December 25th, 2019 7:42 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Is Taking These Steps to Improve Health of Telecom Sector But Still There are Hurdles

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is responsible for overseeing the regulations in the telecom and other related industries. The year 2019 has been a very important one for the telecom regulatory majorly because of the regulations that it has issued and whatever has ensued in the sector as a whole. But, right now, the responsibility on the shoulder of Trai is a huge one because the telecom regulator... Read More

December 25th, 2019 10:14 AM 31 COMMENTS

Tariffs Should Keep on Increasing to Address the Financial Distress in Telecom Industry: COAI

Over the last few weeks, there has been a long debate going on the internet regarding the latest tariff hike from telcos. Some say that the tariff hike is good for the industry, while some believe that it's not at all a good move from the operators as they don't have the capability to provide quality services. Rajan Mathews, the Director General at Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), believes... Read More

December 25th, 2019 6:59 AM 11 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Goes for Pricing Advantage Yet Again With Rs 2,020 Plan, But is That Enough

Reliance Jio has now discounted its yearly prepaid plan of Rs 2,199 and started offering the same benefits at Rs 2,020 on the occasion of New Year. When incumbent telcos- Vodafone and Bharti Airtel announced their revised prepaid recharges earlier this month, Jio had an upper hand thanks to the slight edge on the pricing front. However, Airtel and Vodafone Idea removed the FUP voice calling limit on off-net voice... Read More

December 23rd, 2019 1:09 PM 46 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea and Other Telcos Unlikely to Show Interest in Upcoming Spectrum Auction: Analysts

The biggest upcoming event in the telecom industry is going to be the auction of the 5G and 4G airwaves which is bound to happen in the next calendar year or to be precise, sometime in the last quarter of the current FY. As per a new ET Telecom report, however, although the 5G spectrum auction is happening as earliest as possible, it is likely to garner a lukewarm response... Read More

December 22nd, 2019 4:45 PM 1 COMMENTS

JioFiber, ACT Fibernet and Others Offering 250 Mbps Broadband Plans Under Rs 2,000

The broadband industry in India is seeing its golden days right now, with more and more people across the country opting for wired broadband services instead of only opting for mobile data connections. The increased adaption of broadband in a country sends many signals about the people. It does not only say that the people want to enjoy reliable, stable, fast internet but it has also has correlations with their... Read More

December 22nd, 2019 6:44 AM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Rs 666 Prepaid Recharge Now Offers 3GB Daily Data for 134 Days

Government-owned BSNL has now revised its Rs 666 prepaid plan which is also known as BSNL Sixer plan. BSNL has increased the data benefit offered with the plan to 2GB data per day for the same validity period. Because the company is currently running an Extra Data offer, the BSNL Rs 666 plan offers a total of 3GB data per day till December 31, post which the data benefit will... Read More

December 20th, 2019 9:43 AM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL Mithram Plus Recharge of Rs 109 With 90 Days Plan Validity and 5GB Data Benefit Launched

BSNL has introduced a new Mithram Plus prepaid plan of Rs 109 which offers a plan validity of 90 days and freebies validity of 20 days. The Mithram Plus plan has been priced at Rs 109 and it's only available for prepaid users of BSNL in Kerala circle. The freebies offered by this plan does not inspire confidence, but the plan validity of 90 days will be helpful. Similar to... Read More

December 19th, 2019 7:18 PM 29 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Subscribers Will Have to Keep Paying 6 Paise Per Minute IUC for Another Year

In this year, we have seen a lot of ups and down in the telecom industry. The second half of 2019 has especially been tumultuous for the telecom sector. One of these major changes has been the introduction of the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) by the biggest telecom operator of India, Reliance Jio. The issue which had started with the reduction in ringing time eventually snowballed into something bigger and... Read More

December 17th, 2019 6:56 PM 35 COMMENTS

Trai Zero IUC Regime Will Now Come into Effect in 2021, Companies Will Pay IUC For One More Year

The debate on the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) has been a long-standing one in the industry now. This debate has also been a reason for the tussle between the telecom operators, with the incumbents standing on one side and the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator on the other side. It is worth noting that until now, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said that it would transition to... Read More

December 17th, 2019 3:27 PM 13 COMMENTS

Trai to Take Right Decision on IUC Before January 2020: RS Sharma

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today confirmed that it would take the right decision on Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) before January 2020. For the unaware, Trai was all-set to remove the IUC on January 1, 2020, however, top telcos- Airtel and Vodafone Idea opposed the move saying that it will only benefit Reliance Jio and not them. Trai reduced the IUC to six paise per minute from 14... Read More

December 17th, 2019 9:37 AM 32 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Monthly Subscriber Additions Might Come Down Moderately: Report

Reliance Jio is currently ruling the Indian telecom market, thanks to its affordable tariff plans and LTE-only network service. And a new report now says the telecom operator will continue leading the telecom sector for another two years, despite the not-so-impressive tariff plans. According to Centrum Institutional Research, Reliance Jio's monthly subscriber addition will come down moderately, however, the telco will retain its top spot owing to the impressive 4G... Read More

December 16th, 2019 7:27 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL Requests DoT to Relieve Company of AGR Dues Worth 4,990 Crore

The biggest pressure on the telecom companies right now happens to be because of the Adjusted Gross Revenue issue (AGR) which has put the pressure of paying the license fees, and the spectrum charges for these telcos within the next three months. The worst-hit telecom operators in this casualty are, of course, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. But, the state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has also been... Read More

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