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September 13th, 2015 6:00 AM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL will revise STV 135 from a seconds-based pack to a minute-based pack in Kerala

To follow a uniform pattern across all its telecom circles, BSNL will implement the Voice STV 135 in per-minute billing pattern like all the other telecom circles. In June, the pack launched on all BSNL circles with per-minute billing except Kerala. Now, BSNL has decided to revise the pack to minute-based billing from the 29th of September 2015. Currently, BSNL users from Kerala are enjoying 18,000 seconds free local/STD calls... Read More

September 12th, 2015 3:35 PM 12 COMMENTS

CEOs of top telecom companies write to DOT and TRAI to stop Delhi Municipal Corporation from sealing telecom tower sites

India is already suffering from the evil of call drops due to the lack of sufficient spectrum and also due to lack of sufficient number of telecom towers. The telecom operators are investing heavily in setting up of newer base stations to improve coverage and lower the call drop rates. But there is also a group of social activists who claim that telecom towers are adding to the level of... Read More

September 12th, 2015 5:54 AM 21 COMMENTS

Idea makes STD calls cheaper in West Bengal with revised STV 29

We earlier reported that telecom operators are slashing STD call rates across the circles as TRAI, the telecom regulatory body, slashed interconnection call charges. Now, Idea Cellular has revised its STD rate-cutter plan in the West Bengal circle. Revised rate-cutter will give customers to make STD calls at lower rates than the older ones. In this revision, STV 29 has been revised slightly. It will now give STD calls at... Read More

September 11th, 2015 3:37 AM 5 COMMENTS

Idea selfcare app gets a facelift, adds more functionality. To be available in app stores soon

Idea cellular the 3rd largest operator by subscriber base has refreshed the look and feel of it's 'My Idea' selfcare app. The current version of the app which is available in the app store is already pretty functional, the new version builds upon this functionality by a few tweaks here and there. The new look has a more graphical layout with better visual presentation for details like data usage in... Read More

September 10th, 2015 7:04 PM 3 COMMENTS

The vision of ‘Digital India’ and the challenges involved therein!

Our current government has taken the initiative to digitise India in a way that has never happened in the past. Yes the promise of 'Digital India' is indeed a big dream but with it come challenges which need to be overcome. One of the earlier programmes focused on digitization and e-governance was the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) prepared by the government in 2006. Although the early years of the plan... Read More

September 10th, 2015 3:45 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Brahmapur ( Odisha )

Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Brahmapur. Now, customers across the country can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile... Read More

September 10th, 2015 1:05 PM 1 COMMENTS

Call drop issue: Delhi Congress demands penalty for telecom operators for flouting norms

Call drop issue gains heat with more number of people coming forward requesting TRAI to act against operators for default in service. The latest to join the league is Delhi Congress. Ajay Maken, Congress Delhi Unit Chief along with the party's DPCC spokesperson Sharmistha Mukherjee has submitted a memorandum to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman R S Sharma on this regard. "It is our humble proposal that TRAI... Read More

September 9th, 2015 9:59 PM 11 COMMENTS

Airtel is in exclusive talks to merge its Bangladesh operations with Robi Axiata

Bharti Airtel, the world's third largest telecom operator by subscribers, is in talks with Axiata-owned Robi to merge with its Bangladesh operations. Even After acquiring Warid's Bangladesh unit, Bharti Airtel hasn't seen much growth, even after renaming the unit and launching various customer-centric products as well as high-speed 3G network. It is still lagging behind other three operators; market leader Telenor Group-owned Grameenphone, Orascom-controlled Banglalink, and Malaysian Operator Axiata's local... Read More

September 9th, 2015 6:03 PM 10 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio will offer ‘Jionet’ high-speed internet at Tamil Nadu Investor’s Meet

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), will offer ‘Jionet’ High Speed Wi-Fi internet service at Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet (TN -GIM). The meet is supposed to be held between the 9th & the 10th September 2015 at Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai. Reliance JIO is the only operator with BWA spectrum across 22 service areas. The two-day conference will be inaugurated by Honourable... Read More

September 9th, 2015 1:52 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone revises Talk Loan benefits in Bihar & Jharkand, eying to win Reliance Mobile’s customers

Vodafone India, the country’s second largest telecom operator, announced that it has made some revisions to the 'Chotta Credit’ service in the Bihar circle. Back in 2010, the telco started offering 'Talk Loan' services across all circles under 'Chotta Credit' tag for those users who ran out of talk-time in emergency situations. Vodafone was providing emergency talk-time of Rs. 5 in Bihar & Jharkhand to those users who were requesting... Read More

September 9th, 2015 4:26 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL waives off 100% installation charges for new landline and broadband connections in Karnataka circle

BSNL is not leaving a stone unturned in trying to reverse its graph in the recent past. Ranging from free incoming in roaming to free night time calling for landline subscribers the company is doing it all. Now BSNL in its latest move has waived off the installation charges for new landline and broadband connections in Karnataka circle for a promotional period with immediate effect and extending upto 30th November... Read More

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