Telecom

According to DoT, mobile subscribers can pay only up to Rs 20,000 in a single tranche when buying a service or downloading content using their prepaid account balance or through post-paid bills. Further, DoT has […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched Tarang Sanchar, a web portal for sharing information on mobile towers and electromagnetic field (EMF) emission compliances. The EMF portal has been designed to provide a public interface […]

Idea Cellular has launched its 4G services in Ranchi, Jammu and Assam. The operator plans to expand the coverage of its services to around 20 towns in the Jammu & Kashmir circle, 18 more towns […]

Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G services in Jammu & Kashmir. The operator has rolled out services in 25 towns across the Jammu region and 22 towns across the Kashmir valley. Airtel’s 4G services are […]

The Aditya Birla Group has received the final licence from the Reserve Bank of India to set up its payments bank, the Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank. The payments bank is a JV between Aditya […]

Post TRAI’s advice, RJIL has stated that it will withdraw its summer surprise offer as soon as operationally feasible, over the next few days. Under the summer surprise offer, RJIL was offering three months’ complimentary […]

The Advertising Standards Council of India has asked Airtel to remove or modify the advertisement claiming it to be the fastest network operator in India as per global internet metrics firm, Ookla LLC. The move […]

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Reliance Communications’ (RCOM) merger of its wireless division with Aircel and Dishnet Wireless. The CCI has also approved the proposed sale of RCOM’s 51 per cent stake […]

TRAI has told the Telecom Commission that policy decisions should be taken on the basis of consumer interest and not revenue maximisation. The regulator has further suggested that the government should allow telecom companies to […]

TRAI has sought an explanation from global calling card companies including Matrix, Uniconnect and Oneworld Teleservices over instances of unsatisfactory service quality provided to consumers. The move comes after an SMS-based survey initiated by the […]

TRAI has issued a consultation paper on the introduction of a unified licence (UL) for virtual network operators (VNOs) in order to allow them to provide voice and internet services. Through the consultation paper, TRAI […]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on the “Ease of doing telecom business in India”. Through the consultation paper, TRAI aims to make the regulatory and business environment in […]

DoT has extended the duration of prepaid mobile services for subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir and the north-eastern states by one year. According to a notification by the ministry, prepaid services in the two regions […]

According to a survey conducted by DoT, the issue of call drops is more severe indoors. As per DoT, around 220,935 subscribers participated in the survey, of which about 138,072 (62.5 per cent) reported call […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed all telecom operators to reverify their existing prepaid and post-paid subscribers through an Aadhaar-based electronic know your customer (e-KYC) process by February 6, 2018. This follows a Supreme […]

Vodafone India has awarded a 4G deployment contract worth $300 million to Ericsson. The contract has been awarded for the deployment of Vodafone’s 4G services in the Uttar Pradesh (West), Rajasthan, Odisha, Northeast and Assam […]

Bharti Airtel has partnered with Nokia to create a strategic roadmap for 5G technology and the management of internet of things devices. Under the partnership, Airtel will leverage Nokia’s end-to-end solution 5G FIRST, including its […]

The Delhi High Court has adjourned Vodafone India, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular’s plea against TRAI for imposing a penalty on the operators for allegedly denying interconnectivity to RJIL. Earlier, in October 2016, TRAI had […]

TRAI has released a consultation paper on the Regulatory Principles of Tariff Assessment. According to TRAI, there is a need to review potential anti-competitive practices, set out clearly defined standards of competitive conduct, and explore […]

TRAI has begun operator-assisted drive tests to monitor the level of call drops and voice quality across multiple cities. Operator-assisted drive tests are different from the independent drive tests conducted by the regulator earlier. These […]