India’s telecom regulator Trai has reportedly dismissed incumbent telcos’ demand that the interconnect usage charge (IUC) be fixed as the minimum price of a voice call at 14 paise per minute. In an interaction with ET, Trai chairman RS Sharma termed incumbents’ demand as ‘too much noise’. “I don’t think … Read More
4G entrant Reliance Jio’s speed of acquiring net active subscriber has slowed down, even as incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular continue to see healthy net active subscriber additions, Kotak Institutional Securities said in a note. Kotak said that the 4G entrant is seeing the slowdown due … Read More
After fighting rigorously over the network speed claims by Bharti Airtel, Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio has now opened up a new battlefront against India’s leading telecom operator. Jio has now reportedly approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India seeking highest penalty on Sunil Mittal-led telco for violating tariff … Read More
The tariff war is heating up in India with every passing day. Almost all the telecom operators in the country have come up with tariff plans that offer high validity for prepaid users to counter Jio’s Dhan Dhana Dhan offer. There’s no denying the fact that prepaid users are getting … Read More
Bharti Airtel, has joined forces with ‘Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion’ to unveil a bunch of special products for the fans of the upcoming mythological movie. Under this partnership, the telco is launching a range of Airtel Baahubali 2 products to its users including a special SIM card, new 4G … Read More
With the entrance of Reliance Jio, the entire telecom scene in the country has changed entirely. Incumbent Operators are now looking to lure customers by offering better plans than the new entrant. The result is 1GB of data every day along with unlimited calls for ten weeks under Rs. 400 … Read More
Bharti Airtel has started sending out emails to its loyal customers saying that it will offer free data for one more month via the MyAirtel app to make its customers holidays even better. Back in March, Airtel offered free data to all its postpaid customers to celebrate the India’s fastest … Read More
Bharti Airtel has terminated the services of its Vice-President and Head of Alliances, Pallab Mitra for violation of the code of conduct according to an official mail to employees sent by the company’s Chief Human Resource Officer B Srikanth. This is the second high-profile termination since the telco sacked its … Read More
India is finally catching up with other countries in terms of the internet speeds. Just two days ago, ACT Fibernet, India’s third largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) launched a new wired broadband service which delivers speeds up to 1 Gbps. It is worth noting that this is the first time … Read More
Airtel and TrueCaller have come together for TrueCaller Caller ID function to feature phones. With this collaboration, even the feature phones would get the TrueCaller service without the need of the internet. As per the company, the callers will be informed of the caller’s identity with the help of TrueCaller’s … Read More
Bharti Airtel, today announced that they have successfully sold over 190 million shares of its subsidiary Bharti Infratel representing 10.3 percent, to a consortium of funds advised by KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”). The total value of this secondary deal is over Rs. 6193.9 crores (approx. Rs. … Read More
The telecom disputes settlement appellate and Tribunal (TDSAT), the telecom tribunal on Thursday asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to re-examine its nod to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s free promotional services offer. On January 31, the TRAI held that Jio’s free voice calling and data plan was not a … Read More
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