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July 15th, 2009 3:10 AM 25 COMMENTS

GSM MARKET SHARE JUNE 2009

GSM subscriber base for JUNE 2009 has been updated for the complete list click here with the additions done and dealt lets have a look at the market shares and user base of GSM operators. Operators            Subscribers Bharti Airtel         102,367,881 Vodafone              76,449,598 BSNL                     49,073,929 IDEA Cellular         47,088,878 Aircel                     21,798,375 Reliance GSM         12,401,101 MTNL                       4,297,218 Loop                        2,305,640 GSM mobile operators in India added 9.32 million new subscribers in June... Read More

July 6th, 2009 11:14 AM 5 COMMENTS

AIRTEL LAUNCHES “NIGHT RADIO” SERVICE

Bharti Airtel, India's leading GSM service provider, has launched its "NIGHT RADIO" service.  Available to Airtel customers pan-India, customers can dial 55170 and access thousands of their favorite songs at a rental of Rs 15 per month. Calls to this number would be charged only 20 paise per minute. In some circles such as AP the previous "Airtel Radio" service - 5432139 - has been withdrawn. This old service had a monthly... Read More

July 3rd, 2009 11:13 AM 71 COMMENTS

AIRTEL OFFERS 7000 LOCAL SMS FREE

Bharti Airtel, India's leading GSM operator, today launched a new scheme with 7000 Local Airtel2Airtel SMS free for its customers in Andhra Pradesh circle. In order to avail this offer, customers need to recharge with Rs 70 and instantly get 7000 local own network SMS free. Validity of this SMS pack will be 30 days. The Own Net SMS pack provides a flexible and affordable option to and send 7000 ... Read More

June 25th, 2009 10:22 PM 24 COMMENTS

BHARTI AIRTEL SLASHES GULF ISD RATES BY 18%

Bharti Airtel, India's leading GSM operator, has slashed ISD call charges by 18% for its mobile & landline customers across the country. ISD calls to select Gulf countries have been reduced from current Rs 8.50/min to Rs 6.99/min. In order to avail the reduced rates, one needs to purchase a "VCC" (Virtual Calling Card). This can be obtained from any AIRTEL retailer across the country (more…) Read More

June 25th, 2009 5:02 PM 7 COMMENTS

TATA ROLLS OUT GSM SERVICE IN KERALA

TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, today announced the commercial launch of its operations in Kerala, just a day after it announced its launch in Tamil Nadu. The company’s Next Gen GSM service started on a heady note, with TTSL Managing Director Anil Sardana making the first phone call from TATA DOCOMO’s 3G-ready network to Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor. TATA DOCOMO’s pan-India service... Read More

June 23rd, 2009 8:39 PM 2 COMMENTS

AIRTEL INTRODUCES INDIA’S 1ST ANDROID PHONE

On 22 June we shared "AIRTEL TO LAUNCH GOOGLE PHONE2 IN INDIA" , today AIRTEL and HTC announced the launch of India ’ s  1st Android ™ powered mobile phone .The HTC Magic Airtel has been bringing bringing innovative & cutting edge technologies to its customers. With the launch of the Android ™  powered "HTC Magic" opens a new arena for customers (and also the software developer community) to interact, so... Read More

June 7th, 2009 6:49 PM 4 COMMENTS

BHARTI AIRTEL LAUNCHES JOURNALIST CARD

Bharti Aritel Ltd India's leading mobile service on Sunday launched a Journalist Card an exclusive product for the media fraternity of Meghalaya addressing the media Bharti Airtel Ltd Chief Operating Officer Sudipto Chowdhury said The Journalist Card is a prepaid complimentary Start Up Kit. On recharge by any denomination Recharge Voucher the benefit of Closed User Group (CUG) calls within the group is at 30 paise per minute can be... Read More

June 1st, 2009 9:57 AM 10 COMMENTS

AIRTEL OFFERS TRIP TO T20 WORLD CUP FINAL AT LORDS

Airtel is offering its customers the chance to win loads of prizes, among them being a Trip for Two to Lords to watch the T20 World Cup Final. Customers need to subscribe to a Rs 3 Cricket Pack by dialling 54321 & automatically become eligible for the contest. In case of subscription to different packs, greater are the chances of winning. In order to ensure eligibility, one needs to have... Read More

May 29th, 2009 11:22 PM 8 COMMENTS

AIRTEL OFFERS RS 1000 FREE TALKTIME WITH DIGITAL TV

Bharti Airtel India’s leading telecom service provider today announced the launch of the Magic Dekho Talktime Pao offer on its DTH service known as digital TV. With this offer for Airtel Prepaid Mobile customers across the country where on buying a digital TV connection at Rs. 2000 with 3 months of Super Value Pack will get Own Net TalkTime up to 1000 minutes. This offer is valid for Airtel Prepaid... Read More

May 28th, 2009 12:17 AM 4 COMMENTS

SINGTEL SHARE IN BHARTI-AIRTEL MAY FALL 19 PERCENT

With talks for the BHARTI-MTN merger underway since 25 May, SingTel could see its stake fall to a significant extent after the merger. Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), is one of the major stakeholders in Bharti Airtel as per a Citigroup report, "SingTel, which operates in Singapore and Australia, has no direct involvement in the deal but its current 30.5 per cent stake in Bharti (will) get diluted to 19.4 per cent,”... Read More

May 25th, 2009 10:33 AM 12 COMMENTS

IDEA WEBSITE LINKS TO TROJAN-INFECTED WEBSITE

IDEA Cellular's website seems to be sharing more than just Telecom Plans and VAS details: clicking on www.idecellular.com will not harm your PC, but selecting the option  "Idea Now In Orissa" may do more than just give you tariff details... "Idea Now In Orissa" links to http://www.bythepeople.in/orissa/ which when opened generates a warning from Anti Virus software that the website is infected with a Trojan. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 informs the... Read More

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