Some time back Loop Mobile (formaly BPL Mobile) and Aircel followed by Reliance Mobile introduced Doctor on Call a VAS powered by HealthCareMagic. Now Patient-doctor link portal HealthcareMagic has said its subscribers now can not only consult a doctor on phone but also pay their fee by phone. The company has tied up with mobile payment service provider Atom Telecom to provide IVR-based payment option for the service. It has... Read More
With talks for the BHARTI-MTN merger underway since 25 May, SingTel could see its stake fall to a significant extent after the merger. Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), is one of the major stakeholders in Bharti Airtel as per a Citigroup report, "SingTel, which operates in Singapore and Australia, has no direct involvement in the deal but its current 30.5 per cent stake in Bharti (will) get diluted to 19.4 per cent,”... Read More
Opening up more options for travelers seeking details of train services Indian railways have started an SMS service on the 139 passenger information system.The service would enable one to know the PNR status, current train running positions, accommodation and availability and fare enquiry all that a passenger needs to do is SMS the queries to 139 and the information would be provided within minutes. A senior Railway ministry official told.Official... Read More
Swan Telecom (Etisalat-Swan) has bought out Allianz Infratech, marking the first acquisition among the new companies who were given telecom licenses last year. Etisalat-Swan has also got a ‘no-objection certificate’ from Department of Telecom (DoT) for the deal, which is estimated to be worth a few hundred crores. Allianz had applied for telecom licenses on a pan-India level, but was given permission to launch services in only two circles —... Read More
India's largest telecom and broadband service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is geared up to provide more speedy broadband internet service with its PSTN network with the new expansion phase. BSNL will deploy UTStarcom's B1000 multi-service access node (MSAN) solution throughout India to add approximately 475,000 ports of capacity to its existing broadband network, allowing additional subscribers to experience triple-play services. BSNL and UTStarcom have extended their existing partnership... Read More
Vodafone Essar today launched a new STD Pack- Bonus Card 49 for its prepaid customers in Punjab. Priced at Rs. 49, the Bonus Card allows customers to make all STD calls at just 75 paisa per minute to anyone in India. The new Bonus card has 30 days validity and will be available across all Vodafone stores and ministores in Punjab.Rajiv Kohli, Chief Executive Officer Vodafone Essar Punjab said we... Read More
Tata Indicom today said it has entered into an agreement with Yahoo! India for providing online user interface to all Tata Indicom Mobile & Broadband customers as part of the partnership, a co-branded Yahoo! India website would serve as the default homepage across all Tata Indicom internet access devices, TTSL said in a statement. Which means any customer logging on to the Internet using any Tata Indicom Internet access device... Read More
MTS India-Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), a joint venture between Russia's Sistema and the Shyam Group which operates under the brand name MTS, today said it is planning to hire about 4,500 people in India by 2010. Currently, the company has about 1,500 employees in India.We are planning to have 5,000-6,000 people by the end of June 2010 India is an important market for us we will continue to hire... Read More
Indias leading Mobile operator Airtel launched its Net PC initiative that provides Internet connectivity to users without the need to invest in personal computers (PC). Till now, only the state-owned telecom operators Mahanagar Telecom Nigam(MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam(BSNL) offered similar products in collaboration with hardware maker Novatium. Airtel net PC is available for Rs.7,999, the no-frills PC will offer customers the choice of three Internet plans in a monthly... Read More
IDEA Cellular today announced an exciting roaming offer wherein subscribers will have an opportunity to win an all expenses paid trip to IDEA IIFA Awards 2009 on June 13th at Macau island, Hong Kong. The roaming offer is designed around the theme of connecting IDEA subscribers to their favorite film stars during the 10th edition of the globally popular IDEA IIFA Awards ceremony. IDEA Cellular's Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers, who... Read More
The updated version of mobile operator codes and customer care numbers of various telecom operators has been updated for the complete list click here Read More
The communication ministry of India has asked state-owned BSNL to test and examine all the equipment provided by the Chinese vendor Huawei and has told the state own telecom operator to start looking at maintenance of its own networks a senior BSNL official said, "The BSNL has received a letter from the Department of telecom with regard to some instructions on testing all the equipment provided by Huawei before installation... Read More
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