Tharun G

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An IT professional who has got great passion for telecom. Has been closely watching Indian telecom space since 2009.

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COAI writes letter to TRAI over Whatsapp free voice calling services, will rest of the operators follow Airtel’s way ?

COAI writes letter to TRAI over Whatsapp free voice calling services, will rest of the operators follow Airtel’s way ?

On behalf of private telecom operators, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has written a letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) raising concerns over Whatsapps plans to launch voice services over Internet services. Recently, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum had announced that it intends to launch voice calling services … Read More

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MTNL announce new schemes on Good Governance Day

MTNL announce new schemes on Good Governance Day

As part of Good Governance Day celebrations, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today announced new schemes and services for Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) subscribers in Delhi and Mumbai. MTNL Jodi Plan Under this plan, MTNL prepaid subscribers can pair their mobile or landline to make calls at reduced rate of 20p/min. … Read More

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Exclusive: Airtel starts charging for VoIP data on 2G and 3G, calls on Viber and Skype not to be covered by data packs

Exclusive: Airtel starts charging for VoIP data on 2G and 3G, calls on Viber and Skype not to be covered by data packs

This Christmas may not be much of a delight for Airtel subscribers. In an unprecedented move, Bharti Airtel has started charging standard data rates for VoIP data usage on all Internet data packs and plans. As per the new data policy All Internet/data packs or plans (through which customer can avail discounted rate) shall only be valid for … Read More

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Reliance extends ‘TalkLoan’ service to prepaid CDMA customers

Reliance extends ‘TalkLoan’ service to prepaid CDMA customers

Recently Reliance communications had started offering TalkLoan service for its prepaid GSM customers. Now TalkLoan service has been extended to Reliance CMDA prepaid customers. Subscribers can avail this offer by dialing 1212 from their Reliance CDMA number. Then select either Rs 5 or Rs 10 talktime as loan. A nominal service fee of Rs … Read More

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Reliance offer upto 24GB 3G data with new smartphones

Reliance offer upto 24GB 3G data with new smartphones

Reliance has announced free 3G data up to 24GB for new smartphones purchased through shop.rcom.co.in website. The free 3G data and duration of the benefit is based on the brand and model of smartphone purchased from Reliance website. Offer 1: 2GB 3G data free per month for 12 months on all HTC smartphones (except … Read More

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