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
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today launched its much awaited third generation 3G mobile services in Mumbai. MTNL Mumbai 3G tariff plans starts from Rs.250 per month at very affordable entry cost. MTNL 3G Services include wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment. MTNL’s Chairman and Managing Director R.S.P Sinha gave a demonstration during the launch and he also cited that 3G... Read More
The Sahara group has picked up an 11.7% stake in Chennai-based telecom company S Tel, which has unified access services licenses.The government parlance for telecom licenses that allow wireline as well as wireless services in a service area has also given start-up spectrum for Sahara group in Bihar, Orissa, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, North East and Assam for Mobile Service. According to a report submitted by the telecom... Read More
GSM mobile service providers are opposing the 11-digit mobile numbering proposal on grounds that it would inconvenience the country’s 390 million subscribers. They are also seeking to end the exclusive two-digit operator code provided to three service providers. The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) Technical Engineering Centre has recommended the new numbering plan, expecting the industry to run out of mobile numbers since the subscriber base has been expanding by 10... Read More
Number portability is six month away from reality US based Telcordia which is rolling out the service in the Southern part of India on the first phase of roll out is highly dependent on how keenly mobile operators support this venture. Ashok Sapra, MD, MNP Interconnection Telecom Solutions said, to some extent we are dependent on the deliverable by the operators, DOT and TRAI. While I know all of the... Read More
In an initiative that would take the mobile service offering in Mumbai to a new level, MTNL Mumbai state run mobile service provider today kicked off its first ever Network Campaign a campaign inviting new subscribers to try and experience MTNL’s improved EDGE and 3G ready GSM network strength. This offer will function as a tool to gauge the company’s confidence in their network capacity, which has enhanced more traffic... Read More
On a plea registered by electronics engineer Somasundaram Ramkumar, Madras High Court has banned mobile phone makers including Samsung, Mirc Electronics and Spice Mobile and various retailers such as Ebay India and Rediff.com from making or selling cell phones having multiple SIM holding. Mr. Ramkumar, who claims to hold patented rights over the technology used to create such handsets, had accused few handset manufacturers and retailers of breaching his patent... Read More
Telecom operators are ready to reduce Roaming SMS tariff after being warned by Telecom regulator (TRAI) for overcharging. At present, a phone call is cheaper than an SMS for roaming customers, because competition has forced telecom companies to keep call rates low. When a customer is traveling out of his home network, roaming tariffs apply.For instance, a Vodafone subscriber in Delhi, using the services of his operator, while in Mumbai,... Read More
International or Overseas calls to India are likely to become more expensive. Four leading operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Aircel met telecom regulator Trai last week, seeking approval to charge foreign telcos more for terminating overseas calls into India. If this proposal is cleared, Indian telcos together can earn over Rs 4,000 crore annually from incoming international calls. This proposal of the GSM telecom operators is supported... Read More
MyToday SMS service has run into yet another blockade this time from Vodafone.Vodafone has blocked the short code 575758 so that subscribers can’t request or receive sms from 575758. Earlier Airtel had blocked MyToday SMS service quoting the service do not comply with telecom regulations in November 2008.Vodafone's initial remark has been that MyToday service do not entail with Trai's National Do Not Call (NDNC) regulations. TRAI had rolled out... Read More
STD and ISD calls may get cheaper as the government may accept TRAI’s recommendation of using calling cards which gives subscribers an option to choose operator. TRAI’s Recommendation Also Quotes Network Sharing Within Operators. Introduction Of Calling Cards. Upgrading Telecom Base. Telecom analysts believe that use of calling cards will increase competition within operators in the long-distance segment in turn will benefit millions of subscribers. Read More
IDEA Cellular,one of the leading telecom operator in the country, has bagged the prestigious Golden Peacock Award 2008 for its innovative product, 'My Gang', at the "19th World Congress on Total Quality" held at Mumbai recently. IDEA's 'My Gang'–the first ever Community User Group on prepaid, targeted at youth for creating and sharing Identities in the Cyber & Mobile space, was declared the Most Innovative Product winning the Golden Peacock... Read More
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still nothing. The nearest you can have BSNL 4g is at Kalyan.
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kaha hai 4g, pune ma 2g chal raha hai, aur mar mar ka 3g.
Hope they come smaller cities soon don't want to pay Airtel a penny anymore
