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May 18th, 2015 6:50 AM 94 COMMENTS

Now dial STD mobile numbers without 0 or +91, India one step closer to full MNP

Operators have started the process of implementing simplified dialing pattern that allow both STD and local numbers be dialed without any prefix. We are getting reports that many operators have implemented this . One step closer to full MNP One of the main technical problem of full MNP was STD dialing pattern. At present, STD numbers can only be dialed by adding either ‘0’ or ‘+91? as the prefix. But post full MNP STD... Read More

May 17th, 2015 7:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI to wait for SC order before implementing tariff orders for commercial subscribers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to wait for the verdict of Supreme Court to make further amendments to its tariff orders for commercial subscribers issued on 1st October 2014 and 21st July 2010. These tariff orders were stayed by Telecom Disputes Settlement and Arbitration Tribunal (TDSAT) on 9th March 2015. The amendments to tariff orders prohibited the broadcasters from providing channels directly to subscribers and brought... Read More

May 17th, 2015 11:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

India’s GSM subscriber base reaches 711.55 million in April, Airtel adds maximum subscribers: COAI

According to a data released by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), India’s GSM subscriber base has increased by 0.90 percent over March and reached 711.55 million in April. The telecom operators have added 6.35 million users in the month of April. Bharti Airtel added the maximum subscribers, around 2.23 million during April. Its subscriber base has thus surged to 228.25 million, providing a market share of 32.08 percent. Idea... Read More

May 16th, 2015 10:41 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications and Sistema held talks to form joint venture in India, no sales planned

Putting an end to the rumor that Reliance Communications is in talks with Sistema to buy its Indian wireless business, Sistema Chief Vladimir Yevtushenkov revealed that the talks held were about the possibility of forming a joint venture in India. He said there are no plans to sell Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which is one of the smallest telecom players in India with less than one percent market share and nine... Read More

May 16th, 2015 3:45 PM 5 COMMENTS

Plenty of snooping software programs exist in country, SC issued notice to Government on illegal mobile surveillance

Supreme Court has issued notices to Madhya Pradesh Government, special task force, anti-terrorist squad telecom department, director-general military intelligence and CBI to provide explanation on the existence of snooping software packages in the country. The software programs capable to extract confidential information, especially the ones which can intercept phone calls and extract information from mobile handsets are found to be existing on large scale in the country. The whistleblower of... Read More

May 16th, 2015 12:25 PM 5 COMMENTS

PM to inaugurate NOFN broadband under Digital India next month.

As per latest reports, National Optical Fibre Network(NOFN) under Digital India programme will be inaugurated by Prime Minister between 15-30 June. The NOFN project aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to 2.50 lakh gram panchayats in India by December 2016. In the first phase, service will be launched in  Kerala (all districts), Karnataka (Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Hassan), Chandigarh, Bihar (Kishanganj, Sheohar), Uttarakhind (Haridwar), Chhattisgarh(Batrarnpur), M.P(lndore) and Haryana(Faridahad). Department of Telecom and BBNL(Bharat Broadband Network Limited) has intimated BSNL to complete... Read More

May 15th, 2015 9:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

TAM: Star Plus leads, Colors at second position

Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has rolled out the Week 19 data, from May 9th to May 15th, 2015 of Television Audience Measurement, which saw a decline of most of the channels. Star Plus maintains its top position in both household and individual ratings, with 566 GRPs and 249 GRPs respectively. Colors occupied the second position with a household and individual rating of 464 GRPs and 202 GRPs respectively.... Read More

May 15th, 2015 9:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

INIEWA sends legal notice to DoT seeking a ban on zero-rating plans of telecom companies

A newly formed organization Indian Netizens and Internet Entrepreneurs Welfare Association (INIEWA), which aim to save India’s net neutrality and other internet interests has sent a legal notice to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) seeking a ban of the zero-rating plans like Airtel Zero and internet.org. According to the organization, the telecom operators are obliged to provide unrestricted access to internet based on their license claim. The organization has demanded DoT... Read More

May 15th, 2015 7:32 PM 10 COMMENTS

ISPs cannot block Uber and Ola websites due to technical issues

As a response to Department of Telecommunications order to block Delhi websites of Uber and Ola cab services, Internet Service providers plan to write to telecom department expressing their inability to adhere to the order due to some technical limitations. "We can only block http sites and not the https sites as the latter have higher encryption codes," Rajesh Chharia, the president of the Internet Service Providers Association of India... Read More

May 15th, 2015 7:23 PM 1 COMMENTS

Auctions will be held on time, there is no scarcity of spectrum, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

While speaking to press on the successful completion of spectrum auctions, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad ensured that all the auctions to be held in future will be transparent and done in a timely manner, providing enough time for the industry to prepare well in advance. He also denied the rumors that the spectrum is scarce. "We ensured the defence vacated spectrum and proved the rumors of spectrum being scarce... Read More

May 15th, 2015 6:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government-appointed committee proposes a stringent law to safeguard net neutrality

Finally the matter of net neutrality has begun to near its finishing point, with the Government-appointed committee calling for a law to prohibit mobile operators from offering differential treatment and tariffs for internet-based voice calls and data surfs, as well as sponsored data like Airtel Zero and internet.org. Such differential offerings go against net neutrality, terms the committee. Government-committee’s view is sure to disappoint the telecom players. The proposed law... Read More

May 15th, 2015 1:46 PM 2 COMMENTS

SC rejects the plea for spectrum license extension, says corporate houses know the tactics of ROI

The Supreme Court rejected the pleas submitted by telecom companies, including Vodafone and Bharti Airtel seeking extension to their 2G spectrum licenses for next 10 years. The Court observed that there is no merit involved in extension. "The impugned decision of the government, which in fact resulted in huge inflow of revenue in the auctions conducted during the pendency of this litigation, cannot be said to be a totally irrational... Read More

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