December 4th, 2019 6:30 AM 4 COMMENTS

Trai Finalises New MNP Regime Date But Users Will Not be Able to Port for Six Days

With such a competitive telecom industry, if there is one service that the telecom subscribers are bound to use a lot, it is the service of Mobile Number Portability (MNP). It is worth noting that Mobile Number Portability is one of the most popular service requests of the subscribers, which allows them to change their network operator without changing their number. This removes the hassle of switching your contact. However,... Read More

December 3rd, 2019 7:01 PM 30 COMMENTS

Telcos Say Tariff Hike Will Bring Better Customer Experience, Network Quality and New Tech

The news of tariff hike in the telecom industry has totally engulfed the sector, and everyone, including the companies and the subscribers are talking about it. However, there is also the talk about what will be the impact of the new tariff hike for the subscribers. In regards with this, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) of India has said that the revenue which will be generated as a... Read More

December 2nd, 2019 5:59 PM 23 COMMENTS

Tariff Hike to Negatively Impact Subscriber Addition and Data Growth, But Will Raise ARPU

The last three days in the telecom industry have all been about the data tariff hike. For the first time in a long time, the telecom companies have all taken the step to hike tariff for the subscribers by as much as 40%. Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have announced that they would be charging more for their prepaid plans in a few days. While Bharti Airtel and... Read More

December 2nd, 2019 5:22 PM 30 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Starts Offering Rs 1,776 Prepaid Recharge, But There’s Nothing New With This Plan

Reliance Jio always takes centre stage when it comes to the prepaid segment. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco already confirmed the tariffs would go up by up to 40% on December 6, similar to the new tariff plans from Airtel and Vodafone Idea. And now, the telco is pushing its users to stock up their favourite recharges so that they can enjoy the same prices even after the tariffs go up... Read More

December 2nd, 2019 11:50 AM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL Tariff Hike Not Live Yet, Subscribers Can Still Get These Recharges to Save Money

The telecom industry right now is swirling with the news about tariff hike left, right and centre. All the major telecom operators have announced the price hike of their prepaid plans. The first move was made by Vodafone Idea by hiking its tariffs by 40% and the second move came from Bharti Airtel which also made a similar move. Reliance Jio followed on the same line but has not yet... Read More

December 1st, 2019 7:36 PM 54 COMMENTS

Tariff Hike: Reliance Jio All-in-One Plans to Cost More But With Increased Benefits

The telecom industry is currently undergoing another massive change as we speak now. Today happens to be another big day in the telecom industry as all the telecom operators are taking their chances to hike the tariff. As expected, the first move today came from Vodafone Idea, with the next move by Bharti Airtel. This leaves out another popular operator in the industry, which is Reliance Jio. The Mukesh Ambani... Read More

November 29th, 2019 6:20 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Prepaid Plans Under Rs 500 Offer Up to 84 Days of Validity

There are a lot of prepaid options out there for the subscribers in the market right now. But, one of the best-prepaid portfolios is also of Vodafone. There was a time when the Vodafone prepaid portfolio was not as attractive. However, over time, the Vodafone portfolio has been changed many times, and now the benefits in the Vodafone prepaid plans are more than ever. Also, its portfolio competes very well... Read More

November 29th, 2019 11:32 AM 24 COMMENTS

Is It the Right Time to Recharge a Long-Term Prepaid Plan Before Tariffs Get a Hike?

The deadline of December 1 provided by telcos for raising prepaid tariff prices is approaching, but still, there's no news of how much hike consumers will get to see. Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL will raise tariffs a couple of days later from now, but the websites and mobile apps of the telcos are still offering the current prepaid plans. Telecom subscribers right now are in a... Read More

November 28th, 2019 12:37 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Removes Floor Pricing Agenda from Discussion as Telcos Set to Raise Tariffs

There were a lot of talks in the industry about the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) moving on to set floor pricing, something that would decide a bottom limit for the tariffs in the industry and force the telcos probably to increase their pricing. However, as per a new ET report on the matter now the discussion about setting a floor pricing is off the table as the Department... Read More

November 27th, 2019 1:06 PM 29 COMMENTS

Trai Might Want Subscribers to Keep Paying 6 Paise Per Minute IUC for Two More Years

The telecom industry has been caught in a bit of tussle right now, and as is the case with any business, the effects of the industry are making their way to the consumers as well. Here, we are talking about some of the reeling changes that the telecom industry is seeing in the latest turn of events. The first of them happens to be the tariff hike which will begin... Read More

November 26th, 2019 8:27 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Unlimited Combo Prepaid Plans Under Rs 300 Offer Up to 70 Days Validity and 70GB Data

Vodafone is currently offering several unlimited combo prepaid plans to the customers across various circles. These Unlimited Combo plans from Vodafone bundle data, voice calling and SMS benefits for a certain period. Unlike Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, Vodafone is not offering any prepaid plan queuing facility which is a bummer to many users. In fact, Idea is providing prepaid plan queuing to its prepaid users, but not Vodafone. With... Read More

November 25th, 2019 6:44 PM 24 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Push 5G Rollout By Five Years as New Quantum Issue Comes Up

There has been a lot of hustle-bustle in the telecom industry as of late, and the epicentre of all these issues seems to be the financially strained situation of the telecom operators. The industry which was once thriving like never before has come to a grim situation given the financial situation of the telecom companies which has worsened ever since the entry of the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance... Read More

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