telecom

Six telcos add 8.18 million new mobile customers in Dec 2016: COAI

January 31, 2017 4:32 pm

The growth of subscribers in December among the six mobile operators was led by Idea Cellular which added 2.84 subscribers.

Call drop: Telcos to install 150,000 towers by March 2017

December 28, 2016 1:41 pm

Telecom service providers plan to install more than 150,000 more base transceiver stations (BTS) till March 2017

Govt to launch toll free number '1955' for call drops

December 19, 2016 7:33 pm

Telecom operators have been directed not to charge any integration, maintenance, operational fee from MTNL.

Telecom customer base shrinks to 1,053 million in August

November 26, 2016 10:03 am

Telecom subscriber base in the country declined by over half a per cent to 1,053.4 million in August

Telecos question TRAI's test results on call drops

June 03, 2016 5:06 pm

Telecom operators said the issue is limited to area where there are problems in installing towers.

Trai rejects denies blind permit to telcos for closed network content

June 03, 2016 4:24 pm

Trai also said that it cannot allow violation of its rule on differential pricing as it has been notified after extensive consultation process.

TRAI issues pre-consultation paper on Net Neutrality

May 30, 2016 6:21 pm

TRAI, in a separate paper, is in process of exploring model for providing free Internet within framework of Net Neutrality.

Telecos using Radio-Link Technology to mask call drops

May 30, 2016 1:17 pm

The call remains artificially connected and the user is billed for the entire duration. Will TRAI take action?

BSNL in talks with Reliance Jio, Vodafone for a 2G roaming agreement

May 09, 2016 4:55 pm

Once the agreement is finalised, BSNL customers will also have access to the networks of Reliance Jio and Vodafone.

Mobile connectivity to reach 55,669 villages by March 2019: DoT

May 08, 2016 12:31 pm

For deeper digital penetration in rural areas, the government has taken up the BharatNet project.

What the Supreme Court did not address in its Aadhaar verdict

June 18, 2020 2:35 pm

There are still many unanswered questions about aadhaar despite the Supreme Court's verdict of more than 1,400 pages. Usha Ramanathan tells us the concerns that the poor of India still have, what making aadhaar voluntary means and whether the linking

Net Neutrality: Rajat Katharia, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER explains

April 23, 2015 1:47 pm

Internet.org is free, no one has to pay to join the app: Ankhi Das of Facebook

April 23, 2015 1:42 pm