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Ria Lakshman August 9th, 2015 3:29 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone distributes mobile-based pension disbursement through Vodafone M-Pesa

Vodafone has partnered with the Government of Haryana to facilitate mobile-based disbursement of monthly social security pension. It has started the distribution of pension through its M-Pesa, the telecom’s mobile money transfer and payment service. “For Government transfers, 'Vodafone M Pesa' is a speedy and transparent mechanism with no leakages. We are delighted to partner with the Govt. of Haryana for monthly pension disbursement, significantly adding to the ease and... Read More

Esmail August 8th, 2015 5:32 PM 11 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches ‘Bill on handset’ facility for postpaid subscribers in Gujarat circle

Vodafone the second largest operator in India by subscriber base has launched a self help facility for billing details for postpaid subscribers in Gujarat telecom circle. Subscribers using this facility can easily check the bill details for the past 12 months on their handset by sending a request SMS to Vodafone. Subscribers who wish to avail this facility should send an SMS with the first three letters of the month... Read More

Imon August 8th, 2015 1:54 PM 38 COMMENTS

Airtel announces unified 3G and 4G data plans for Kolkata circle

To promote "4G at 3G rates", Airtel has silently revised data plans for its prepaid users in Kolkata circle. Prior to this, Airtel was offering separate denominations for 4G and 3G data plans in Kolkata, but in the recent revision they have unified the data plans for 3G & 4G speeds. Check out the revised unified data rates in the table below. Airtel Unified Data Plans with details Price 4G/3G... Read More

Esmail August 8th, 2015 3:49 AM 30 COMMENTS

Telcos fined for exceeding radiation limits, Airtel fined the most

The government has imposed total penalty of 10.80 crore on telecom operators for exceeding prescribed electronic frequency (EMF) limits, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha today, as reported by The Financial Express. According to the statement, the maximum penalty of Rs 2.15 crore was imposed on Bharti Airtel followed by Rs 1.80 crore on Vodafone, Rs 1.65 crore on Reliance and Rs 1.45... Read More

Esmail August 7th, 2015 7:15 PM 12 COMMENTS

Reliance offers free Twitter for a week starting today and extending up to Independence day

Reliance communications is showing its support to the #SaluteSelfie movement launched in honour of the 69th Independence day of India by making Twitter access free for its GSM and CDMA subscribers Pan India for an entire week starting from today and extending up to 15th of August. People who want to show their gratitude to the Jawans who guard the borders of our nation and keep it safe from infiltration,... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 7th, 2015 3:49 PM 62 COMMENTS

Airtel hints a tariff hike, CEO says ‘huge headroom to reduce discounts’

Bharti Airtel hinted a hike in tariff of the voice calls, saying that there was a big opportunity in reducing discounts and freebies on voice calls. “Voice realization is 30-33 paise per minute whereas our rack rates are almost about 90 paise, so there is huge headroom to reduce discounts,” Bharti Airtel (India & South Asia) MD & CEO Gopal Vittal said. Airtel already increased its data prices in last... Read More

Imon August 7th, 2015 2:04 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL Extends Free Incoming Facility Offer for Disconnected Landline and Broadband Customers to 31st August

BSNL, the state-run telecom unit, was offering a special free Incoming Call facility on both- way disconnected (DNP) Landline and Broadband customers from 01-07-2015 to 31-07-2015 on Pan-India basis. BSNL has now decided to extend the scheme up to 31st August 2015 across all telecom circles where it operates. The network provider has launched the scheme in order to promote the recently launched Unlimited Free Night Calling Scheme and to bring... Read More

Esmail August 7th, 2015 1:28 PM 7 COMMENTS

MTS reduces base tariff for local and national SMS in all 9 circles

Earlier this year in April TRAI had reduced the ceiling tariff for roaming Pan India. This had mandated all operators to reduce the call and SMS tariffs while the subscriber was in national roaming. This applied to both calling as well as SMS tariffs and applied only for national roaming, while having no impact on the base tariffs for the home circle. In certain cases sending an SMS from the... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 7th, 2015 3:03 AM 4 COMMENTS

SMS alert on delayed trains, railway to enhance services

The train travelers will soon begin to receive SMS alerts on train delays, says Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha. The Minister was addressing the queries in Lok Sabha. Besides SMS alerts for delayed trains, the Ministry has increased the number of tickets booked per minute to 7,200 tickets from the earlier 2000 tickets per minute. “The Railways has taken various measures to make booking or reservation of tickets... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas August 6th, 2015 6:13 PM 18 COMMENTS

Vodafone starts offering ‘Double Data’ benefits for pre-paid customers

To further encourage adoption of data as well as to reward existing data users, Vodafone, Mumbai’s leading telecom service provider has launched ‘Double Data’ offer. Under the offer pre-paid customers availing data recharge via 121 or through the special offers section on the Vodafone website and MyVodafone app, will enjoy double the value of the chosen data pack. This offer is valid on all Vodafone pre-paid data recharge packs offered... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 6th, 2015 6:01 PM 3 COMMENTS

Porn Website Block: ISPs not ready to unblock the blocked websites as the directive is imprecise

In a dramatic turn in porn website block, the internet service providers (ISPs) has decided not to unblock any of the 857 blocked websites, even after the Government’s order to do so, reports Hindustan Times. The reason cited is that the directive circulated to unblock websites is unclear, as it asks the ISPs to unblock only those websites that do not feature child pornography. However, the task of detecting which... Read More

Ria Lakshman August 6th, 2015 4:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio can use KSEB towers to install optical fibre cables: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court has approved to the consent order given to Reliance Jio Infotech Pvt. Ltd., to use Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) towers for installation of its optical fibre cables (for 4G services). The Court added that any telecom operator who wishes to bring in 4G services can seek permission to use KSEB towers. The verdict was passed in a petition filed by COAI and its members questioning the... Read More