Mobile Number Portability requests in India increased to 5.84 in January 2019
Under MNP, wireless telephone subscribers can retain their mobile numbers when they relocate from one service area to another.
Mar 26, 2019, 15:52 PM IST
How to link Aadhaar with mobile number using IVR: Here's a step-by-step guide
Aitel, Vodafone and Idea are allowing re-verification of mobile number using OTP based authentication for users.
Jan 03, 2018, 12:24 PM IST
Mobile number not linked with Aadhaar? Don't worry, govt will not disconnect it
DoT is waiting for the Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar issue.
Nov 08, 2017, 11:38 AM IST
Three new methods to link mobile number with Aadhaar – Check out
The re-verification exercise is scheduled to be completed by early 2018.
Oct 26, 2017, 14:14 PM IST
Govt simplifies Aadhaar-based verification of existing SIMs
The government has initiated a series of measures, including allowing re-verification at subscribers' doorstep and One Time Password (OTP) based authentication of existing users.
Oct 25, 2017, 14:57 PM IST
Telecom subscriber base crosses 1,198 million in April
The telecom subscriber base in the country reached 1,198.89 million in April but growth continued its downward trend in line with slower pace of new customer additions by Reliance Jio.
Jun 13, 2017, 23:47 PM IST
Vodafone income dips 3.4% to Rs 13,900 crore in June quarter
Vodafone India on Friday reported a 3.4 percent dip in revenue to 1.57 billion pounds (around Rs 13,900 crore) for the three months to June -- despite an over 22 percent rise in data income -- bogged down by fall in rupee and income due to regulations.
Jul 22, 2016, 16:43 PM IST
India mobile subscriber base to top 500 mn; fastest growing market in world
India is set to have more than half a billion (500 million) unique mobile subscribers, or actual individual subscribers, by 2015-end, thanks to affordable devices, easy tariff and digital literacy drives, a study by GSM telecom players global body GSMA said on Thursday.
Nov 26, 2015, 18:52 PM IST
Soon, telecom companies may compensate users for call drops
Plagued by the vexed problem of call drops, telecom regulator TRAI on Friday proposed that service providers should compensate mobile subscribers for call drops and poor quality of services.
Sep 04, 2015, 20:09 PM IST
Now get mobile data deactivated by a call or SMS to 1925
The new directive from telecom regulator TRAI follows a large number of complaints from customers that mobile operators were keeping the process of deactivation very complex to earn extra revenue.
Aug 07, 2015, 18:46 PM IST
India adds 26 mn mobile subscribers in Q1: Ericsson
India grew the most in terms of mobile subscribers across the world with 26 million net additions in the first quarter this year, a report by telecom equipment maker Ericsson said Wednesday.
Jun 03, 2015, 19:16 PM IST
Only 6% mobile users in India over 50 years of age: Telenor
Even though India has over 96 crore mobile subscribers, only 6 percent of them are over 50 years of age, indicating that senior citizens are not fully receiving the benefits of mobile Internet, says a survey.
May 21, 2015, 21:25 PM IST
India has 95.5 crore mobile subscribers
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said this was a reflection on how much the mobile phone network has expanded in the country.
Mar 18, 2015, 13:33 PM IST
One billion new unique mobile subscribers by 2020: Report
The new GSMA report forecast that the number of unique mobile subscribers will increase from 3.6 billion at the end of 2014 to 4.6 billion by 2020, increasing by four per cent per year over this period.
Mar 05, 2015, 15:53 PM IST
Trai's android app for feedback on telecom service quality
Mobile phone subscribers can now give instant feedback on quality of services provided by operators to regulator TRAI through online or through an Android based mobile application.
Jan 25, 2015, 11:51 AM IST
Mobile transaction users to hit two billion by 2017: Report
Over two billion mobile phone or tablet users will make some form of mobile commerce transaction globally by the end of 2017, up from 1.6 billion this year, according to a new report.
Nov 18, 2014, 16:57 PM IST
'1 billion mobile subscribers added in last 4 years'
The world has added more than a billion mobile phone subscribers in the last four years alone, with the total number reaching 3.2 billion, almost half the earth's population, organisers of an industry event here said.
Oct 14, 2014, 11:35 AM IST
Trai suggests no extra entry fee for full MNP service
The government is trying to achieve full MNP by March 2015.
Sep 05, 2014, 21:23 PM IST
