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April 26th, 2015 1:24 AM 22 COMMENTS

Idea, Reliance join the lead of reduced call rates to Nepal, Vodafone and Aircel are busy playing cricket

More telecom operators are coming forward to provide reduced tariffs for India to Nepal calls as their noble gesture to help the earthquake impacted people today. Idea Cellular and Reliance are the latest to offer discounts. Through Idea Cellular networks, the friends and families can reach their dear ones in Nepal at a local call rate, precisely at Rs. 1/min instead of the regular Rs. 12/min. The offer will begin... Read More

April 25th, 2015 9:25 PM 26 COMMENTS

Airtel follows BSNL, makes all calls from India to Nepal free for next 48 hours

All India to Nepal calls on Airtel network will be free of cost from midnight for the next 48 hours effective from 00:00 hrs 26 April, announces Airtel. This is to enable the customers across the country to reach their families and friends in Nepal, who are struck in the country due to massive earthquake. Besides making the call rates, Airtel has also conveyed their condolence to all who lost... Read More

April 24th, 2015 7:29 PM 1 COMMENTS

BBC Earth arrives in India with the partnership of Multi Screen Media

On Earth Day, Multi Screen Media Private Limited (MSM) and BBC Worldwide announced a strategic partnership to launch BBC Earth, a new premium television channel in India. BBC Earth will inspire the Indian audience by sharing incredible wonders of universe and will feature programs like Life below Zero, Life Story, Human Universe and Operation Wild. The channel is specialized in showcasing the factual works of world’s foremost factual film makers. Featuring... Read More

April 24th, 2015 4:05 PM 6 COMMENTS

COAI’s ‘Sabka Internet, Sabka Vikas’..Kiska Vikas?

Soon after the public started received the text messages of COAI demanding to make call to a toll free number in support of net neutrality. The campaign projects itself as an initiative to connect one billion unconnected citizens of India and reports that the internet should not be a privileged information service, reaching only a few in the country. The association calls all stakeholders to have an open informed debate... Read More

April 24th, 2015 3:06 PM 4 COMMENTS

Minister to meet telecom operators on ‘frequent call drops’

Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, will soon meet the telecom companies to discuss the concerns on ‘frequent call drops’, which have raised since past few months. There is no confirmation on date of meeting yet. Besides the mass, the MPs have also reported similar issues on call drops, such that the calls get disconnected within 15-20 seconds of its connection. The complaints say that the... Read More

April 24th, 2015 12:34 PM 3 COMMENTS

We fixed the error, the ban is totally unwanted: Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera, which is banned in the country for five days, for repeatedly showing wrong map of India during 2013 and 2014 condemns the ban heavily and has proposed a mutual talk with the Government of India. According to the letter, the channel claimed that it has corrected the error earlier, when the Government first reported the issue. Al Anstey, Managing Director, Al Jazeera-English, also blamed the Government for denying... Read More

April 24th, 2015 7:45 AM 16 COMMENTS

Many Indian ads mislead the public, Idea Cellular’s IIN ad is one among them: ASCI

It seems a few of the Indian companies, especially from telecom, healthcare and education sectors are determined to make a fool of the consumers through their misleading ads. The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) received a total of 167 complaints against various ad campaigns during February. After consideration, the body has sustained the complaints against 125 companies. Among them, 73 misleading ads are from the category of personal and... Read More

April 24th, 2015 6:01 AM 6 COMMENTS

Tata Sky offers 100 channels for Rs. 100 in South India

A day after it deactivated South base packs for its new subscribers in other parts of the country, Tata Sky announced a new South base package that offers around 100 channels for Rs. 100. Its new ‘Yenathu99’ pack will provide the viewers over 100 channels paying Rs.99 a month and choosing additional regional package (Rs.40 per month) or channels. According to Malay Dikshit, Chief Communication Officer, this move is to... Read More

April 23rd, 2015 11:47 PM 11 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality: COAI turns cunning through Sabka Internet campaign, confuses mass

COAI has taken a drastic step to confuse people on net neutrality. A campaign called Sabka Internet now creates a hullabaloo among the people. COAI has launched this campaign on Wednesday with a call to send a missed call to a toll-free number. A one page website with tagline ‘Support SabkaInternet for a Digital Bharat’ and a claim for ‘Affordable internet for all’ run live for the purpose. #Airtel sending... Read More

April 23rd, 2015 8:17 PM 6 COMMENTS

Full MNP: No deadline extension is decided yet, says Minister

In a response to Lok Sabha, Minister of Telecommunications Ravi Shankar Prasad reconfirmed that May 3 is still the deadline for rolling out full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) across the country. The request from Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) to set up a committee and to extend the date of implementing full MNP persists, however, the Government has not taken any decision on this regard. "In consideration of the... Read More

April 23rd, 2015 2:46 PM 5 COMMENTS

Global: Google forays into mobile communications market dubbed as Project Fi ( Mobile Virtual Network Operator )

The next sector that Google crawls into is mobile communications market. The search engine giant is soon to be a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in US using the networks of US’s two popular players, Sprint and T-Mobile. Dubbed as Project Fi, it will use the Wi-Fi spots or specific LTE network and connect to the networks available. The users will thus, be able to make calls and texts. The... Read More

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