December 5th, 2016 5:51 AM 8 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio doesn’t need COAI intervention over interconnection issue: Report

Reliance Jio’s reluctance to discuss interconnection by involving the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has impacted the latter’s efforts to resolve the contentious inter-connection or PoI issue, the GSM body told a parliamentary panel. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator held that the COAI’s intervention is not warranted on a "bilateral matter", A PTI report said. The COAI has written to Anurag Singh Thakur, Chairman of Standing Committee on Information... Read More

November 28th, 2016 5:22 PM 66 COMMENTS

Update: Jio approaches CCI to file complaint against Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular: Report

Reliance Jio, the 4G telecom operator has approached the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to file a complaint against incumbent telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular for abusing their dominance and cartelization. A report by Bloomberg Quint on Monday said that Jio filed the complaint on the basis of a letter written by the regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to the Department of Telecom... Read More

November 26th, 2016 4:51 PM 14 COMMENTS

Vodafone, COAI welcome Government’s decision to allow old Rs. 500 notes for prepaid recharges

Vodafone India welcomes the recent initiative of the Government that allows the prepaid subscribers to do recharges for a maximum of Rs. 500, each using older currency notes till December 15. The finance ministry made the announcement on Thursday evening listing the services that can be availed using the old Rs. 500 notes. “We thank the government for allowing prepaid top up recharges up to INR 500 in old currency.... Read More

November 24th, 2016 8:35 PM 3 COMMENTS

Know about the Indian Telecom Laws: Palash Tiwari, Prasoon Agrawal Advocates at Chattisgarh HC Answers

Legal tangle is something which almost anyone would want to avoid in everyday life. However, as they say, 'Know your rights' and 'Knowledge is Power', awareness of legal aspects can actually give one an edge. We often hear about TRAI decisions, telcos approaching courts, individuals winning some cases in consumer courts and wonder if we would ever be able to take part in them or actually file a case? TelecomTalk... Read More

November 23rd, 2016 1:10 AM 7 COMMENTS

The new right of way rules will hasten the network deployments, says Vodafone India

Vodafone India welcomed the recent Right of Way (RoW) rules issued by the Department of Telecom (DoT). Thanking the Minister Shri Manoj Sinha and Secretary Shri J. S. Deepak for the new RoW rules, Mr. Sunil Sood, MD & CEO, Vodafone India said, “The RoW Rules 2016 so published are another major step towards making processes simple and progressing towards a stable and transparent policy regime. It will further contribute... Read More

November 21st, 2016 10:29 AM 44 COMMENTS

Vodafone to launch India’s first band 1 LTE on 2100 MHz in Tamil Nadu circle before year end- Sources

Vodafone India the second largest operator with a subscriber base of over 200 Million users may launch what may be India's first LTE network on band 1 (2100 MHz) in Tamil Nadu circle before the end of this year. Vodafone has secured 10 MHz of liberalised spectrum in the 2100 MHz band in the October auction which ended over a month back. Vodafone already has one block of 5 MHz... Read More

November 20th, 2016 1:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

COAI welcomes new uniform Right of Way rules by the Department of Telecommunications

COAI has welcomed the new set of Right of Way (RoW) rules released by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), saying the rules will help companies improve and augment existing telecom infrastructure, which will in turn, result in increased connectivity in the country. The new rules will streamline the process of clearances for setting up mobile towers by making provisions for single-window clearance through a nodal officer in states. This will... Read More

November 16th, 2016 3:01 PM 33 COMMENTS

Rcom to start migration of MTS CDMA subscribers to own 4G network

Reliance communications the 4th largest operator by subscriber base which is in the process of merging wireless operations with MTS in an all stock deal will start migrating the CDMA subscribers of MTS to its own 4G network. The upgrade to 4G section on Rcom website has now started displaying the ability to enter an MTS number to register it for upgrade to Rcom 4G. The error message displayed in... Read More

November 14th, 2016 7:30 PM 3 COMMENTS

International Summit of Broadband India Forum discusses rolling out broadband via Wireless Fiber technologies in the E&V band

The recent international summit “Accelerating Broadband in India: Complementing Fiber Optics with Wireless Fiber” held in New Delhi discussed the various possibilities of rolling out the Wireless Fiber technologies in the E&V band. This method can take broadband to remote areas where the extension of the optical fiber is difficult. It will also enable affordable broadband in India. The non-profit organization Broadband India Forum (BIF) conducted the summit. [caption id="attachment_158786"... Read More

November 13th, 2016 12:40 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone educates retailers to prevent sim related frauds

Vodafone India, this week conducted a unique programme ‘Ek Mulakaat’ for its retailers in Delhi & NCR circle. This first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at educating retailers on the correct documentation process and its importance in curbing SIM card frauds. The event was inaugurated by Shri Ram Narain Sr DDG (TERM) DoT. Senior officials from Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Telecom Enforcement and Resource Monitoring Cell (TERM), Police Department and Vodafone distributors attended... Read More

November 11th, 2016 8:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

Telecom Ministry forms committee to consider Trai’s Rs 3050-cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone & Idea

India’s telecom ministry has formed a committee to look into the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recent penalty recommendation worth Rs 3,050 crore on top telcos, according to a report in Business Standard. "A committee is formed to look at the proposal sent by TRAI. The committee will give its considerations," Union Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha was quoted as saying by the publication. The DoT has been processing the... Read More

November 10th, 2016 4:41 PM 2 COMMENTS

Telecom department to introduce Right of Way policy to help build infrastructure faster

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has framed the Right of Way (RoW) guidelines and is now preparing to come up with a policy soon to facilitate quicker acquisition of land for setting up mobile towers and laying fibre. The move will help the telecom sector to build telecom infrastructure faster. The telecom department is currently undertaking a number of policy-related reforms, including the RoW policy, before it begins working on... Read More

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