December 11th, 2014 6:21 AM 3 COMMENTS

Telecom operators fined Rs 2,179.41 crore for issuing mobile numbers against forged documents:Ravi Shankar Prasad

The IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that total penalty of Rs.2,179.41 crore was imposed on telecom service providers till September 30th for violation of customer verification guidelines. "A total penalty of about Rs 2,179.41 crore has been imposed since the inception till September 30, 2014 on telecom operators for violations of verification guidelines," said the minister. He said that the department of telecom has issued instructions August... Read More

December 11th, 2014 2:09 AM 13 COMMENTS

TATA Docomo revamps its 3G network using Nokia Networks

TATA Docomo, one of India’s premier operators, is set to offer high-quality mobile broadband services to its customers. Finnish data networking and telecom equipment company, Nokia Networks Wednesday said that it has upgraded TATA Docomo 3G network to HSPA+ (High-Speed Packet Access) technology in Karnataka, Haryana & Punjab circles. “Due to the steep growth in mobile broadband traffic, the operator has modernized its 3G network based on Nokia Networks’ Single... Read More

December 10th, 2014 4:16 PM 1 COMMENTS

Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) unhappy with the recommended reserve price of 800 MHz spectrum

Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) is disappointed with the recommended reserve price of 800 Mhz spectrum as it is not in sync with the business and ecosystem realities. SSTL is the lone operator that uses CDMA technology and has asked the government to rethink on the base price for 800MHz band spectrum. It has suggested that the reserve price should be at par with the market discovered price of 1800MHz band.... Read More

December 10th, 2014 1:27 PM 2 COMMENTS

TDSAT sets aside the penalty on Airtel and Vodafone

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has set aside Rs 650 crore penalty on Airtel and Rs 100 crore fine on Vodafone imposed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for offering the SLD services violating license norms that allows roaming users to use local network without paying STD and roaming charges. A year ago, DoT had slapped a notice of Rs 50 crore for 13 circles each on Airtel... Read More

December 10th, 2014 4:44 AM 31 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo now offers 2GB 3G data and Rs 300 talktime on Rs 299 online recharge

As part of Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF), Docomo is offering 2GB 3G data + Rs 300 talktime on online recharge of just Rs 299 at TATA Docomo website. For non-3G circle the offer will be 2GB 2G data + Rs 300 talktime and for data card users only get 2GB data on Rs 299 recharge. The offer is available only for 3 days of GOSF during 10th to 12th December... Read More

December 9th, 2014 8:10 PM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL to gift subscribers with free VAS service with Topup Recharges

BSNL's competent authority has given green signal for BSNL 121 reward program in which VAS service providers will offer the services free of cost for for a time period of 5 days post to which the customers can choose whether they want to continue with the service of not. The value of the offer is dependant on the recharge, for eg a top up of Rs.30 will give the customers... Read More

December 9th, 2014 7:07 PM 3 COMMENTS

Dish TV subscribers in for a premium customer experience

Direct to home (DTH) operator Dish TV has joined hands with Concentrix Corporation to further enhance its business services for its premium customers. Dish TV has 12.1 million net subscribers in India. This collaboration will bring together Dish TV’s innovative offerings and revolutionary features with the world class customer engagement expertise of Concentrix, a global leader in high-value business services. The choice to partner with Concentrix Corporation comes as a... Read More

December 9th, 2014 12:21 PM 5 COMMENTS

Aircel to offer unlimited ad-free Music & HD Quality Music Videos and offline play

Aircel has partnered with Hungama to offer the premium Music App, Hungama-Pro; enabling customers to listen music and view full length HD quality music videos for free for the first two months. The Hungama application’s premium version, Hungama Pro, serves as a-one-stop destination for all music lovers, giving Aircel customers the exclusive free access to one of the biggest music libraries offering Indian, International and Regional music. The tie-up makes... Read More

December 9th, 2014 5:39 AM 92 COMMENTS

Reliance MyStore USSD service now offers 1GB data at Rs 9

Reliance has launched MyStore USSD service offering exciting Data & Voice packs starting Rs.9 onwards. Subscribers can access MyStore by dialing *129#. Reliance Rs 9 store details Main attractions of Reliance MyStore USSD service is Rs 9 store. It offer Data, Voice and SMS offers for Rs 9 valid for a day. Data Offer: 1GB 2G Data + Unlimited WhatsApp + Facebook + Twitter. Voice offer: 30 local min free to any... Read More

December 8th, 2014 6:36 PM 1 COMMENTS

Lenovo TAB S8 with 8-inch full HD display launched in India for Rs. 16990

Lenovo has unveiled TAB S8 voice calling tablet in India. It has partnered with e-commerce retailer Flipkart for exclusively selling the tablet online for Rs. 16,990. It is now available for sale. The first glimpse of the TAB S8 was given by the company at the IFA 2014, held in September. The tablet comes with an 8-inch display with a full HD resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It is powered by... Read More

December 8th, 2014 6:12 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL warns its retail customers against reselling and misusing the Broadband services

The story of a guy who set up seven BSNL broadband connections along with a WiFi router and started selling the connection for a pittance of Rs.50 per month has caught the officials attention. The Broadband services was allegedly sold for over 2000 customers in the village by placing the routers at designated places. It is illegal for a BSNL retail customer to resell the broadband services. BSNL has also... Read More

December 8th, 2014 4:19 PM 6 COMMENTS

Exclusive First look at Reliance Jio Mags: Jio’s answer to Google’s Play Newsstand

As promised by us, our exclusive app hands on series continues as we bring to you the very first sneak peeks into the Jio’s suit of apps and services. Today we bring to you ‘Jio Mags’ which is Reliance Jio’s own app for reading digital copies of magazines. As we know that Google has recently updated its Play Newsstand app for the android platform to now offer magazines on monthly and... Read More

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