January 2nd, 2012 6:21 PM 38 COMMENTS

DoT to TDSAT : Dismiss The Petition of Telecom Operators On 3G Roaming

Department of Telecom (DoT) today file an affidavit and requested to Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to dismiss the petition of telecom operators challenging the Government Directive to stop Intra-Circle 3G Roaming via ICRA immediately. In a strong rebuttal to Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel on the issue of Intra-Circle 3G Roaming, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has alleged that service providers have "not come with clean... Read More

December 22nd, 2011 1:37 PM 90 COMMENTS

DoT Asks Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular To Stop 3G Roaming Via ICRA

India's Telecom Ministry finally asked Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular to called off their mutual agreement for 3G roaming and stop 3G Roaming services via ICRA. The final decision taken by Department of Telecom after the unanimous view of telecom regulator TRAI, Law Ministry and DoT that such roaming agreement was in violation of the telecom licences (3G/UAS/CMTS) and allegations of alleged revenue losses to the exchequer because... Read More

December 14th, 2011 1:46 PM 50 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo and Aircel Terminate 3G Roaming Deal

Tata DOCOMO, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices and AIRCEL the fifth largest mobile service provider today called off their mutual agreement for Intra circle 3G Roaming services. According to our sources, both operator ended the deal soon after the Government/Department of Telecom said that such 3G ICRA or arrangements were illegal. 3G Roaming arrangement between Tata Docomo and Aircel was operational since July 19th, 2011 as we reported... Read More

November 22nd, 2011 5:43 PM 115 COMMENTS

Illegal 3G Roaming : Operator Trio Threatens To Exit From 3G Services

Looks like the honeymoon is over for subscribers as major operators like Vodafone Airtel and Idea has threaten to exit 3G services due to the dispute over the 3G roaming pact. As per the reports on IBNLive Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal, Idea Cellular Chairman Kumar Birla and Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao have written a joint letter to the PM.They want a refund of the 3G spectrum payments if intra-circle... Read More

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