The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal on Nov 23rd directed Aircel to pay a termination fee of 5 paise per SMS to Vodafone India till the dispute is fully resolved. The matter will come for hearing again on January 10, 2013. The 5 paise, which the telecom tribunal has asked to pay is half of the termination fee that is being sought (more…) Read More
The telecom operators cold war over termination fees continues, with now Vodafone India blocking incoming text messages from Aircel following a non-payment of termination charges. Vodafone has become the second operator to block Aircel’s SMSes, with Airtel blocking the services a couple of days before Diwali. Vodafone had blocked Aircel’s network in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, New Delhi and Karnataka circles, with the dispute landing at the telecom tribunal. Many Aircel... Read More
India’s GSM operators added a 0.24 million subscribers in October 2012 as per COAI data. The total number of GSM subscribers increased to 671.91 million as of October, a 0.04 per cent rise from 671.67 million users as of September. In September 2012, the subscriber base had reduced by 1.9 million users following a huge 7.1 million dip in August 2012 subscriber base. The top three operators Vodafone Airtel and... Read More
Mobile value added services are booming and expanding in India at a great pace. M-VAS is now more user-friendly and operators are offering in exciting manners in affordable pricing model. We at Telecomtalk.info got a chance to spend some time with Mr. Naveen Bhandari, Managing Director of Techzone. Techzone is in the industry for more than a decade and currently its presence is not only available in India, but it... Read More
Indian mobile operators are in a tussle as some of them are disconnecting SMS interconnection from other operators. And as usual the subscribers are in a mess at the end. The issues have been started since Diwali, when Airtel blocked incoming SMS from Reliance and Aircel on the ground of spamming their network. Currently the SMS interconnection is mandated by TRAI, but the termination charge is not decided by TRAI, it can be negotiated between two... Read More
Reliance Business Services, the leading provider of telecom services to enterprise segment has launched a new initiative called - Connect Prime. With Reliance Connect Prime enterprises can able to connect to their remote offices anywhere in India at a very affordable price. Salient Features of Reliance Connect Prime: * Readily available with 7 day deployment. * Easy to order, install and manage. * Widely available for large and medium enterprises... Read More
Pioneer of mobile internet, India's leading mobile operator Aircel has launched a whole new innovative recharge cards - Aircel Pocket Internet Games packs. These new retail recharges are first-of-its-kind initiative which will allow unlimited internet access as well as download and play unlimited games. To create this gaming platform Aircel has partnered with DisneyUTV and Electronic Arts (EA). This means more than 1,500 titles from these companies will be available... Read More
Opera Software ASA has introduced Opera Mini 7.1 for J2ME and Blackberry devices. It should be noted that Opera believes in omni-presence as their browsers work on most platforms including more than 3,000 different handsets. Opera Mini is the choice of millions of users for its small size and faster browsing, thanks to Opera Turbo which compress data upto 90%. The new version of Opera Mini focuses on the revamped... Read More
India's third largest mobile operator, Idea Cellular who delivered in many ground breaking ideas in Indian telecom industry, is all way to introduce a new breakthrough service to its prepaid subscribers in Rajasthan. Now with Idea's "Emergency Internet Usage Service" one can enjoy 'uninterrupted internet access' even with zero balance.Idea explains that there is growing userbase, irrespective of rural or urban landscape, who are accessing internet for many reasons -... Read More
Calcutta Telephones has launched four new special tariff vouchers in Kolkata circle. The new STVs include two SMS packs and two combo packs offering good value for money. These packs are valid for BSNL Kolkata prepaid users, using both 2G and 3G. The new plans are already in use, and will be available till January 30, 2013. STV 21 offers 1000 local SMS to any network for 30 days, while... Read More
Telenor which currently operates in 9 circles, and won back 6 of these 9 circles in the just-ended spectrum auction has assured the subscribers that they don't need to panic to port out from Uninor right now. In a twitter interaction, @uninor informed that there will be a public announcement and the subscriber will receive a text message at least 30 days before any network disruption to be expected. As... Read More
Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which operates under MTS India brand name and offers voice and data services on CDMA platform has published the company's Q3 2012 financial result. MTS India currently operates nationally but all of its licenses except in Rajasthan were cancelled in February 2012 by Supreme Court's order. The services will be uninterrupted till January 18, 2013. The consolidated revenue is down by 3.3% Q-o-Q to Rs 404 crore,... Read More
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Difficult to believe.
And there are wifi 7 router on amazon lol
wifi is western culture hence ban wifi -these ppl probably
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