The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) which is the top wing of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has granted a green flag to Trai’s recommendations of levying a Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for denying sufficient Points of Interconnection (PoIs) to Reliance Jio. This report comes … Read More
Incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea phased out the entry-level or cheaper postpaid plans priced at Rs 199, Rs 299, Rs 349 and so on earlier this year. And it’s a good move from them as the industry has been reeling ever since the entry of Reliance Jio … Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited has started providing additional 400MB daily data on prepaid plans of Rs 399 and Rs 499 (only on Idea network), similar to what Bharti Airtel is providing right now. For the unaware, Bharti Airtel has started providing extra 400MB daily data on its prepaid plans of Rs … Read More
Last year in October, the telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea made a very bold move of removing the talk time recharge plans from their portfolio. However, what replaced the talk time recharge plans in the prepaid portfolio of these subscribers was even more shocking. The subscribers were now … Read More
With the 4G network of all the telecom operators spreading across India at a rapid pace, now the competition has become about speeds. There was a time when telcos were simply boasting about 4G availability in a particular region, but now they are racing to deploy the latest architecture across … Read More
Allegedly, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, two of the biggest telecom operators in the industry denied points of interconnection (PoI) to the Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio Infocomm back in 2016 during the launch of its service. As such, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been talking about levying a … Read More
Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision-making body of the telecom department, Monday approved imposing penalty on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio. However, before imposing the penalty, the Commission has decided to seek Trai’s views on revising Rs 3,050 crore penalty recommended … Read More
Two major telecom operators of India, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel are in exploratory talks with the Korean telecom equipment manufacturer, Samsung, as Huawei’s future seems to be surrounded with uncertainty, reported an ET Telecom report. Notably, Huawei has been in trouble lately and has been banned in the USA. … Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited has removed the entry-level postpaid plans of Rs 299 and below to boost its ARPU and concentrate on the users who generate revenue. As per a new report by ET Telecom, Idea postpaid customers who’re currently on the low-value postpaid plan is receiving an SMS stating that … Read More
There has been a massive divide in the opinions of telecom operators in the industry about whether or not the 5G spectrum auction should be held in 2019. A lot of the telecom operators are against it and are asking for a reduction in prices recommended by the telecom regulator, … Read More
After the merger of the companies, Vodafone Idea has been on the task of consolidating its operations. However, an even bigger job for the current telecom market leader is network integration. In the past few months, Vodafone Idea has already completed network consolidation in many circles. However, another significant milestone … Read More
To tackle the problem of pesky calls and spam messages, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio Infocomm will be rolling out a blockchain based technology, reported ET Telecom. This new technology would help millions of consumers in tackling pesky calls and messages, which often become a reason of nuisance for the … Read More
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