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Blasting mobile towers by Maoists won't halt telecom expansion:Pilot
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The blowing up of mobile towers by Maoists was not a deterrent to the government to take up expansion of telecommunication network in Naxal-affected areas
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Airtel presents AIRTEL WORLD SIM
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a unique SIM card for international travellers that allows you to receive incoming calls on your Airtel India number at very low rates.
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TRAI to start spectrum audit in three to four months
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will start an audit of spectrum available with the service providers in the next three to four months to find out how efficiently it is being used by them
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All post offices in State to be computerised by 2012
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All 1,200 post offices run by India Post in the State will be computerised by 2012, said Yesodhara Menon, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle
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RCom pays Rs 8,585.04 cr for 3G spectrum
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Reliance Communications on Monday paid Rs 8,585.04 crore to the government towards securing the 3G spectrum.
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More dead lines for MTNL, BSNL
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The average cell phone in Mumbai couldn’t get network for 1 hour and 39 minutes per month, while the average mobile across the state lost connectivity for 3 hours and 22 minutes a month
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You may have to pay a lot more for 3G experience
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The much-delayed auctions for third-generation spectrum may have enriched the government coffers, but consumers waiting to avail of the multimedia blitzkrieg that the technology promises may have to pay through their nose.
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Operators withdraw plea against Trai proposal
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Three leading telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular today withdrew their petition before sectoral tribunal TDSAT challenging the recommendations of TRAI on 2G spectrum.
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BWA auction set to start on Monday
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The government on Friday approved the provisional results for the 3G spectrum sale that fetched it a staggering Rs 67,719-crore bonanza, paving the way for starting the auction of the broadband wireless access (BWA) airwaves from May 24.
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All panchayats in the country to get Internet connection by 2013
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All the 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country will have Internet connection by 2013. This will be achieved through a mix of optic fibre, wireless and WiMax technologies, said Kuldeep Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL here on Tuesday.
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BSNL road shows
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is conducting road shows from May 19 to 29. A press release from BSNL said that the special features of the road show would include sale of new 3G and 2G- Mobile SIM cards
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Changes in Telegraph Act: Opinions divided
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As the Government plans to amend the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 to enable security agencies eavesdrop on conversations with certain safeguards, opinions are divided on whether the changes will comprehensively firewall its misuse.
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3G Auction update at the End of Day Twenty Nine
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Bidding process for the 3G auction continued for the 29th day today. As per the details given by the Department of Telecommunications, 5 more Clock Rounds were completed today.
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Free sms portal increases limit
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160by2.com, one of India's largest free SMS service providers, has increased its SMS character space to 145 characters from the earlier 80 characters.
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TTSL launches 'Tata walky FM' in Kerala
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Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), India's fastest-growing pan-India dual technology telecom service provider, today announced the launch of 'Tata walky FM', a stylish cordless phone with in-built-FM stereo.
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Vodafone launches new Mobile Connect packs
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Vodafone Essar, one of India's leading cellular services providers, on Tuesday launched two new Vodafone Mobile Connect Packs for its prepaid customers in Kolkata.
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Illegal mobile phone towers get sealed
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Authorities Wednesday sealed illegally erected mobile phone towers in the Indian capital.
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Telecom Regulatory says no to 2-G spectrum auctions, slashes licence fee
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that as of now, the 2G-spectrum on which mobile phones work, should not be auctioned.
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Trai rings gains for new telcos
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The Trai on Tuesday gave operators a huge reprieve by recommending that they pay market rates or a benchmark price linked to 3G auctions for all 2G spectrum holdings beyond 6.2 MHz.
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India telecoms regulator suggests lifting M&A restrictions
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India's telecoms regulator on Tuesday recommended ending restrictions on telecoms firms selling out, a move which will help consolidation in the world's fastest growing telecoms market.
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TRAI may call for auction of 2G spectrum over 6.2 Mhz
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Telecom regulator TRAI is likely to recommend the auction route for distribution of 2G spectrum beyond 6.2 Mhz to operators and suggest scrapping of the current practice of giving radio waves on the basis of the number of subscribers.
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CAG raps DoT for idling Rs 18,000-crore rural phone fund
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The Comptroller and Auditor General has pulled up the department of telecommunications (DoT) for not utilising funds of over Rs 18,000 crore collected for promoting rural telephony and giving a false picture about the unused sums.
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HC order on rooftop cell towers
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Private telecom companies constructing telephone towers on rooftops of any house would now take permission from respective local development authorities.
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Indian satellite launch postponed to June
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The Indian space agency is likely to launch its rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15), carrying its cartography satellite Cartosat-2B and couple of other payloads, sometime in June.
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Special train to showcase IT initiatives
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The government will soon launch a special train to showcase its e-governance initiatives, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Piolt said Saturday.
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