The craze for fancy numbers among the public are high and telecom companies convert this into a source of revenue, according to an analysis by Economic Times (ET). The report brings together several instances where the people are found to be buying fancy numbers as a status symbol or due to religious significance of the numbers. A subscriber from Ahmedabad spent Rs. 2.25 lakhs for an attractive number in a... Read More
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in association with RailTel Corporation of India has announced a plan to launch Wi-Fi internet services at five selected metro stations in Delhi within next six months. The stations chosen are Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Vishwavidyalaya, Central Secretariat and Hauz Khas. RailTel is responsible for conducting necessary surveys, installation of equipment and maintenance of the installed infrastructure. There is no confirmation of the Wi-Fi to be... Read More
Idea Cellular, one among the debt-laden companies after expensive spectrum auction as part of fresh capital-raising plans is planning to sell its to sell its independent towers. The Aditya Birla Group subsidiary is looking for a Rs 7,580-crore ($1.2 billion) revenue from the deal. Sources reveal Economic Times that Malaysia’s Axiata, Bharti Infratel and American Tower Corporation (ATC) have expressed their interest in the deal. Idea Cellular is India's third... Read More
Tracking of calls, text messages and internet activity of subscribers is to become legal, with the establishment of Central Monitoring System (CMS), a Government run ‘security’ mechanism. The system is likely to begin monitoring by the end of this year. Two CMS centres will be launched, one in Delhi and the other in South India. Law enforcing agencies such as CBI, CBDT, Defence Intelligence Agency, IB, RAW, ED, DRI, NCB... Read More
In response to the heated debate on frequent call drops, which is found to be occurring in different telecom circles irrespective of the telecom operator, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad argues that the situation will not improve unless new mobile towers are allowed to come up. Moreover, the Minister also said that the debates against installation of mobile towers in the name of radiation harm is ‘wrong’ and ‘uncalled for’.... Read More
Competition Commission of India (CCI) reiterates their stand to wait for the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to scrutinize net neutrality issue, says it Chairman Ashok Chawla. According to Chawla, the issue of net neutrality is a policy issue and it is not something can be decided without understanding the stand of TRAI in the case. “The regulator has to decide first. Based on whatever happens in... Read More
In a brilliant move to measure the performance of home broadband internet speeds, especially to verify if they match the actual speed as the operators advertise, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) volunteer the citizens to come forward and participate in testing internet speeds across Canada. In the venture, around 10 service providers are participating, including Bell, Bell Aliant, Cogeco, Eastlink, Videotron, Rogers, Shaw, Telus, Northwestel and MTS Alstream.... Read More
Earlier DoT has issued directives on securing customer broadband modems to all ISPs across the country. DoT has now updated its guidelines and asked ISPs to implement it within 3 months. As per DoT, these vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access and change configurations, inject malware or even change DNS entries in the modem. These measures are aimed at making Indian internet users secure from cyber attacks and... Read More
Vodafone was found charging a customer luxuriously for using data on his mobile, reveals a user-experience. Aseem Manchanda, a reputed journalist who worked with firms like Zee Business, India TV and BBC World Services is the victim of the case. Mr. Manchanda, a decade long Vodafone user activated Blackberry 399 unlimited plan before three years during which he found discrepancies in his billing. On... Read More
There are chances the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will withdrew its plan to set up Wifi hotspots in 25 cities, as it is viewed to be too expensive, sources reveal Live mint. DoT may find other means to implement the same. For the current plan to take shape, DoT would need to spend Rs. 10,000 crores for installation and another Rs. 2000 crores for the first five years maintenance. The... Read More
The senior citizens of India are not tech savvy, says a study released by Telenor. Titled as ‘The unconnected senior citizens of Asia’, Telenor conducted a study among four major countries of Asia -- India, Thailand, Bangladesh and Malaysia, the data of which indicates that the senior citizens of these nations constitute as little as two percent of the active mobile users, with still fewer using smartphones. According to the... Read More
In lieu of the auctions, telecom operators in Gujarat may decide to increase the voice call charges by 9 paise per minute, which will constitute around 20 percent hike over the next few months, reports Economic Times (ET). In the spectrum auction to renew 900MHz spectrum, the telecom operators spent between Rs. 3000 crore to Rs. 7000 crore in circles like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP-East and UP-West. The... Read More
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