January 28th, 2023 4:39 PM 14 COMMENTS

How Tariff Hikes Can Help Improve the Telecom Industry

Telecom tariff hikes in India have been a major talking point for quite some time now. While end users get to enjoy the benefits for what so ever reasons, everyone knows these tariffs are not sustainable for the Industry, and it is not even viable to run businesses for the huge investments involved. The Telecom industry is Investment hungry, and that doesn't just stop with a thing or two. We... Read More

November 6th, 2020 4:15 PM 82 COMMENTS

Vi and Airtel to Share Details of Segmented Offers With Trai: SC

The Supreme Court (SC) of India has asked both Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) to share all the details regarding segmented offers with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Two years back, in 2018, the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) had favoured telcos by allowing them not to disclose the details of their segmented offers with Trai. As per an ET Telecom report, hearing the appeal of... Read More

August 21st, 2017 10:08 AM 58 COMMENTS

How Jio Influenced the Recharge Pack Pricing of Incumbents and Changed Paradigm

Gone are the days when telecom subscribers bothered to do recharge twice. One for talktime and another for reducing the call rate which varied as per the telecom circle.The telecom market was flooded with talktime, special tariff vouchers, rate cutters, data packs, and SMS packs back then. It took a great amount of patience for a subscriber to finally zero-in on a suitable recharge offer. The roaming packs offered by... Read More

October 14th, 2012 5:59 PM 72 COMMENTS

Second Round of Tariff Hike – Idea Cellular is the Frontrunner

Mobile operators in India believe that the time of low tariff has gone and they are implenting the same for some time. First round of tariff hike saw voice call rate is priced to 1.5paisa/second from 1.2paisa/second, and Idea Cellular just starts second round of tariff hike. In the recent tariff guide for Tamilnadu circle, Idea Cellular is to charge 2paisa/second (Rs 1.20/minute) for all local voice calls, while STD... Read More

October 11th, 2012 1:40 PM 17 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications Launches Youth STV 24

After the launch of My College Plan at damn cheap rates for Young India, Reliance Communications (RCom) also comes up with another Special Tariff Recharge - 24 targeting students and youngsters in Maharashtra Goa Circle. This pack comes for Rs.24 which allows customers to stay connected with their friends with Free Unlimited Night calling (11 pm - 6 am) within the group (calling among the people who have purchased this... Read More

March 5th, 2009 9:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY (MNP):”THE NEXT BIG JUMP”

After the Long delays in implementing mobile number portability, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has finally zeroed in on two providers –Syniverse Technologies and Telcordia Technologies - for the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP) in India. Both the companies will provide solutions for 11 circles each of the total 22 circles in the country. Both the companies are big players in telecom solutions and have already implemented their MNP services... Read More

March 3rd, 2009 9:03 PM 4 COMMENTS

AIRTEL LAUNCHES UNLIMITED INTERNET SERVICE FOR BLACKBERRY USERS

Airtel today announced launch of new tariff plan for blackberry users offering unlimited access to email and Instant message service on Blackberry mobile for Rs 499 per month known as Personal Mail Service Plan which is highly meant for users who needs 24 hours connectivity via messenger and email service. The personal email service plan supports 10 email accounts with POP3/IMAP access and supporting popular instant message services which includes Google... Read More

February 27th, 2009 11:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

RELIANCE MOBILE CUTS GSM TARIFFS BY 50%

Reliance Mobile has reduced its GSM tariffs by 50% in Mumbai circle on First three Recharge which is currently being offered in the denomination of Rs 27, Rs 57 and Rs 107.According to the applicable tariffs of these three FRCs,Reliance Mobile GSM has slashed its local call rates from Rs 1 per minute to Rs 0.5o paisa per minute and STD rates from Rs 1.50 per minute to Rs 1... Read More

February 25th, 2009 10:17 PM 18 COMMENTS

VIRGIN MOBILE TO SOON STEP INTO GSM SERVICE !

Virgin Mobile will be soon launching its GSM service as soon as Tata Tele service enters into the GSM market.Currently Virgin mobile offers CDMA service under Tata Tele Service CDMA technology though Virgin mobile helps Tata Tele Service in designing,marketing and servicing and there is a revenue sharing arrangement between both the companies.Tata service is expected to launch its GSM service later this year. Virgin Mobile currently offers competitive tariff... Read More

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