During the month of April 2015 GSM rural subscriber base in the country grow 1.15% to 341.53 million. Total net addition in month of April was 3.88 million subscribers. Airtel leads rural subscriber base with 108.91 million subscribers which is almost a third of total rural subscribers in the country. Vodafone and Idea has … Read More
Connect Broadband, announced aggressive expansion plans across the country earlier this year. Post launch of telecom services in Haryana in Phase 1, Connect Broadband reaches yet another milestone by expanding footprint in Himachal Pradesh. Connect Broadband promises to offer innovative solutions to small and medium size businesses across the … Read More
BSNL has revised its prepaid 2G/3G data offering by reducing validity of most data packs. The new tariff will come into effect from 01-06-2015 on pan India basis. 1 GB monthly data pack to cost more BSNL has withdrawn Rs 176 1GB 28 days pack and has introduced new Rs 198 data pack which … Read More
Vodafone India has invested over Rs. 1050 crores on ramping up network and distribution and retail presence in Maharashtra and Goa circle over the past 12 months (April 2014-March 2015). Vodafone has also expanded its network footprint by adding over 3000 new 3G and 2G sites across Maharashtra in the … Read More
In a move to strengthen the farming community of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a television channel for farmers, titled ‘DD Kisan’. The channel will bring forth information about agricultural practices, Government policies to farmers etc. During the launch of the channel, Modi emphasized the need to make … Read More
Telecom Regulatory of India (TRAI) reiterated its recommendations on spectrum sharing when the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sought clarification on this regard. The regulator had earlier said that the airwaves cannot be shared, but later changed its stand. TRAI’s recommendations say that the airwaves acquired through trading can be shared … Read More
HOOQ, Singapore-based startup has announced its plan to launch premium regional video-on-demand service in India from June 2015 at a subscription rate of Rs. 199 per month. Through a partnership with Sony Pictures television and Warner Bros, HOOQ will launch its contents through Hooq.tv website. Currently, a beta version of … Read More
Tata Sky enhances its video services by upgrading its entire DTH platform to the Ericsson’s video compression platform AVP 4000 System Encoder. The upgrade will enable Tata Sky to increase the channels and promises better picture quality. “For Tata Sky, it is of utmost importance to consistently deliver a high … Read More
BSNL Samadhan is a special relief scheme introduced for broadband users who are charged excess for exceeding free usage limit. BSNL has now extended this offer to postpaid mobile data subscribers. Samadhan special relief scheme offers BSNL postpaid mobile data subscribers to apply for a higher data plan for the period of excess usage. … Read More
After one year of its tenure, Government is keen on reviving BSNL and MTNL, reports Economic Times. Ravi Prasad Shankar plans to recover BSNL, mainly by improving its connectivity. For the purpose, 25, 645 new base transmission centres (BTCs) will be placed in next two years. 15,000 BTCs are already … Read More
Telecom Ministry has found that Airtel Zero and RCom-Facebook’s internet.org plans go against the principles of net neutrality in its preliminary investigation, according to reports. However, no final decision is taken on this. Any future course of actions will be taken only after the expert committee of ministry submits its … Read More
Idea Cellular has introduced unlimited free local and national calls in Karnataka circle. The plan is named “999 Unlimited Local and STD” which com allows users to make unlimited calls. Users in Karnataka can opt for a monthly rental of Rs. 999 and enjoy unlimited local and national calls. Apart … Read More
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