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Tharun G 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

Ria Lakshman 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

Ria Lakshman 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

Ria Lakshman 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

Ria Lakshman 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

Ria Lakshman 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

Ria Lakshman 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

Ria Lakshman May 15th, 2015 1:03 PM 1 COMMENTS

More than 100 million have availed Mobile Number Portability in India: TRAI

More than 100 million mobile subscribers have availed Mobile Number Portability (MNP), according to a statement released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). This amounts to 11 percent of the total mobile subscribers. MNP allows subscribers to retain their mobile number when they shift from one telecom provider to another in the same service area, irrespective of the mobile technology or from one cellular mobile technology to another of... Read More

Tharun G May 15th, 2015 12:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom subscriber base near 1 billion mark, Tele-density increases to 79%

Indian telecom subscriber base is one step away from breaching 1 billion mark with 996.49 million subscribers at the end of March 2015. Total telephone connections in the country witness a monthly growth of 0.93% in March 2015. The overall tele-density in the country increased to 79.38% from 78.73% in February. While most operators witness growth in subscriber addition, BSNL and TATA Tele lost 1 million and 0.2 million subscribers respectively.... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 15th, 2015 6:18 AM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL provides 93.24 million Telephone connections as of March 2015

BSNL released a few figures delineating its market share and tele-density in the country for the first quarter of the year. Out of the total telephone connections of 996.1 million as of March 31st, 2015, 93.24 million telephone connections are provided by BSNL. According to the data, BSNL occupies fifth position as an operator, with a market share of 9.4 percent. During March 2015, BSNL witnessed a decline of 0.2... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 14th, 2015 1:48 PM 16 COMMENTS

Uber, Ola and TaxiForSure mobile apps to get blocked

Delhi will soon be refrained from booking taxi through mobile apps and websites of Uber, Ola cabs and TaxiForSure. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered the Internet Servie Providers (ISPs) to block their digital platforms (websites and mobile apps) immediately, as they failed to comply with orders from Delhi Transport office and also due to the deficiencies found in their license applications. While they will be blocked in Delhi,... Read More

Ria Lakshman May 14th, 2015 1:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia to surge its localization in India to 45 percent in next three years

Finland-telecom giant Nokia plans to increase their localization in India from 20 percent to 40-45 percent in next three years, announced the company at an event that marked to celebrate the completion of 20 lakh production milestone of the Nokia Network, its Chennai factory. The company is also in discussion with their global vendors to set up facilities in the country. “The facilities would help the company in improving the... Read More