An astute writer with a track record in writing and publishing content for various industries, Ria brings on board her wealth of experience in journalism and love for technology to TelecomTalk. When not writing or reading, she spends a copious amount of time daydreaming and finding obscure Japanese folklore on the internet.
A Doha-based broadcaster Al Jazeera was banned from airing for five days, from the midnight of April 22 to midnight of April 27, for repeatedly showing the wrong map of India. Besides omitting Lakshadweep Island from the map of India, the news channel showed a part of Kashmir as it … Read More
It looks like things are not going well with Airtel in an effort to clear the misconceptions existing about Airtel Zero, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel issued a public notice explaining the ‘whats’ and ‘what nots’ of the platform to its customers. This is for … Read More
Ofcom, the communications regulator in UK is planning to deregulate the television and telecom industry. This is to revive them according to the radical shifts in the viewership behavior over the past decade, said Sharon White, Head, Ofcom in an interview to Financial Times. Ofcom has begun a communications review … Read More
In a move to strengthen the process of verification and to settle the existing disputes of ownership of the mobile numbers after MNPs, TRAI has directed the telecom operators to obtain an undertaking of ownership of the mobile numbers from subscribers, at the time of porting. The direction, which is … Read More
The Indian motion picture production and distribution company Eros International’s online entertainment service ErosNow has announced a partnership with Asianet broadband to launch a monthly subscription-based movie streaming service called Broadband Movies. The service is in line with Eros International’s strategy to gain South Indian market share. Earlier Eros had … Read More
Adding a new spark to the net neutrality debate, Telecom Regulatory of India’s Chief Rahul Khullar said that the net neutrality furore is the result of a ‘corporate war’ between a media house and a telecom operator reports Indian Express. Although he didn’t mention the names of the media house … Read More
Aircel, one of India’s leading telecom players, in the endeavor to make customers better accessible of its services, launched home delivery service of SIM cards. The customers can simply log on to www.aircel.com/newsim , enter the details and make the payment through online option to order a SIM card. The service … Read More
Smartphones and social media make their impact on content distribution, reveals an incident from Bengaluru. The new trend may disrupt the traditional broadcasts, as viewers may find watching television programs at prescribed hours a limitation. Aviram Kanteerava, a resident of Bangalore has decided to air his serial ‘Hello’ on Facebook. … Read More
Vodafone will change its customer care number into 199, according to sources. Currently, the service provider uses 111 as its customer care number and TRAI had directed it to stop using this number last month. Announcement of the same will strike soon. TRAI had earlier directed the service provider to … Read More
While the movement for net neutrality gains pace in India, America’s net neutrality struggle tightens due to the opposition lawsuits from the carriers. AT&T Inc, the American multinational telecommunications corporation is the latest to oppose the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new rules for net neutrality. AT&T’s opposition stands out … Read More
With the rising debate on Net neutrality, internet.org, a zero-rated internet accessibility service from Facebook and Reliance is losing its supporters. Internet.org, which is currently available to Reliance Communication customers was offering free access to 37 services including prominent online players like Cleartrip, NDTV and Times Group. Today, the leading … Read More
The former telecom Minister A. Raja had misled Manmohan Singh on policy matters related to 2G spectrum allocation, to favor the accused firms, particularly Unitech Wireless Ltd, argued the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today before the special court. According to the arguments of special public prosecutor Anand Grover, A. … Read More
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