming Rules – 01 February 2023 BIF Press Release: Broadband India Forum lauds and welcomes the draft Bill for Data Protection – 29 December 2022 BIF Press Release: Liberalised modern Satcom technology to benefit consumers by enhancing Digital Inclusion:- 14 December 2022 BIF Press Release: Satcom for Inclusive growth – the way forward towards accelerating ‘Digital India’- 13 December 2022 BIF Press Release: BIF Hails Epoch Making Satellite Communication Reforms From DoT! – 07 November 2022 BIF Press Release: Draft Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022 requires a critical review – 23 September 2022 BIF Press Release: 6G will bring the human, physical and digital worlds together – Experts – 21 September 2022 BIF Press Release: BIF Connectivity Accelerator Grand Finale – 17 August 2022 BIF Press Release: Effective Consumer Choice key for Indian TV Viewers: BIF-CUTS Survey – 03 August 2022 BIF Press Release: Choice of Service Provider for Captive Private 5G Networks must lie with Enterprises BIF Press Release: Auctioning V Band against well-established international best practices in over 80 countries and TRAI Recommendations BIF Press Release: Policy Guidelines for Captive Private 5G Networks must be implemented in letter and spirit of Cabinet decision BIF Press Release: No call for level playing field between Captive Private 5G Networks and Public Networks – June 21 2022 BIF Press Release: Union Cabinet’s decision on Private 5G Networks uphold the vision and mission of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Digital India – June 15 2022 BIF Press Release: Innovative ventures being groomed by BIF to enhance Digital Connectivity BIF Press Release: Rural Inclusion key to attaining true Digital India Press Release: TRAI’s 5G recommendations oriented towards consumer benefits, technology adoption and continued reforms Press Release: M2M Services being operationalised is a landmark for India’s digital journey Press Release: DoT Guidelines on M2M to lead to explosive growth in IoT based services Press Release: Startups & Enterprises to invigorate expeditious implementation of PM WANI and Public Wi-Fi Press Release: Liberalised modern Satcom technology to benefit consumers by enhancing Digital Inclusion Press Release: Mainstreaming Satcom the evident way forward towards ‘Digital India’ Press Release: Enhanced Broadband Speed, Quality and Outreach to boost India’s global positioning as an Inclusive Digital Economy Press Release: Regulatory certainty to drive Satcom as an affordable mainstream option for India: BIF Press Release: Unbundling of Layers to boost competition and efficiency: BIF Press Release: Satcom integral to success of 5G in India – BIF Press Release: Global Innovations must be leveraged for Atmanirbharta in Telecom Manufacturing – BIF Press Release: New Modernised Specifications a Giant Step towards more Effective Satcom – BIF BIF Press Release: Economic Value of Wi-Fi in unlicensed spectrum bands to be almost INR 12.7 lakh crores in India: BIF Report BIF Press Release: Self-Regulation of OCCPs is a Responsible and Mature step BIF Press Release: PM WANI will provide tremendous impetus to Digital India, Atma-Nirbhar Bharat, and Employment Opportunities for Citizens BIF Press Release – TRAI OTT Recommendations: A bold and progressive stroke in Consumer Interest and Economic Development BIF Press Release on The Digital Dialogues on ‘Quality of Experience in Broadband’ BIF Press Release on 25 years of Internet in India & White Paper on Internet Governance & Digital Cooperation Assistive ICT – a game changer for Persons with Disabilities: BIF Digital inclusion of persons with disabilities is an essential and progressive step – BIF BIF lauds TRAI Directions on TCCPR 2018 as a technology solution to reduce spamming of telecom users BIF’s Clarion Call for Implementation of TRAI’s Public Wi-Fi Recommendations A Giant 5.7 Billion USD Stroke of Confidence in the Indian Digital Story! BIF appoints new Director General Cloud Service Providers should conform to MeitY guidelines SatCom should be mainstreamed to complement frontline technologies like mobile towers and fiber: BIF Broadband India Forum to host India Satcom 2019 on November 28 in New Delhi Revision of implementation date of zero-IUC regime would harm consumer interest Enhancing the scope of IP1s to provide and share active infrastructure would be beneficial to customers, and the growth of Digital India Fibre-based Technologies to be a Key Enabler for Digital India: Broadband India Forum BIF lauds inclusion of India’s own GPS Solution ‘NavIC’ by 3GPP Unsold spectrum cost India INR 5.4 Lakh Crore loss in GDP
