Indian Cellular Association (ICA)

JioPhone at 'effective zero price' clever marketing: COAI

The Reliance Jio's new 4G-enabled feature phone at a fully refundable one-time payment of Rs 1,500 will offer free voice calls to customers with unlimited data when they recharge their account for Rs 24 onward whereas the full-month service will cost Rs 153 only.

Jul 21, 2017, 22:36 PM IST

Dual SIM 4G smartphones have network speed issues: IT minister

In March, industry body COAI has alleged that there has been a "massive influx of untested and uncertified smartphones" which are affecting network quality and responsible for high call drops in the country.

Jul 19, 2017, 17:17 PM IST

DoT insists on GPS in feature phones, may raise prices by 50%

The government has made it mandatory to install Global Positioning System (GPS) in all mobile phones, including feature phones that will be sold in India, from January 1, 2018 so as to locate subscribers in emergency situations.

Jul 09, 2017, 19:53 PM IST