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Bala Yogesh May 11th, 2020 3:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL and Reliance Jio Register Dip in Broadband Subscribers in January

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a report on Saturday said that the country had 19.08 million wired broadband subscribers as of January 31, 2020. According to the Telecom Subscription report, the total number of wired broadband subscribers decreased 0.27% between December 2019 to January 2020. TRAI in its report said that India had 19.14 million wired broadband subscribers as of December 31, 2019. Further, TRAI data has... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 9th, 2020 5:17 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Adds 6.5 Million New Subscribers in January 2020: Trai

Reliance Jio is aggressively expanding its subscriber base in India. The telco giant has added 6.5 million subscribers in January 2020. Even though Reliance Jio increased the tariff back in December 2019, subscribers accepted the increase rates and opted for the services of Reliance Jio. Talking about Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Airtel added 0.85 million users, whereas Vodafone Idea lost 3.62 million customers. As per the latest telco subscriber... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 9th, 2020 12:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Upgrade Your 2G/3G BSNL SIM Card to 4G for Free Now

BSNL has been working at a rapid speed to upgrade its 2G/3G network sites to 4G. BSNL has a huge untapped market waiting with 4G. It will be interesting to see how tough a competition BSNL will become for other telcos. It is worthy of noting that BSNL is coming to the 4G market almost five years late. Other telcos such as Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel have... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 7th, 2020 9:56 AM 1 COMMENTS

Telcos Ask Trai to Retain 50 Paise per Spam SMS Rule

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Tata Communications have urged Trai to continue the 50 Paise Per Spam SMS rule to eliminate spam messages from telemarketers who are not registered. Trai rolled out the regime back in 2012 and mandated that Rs 50 Paise per SMS will be charged after 100 SMS per day and per SIM. Telecom operators addressed their views in a virtual open house... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 2nd, 2020 7:15 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Expansion Plan Hits a Roadblock Yet Again

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seems to be struggling again with its operations. State-owned telco got a cash influx of Rs 70,000 crore only six months back for the revival, and there are already talks about making more revival plans for the company. BSNL doesn’t offer 4G mobile services yet. The telco in an attempt to capture some share of the 4G market set out to build a 4G network... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 1st, 2020 5:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Finance Ministry Task Force Considers DoT’s 5G Spectrum Price Exorbitant

A task force assembled by Finance Ministry noted that that 5G spectrum pricing set by DoT is too high. Though DoT has fixed the prices of 5G Spectrum as per the norms of Trai, the entire telecom industry is showing their concerns regarding the high pricing of 5G spectrum. Telecom industry is already facing substantial financial distress, and the payment of AGR dues has already burdened telecom operators. Finance Ministry... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 27th, 2020 9:08 PM 7 COMMENTS

Fixed Broadband Connection Demand Increases Amid Lockdown Period

Since the government announced lockdown period to combat COVID-19, people have been relying on a stable net connection for entertainment and work purpose. Also, all the organisations have announced work from home to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Since people have been working from home, the combined data usage has been increased up to 30%. As per a new report by Crisil, the demand for fixed broadband connection... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 27th, 2020 7:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Joins Rivals in Offering Additional Benefits for Recharging Other Numbers

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday through an app update on Android announced that it is now offering 4% discount to users who recharge for other BSNL numbers. The company said that the offer is valid till May 31 with the scheme applicable to registered users “who are recharging for their known’s and relatives [sic].” It has to be noted that Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio offer similar... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 27th, 2020 1:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Will Not Issue New Directives on Prepaid Validity Extension for Telcos

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has stated that new directives will not be pushed for telecom operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio regarding the prepaid validity extension of their subscribers. Earlier, Trai directed the telcos to submit prepaid recharge patterns for creating a blueprint for prepaid subscribers to offer them seamless telecom services and benefits in the lockdown period. Trai announced the statement after... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 22nd, 2020 4:03 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Clears Rs 1,367 Crore Towards Spectrum Usage and License Fees

Vodafone Idea earlier asked the government to provide extra time to clear its quarterly AGR dues. Recently, to lower the financial burden, Vodafone Idea has cleared Rs 1,376 crore towards license fees and spectrum usage charges for the January to March quarter. Telco rivals Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio already cleared their quarterly dues which were not rooted to the case pending in the supreme court between government and telcos... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 21st, 2020 6:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

COAI Requests States to Open Retail Recharging Centres

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested the states to open retail recharging centres to aid telecom subscribers. Since telecom services fall under essential services, COAI has urged that people involved in the business of retail recharge centres should be provided with a pass to move out. Similarly, telecom subscribers must also be allowed to step out in a staggered manner to get their recharge done. Since the... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 20th, 2020 8:09 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Seeks Time from Government to Pay Quarterly AGR Dues

Vodafone Idea has urged the government for extra time to clear its outstanding quarterly AGR dues, a new ET Telecom report says. Since the entire nation is facing the wrath of COVID-19. The telecom industry is also facing financial distress. Vodafone Idea being one of the major operators in India has not cleared the bank guarantees to safeguard its spectrum payment. To ensure that bank guarantees are not invoked, and... Read More