Airtel to deploy e-KYC solution in 5,00,000 stores
Mobile operator Bharti Airtel on Sunday said it has rolled out over 20,000 units of Aadhaar based e-KYC solution across India, and plans to have the facility deployed in over 500,000 retail outlets, including in rural pockets, in the coming months.
Sep 18, 2016, 18:50 PM IST
Reliance Jio effect: Airtel, Idea, RCom and others lose Rs 16,997 cr in m-cap
Telecom stocks were hit by severe selling pressure Thursday, falling sharply by up to 11 per cent in intra-day trade, which wiped out Rs 16,997 crore from their market valuation after RIL chief Mukesh Ambani read out aggressive plans for Reliance Jio network.
Sep 01, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
Warning message on banned sites: ISPs run into technical issue
Internet service providers are facing technical limitations in complying with a Mumbai High Court order that required them to display error message to visitors of blocked websites warning them of 3 years' jail and a fine of up to Rs 3 lakh in case they use it.
Aug 26, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
Telcos to be asked to implement Delhi-like action plan in city
Expressing concern over the poor quality of mobile services in the financial capital, especially on its lifeline rail network, Telecom Secretary J S Deepak on Tuesday said telcos will soon be asked to prepare an action plan on lines of one being uundertaken in Delhi to improve the services.
Aug 23, 2016, 16:41 PM IST
Jio test uses commercial airwaves, but no revenue to govt: COAI
Upping the ante in its fight with Reliance Jio, cellular operators' body today alleged that free data and voice being offered by the new operator under beta test is generating huge traffic using spectrum allocated for commercial use, but not yielding revenue share for government.
Aug 22, 2016, 18:26 PM IST
India's largest spectrum auction to start from September 29
In the latest, Telecom Department has announced that bidding rounds for the biggest-ever spectrum auction will begin from September 29. The sale will include mobile airwaves worth Rs 5.63 lakh crore at the base price value.
Aug 08, 2016, 18:40 PM IST
Bharti Airtel Q1 profit dips 31% to Rs 1,462 crore
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported around 31 percent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,462 crore for the first quarter of 2016-17 mainly due to high capital expenditure during the period.
Jul 27, 2016, 19:26 PM IST
Call drops: Telcos commit Rs 20,000 crore for towers, seek new spectrum
Grappling with mobile call drop menace, telecom operators on Monday committed to install 1 lakh towers within a year, entailing investments of about Rs 20,000 crore, and sought more spectrum from the government.
Jul 25, 2016, 15:43 PM IST
HC junks Vodafone plea against IT demand of over Rs 7.5 crore
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Vodafone's plea challenging a demand of over Rs 7.57 crore imposed on it by the Income Tax department for not deducting TDS for the assessment year 2013-14 on discount given to distributors towards sale of recharge coupons.
Jul 22, 2016, 18:45 PM IST
Airtel cuts pre paid data tariffs giving up to 67% more data
Telecom major Airtel on Sunday announced it was increasing data benefits by up to 67 per cent, in effect cutting data tariffs for pre-paid customers.
Jul 18, 2016, 10:53 AM IST
Telecom Ministry clears Airtel-Aircel 4G spectrum trading deal
Telecom Ministry is learnt to have cleared the Rs 3,500-crore 4G spectrum trading deal between service providers Bharti Airtel and Aircel.
Jul 10, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
Govt will do every bit to recover dues from telcos: Telecom Minister
Hitting back at the Congress, the government on Friday said the alleged 'telecom scam' was the UPA regime's "sin" that the present dispensation has to clean and it will do "every bit to recover every single penny".
Jul 08, 2016, 20:13 PM IST
Expect to announce merger with Aircel soon: RCom
Having extended talks with Aircel twice, Reliance Communications (RCom) on Thursday said it expects to announce the merger with the company "very shortly" after the signing of a "binding definitive" pact.
Jun 23, 2016, 17:04 PM IST
DoT paves way for Internet-based networks with new amendment
In a boost to telecom operators providing Internet protocol-based services such as 4G, the Department of Telecom has allowed interconnection among such networks of service providers
Apr 22, 2016, 22:35 PM IST
Call drops: Telcos earning Rs 250 crore a day but not investing to improve services, says TRAI
A "cartel" of 4-5 telecom firms having a billion subscribers are making Rs 250 crore a day but not making investments on their network to improve services to check call drops, government told the Supreme Court on Thursday
Apr 21, 2016, 19:30 PM IST
Call drops: Supreme Court to resume hearing today
The Supreme Court will resume hearing on call drop case on Tuesday.
Apr 05, 2016, 10:08 AM IST
India telecom subscriber base crosses 104-crore mark
Telecom users in the country crossed 104-crore mark with mobile service provider adding over 70 lakh new customers in January 2016, says a Trai report
Mar 28, 2016, 22:06 PM IST
Trai to comply with SC order on call drops: Chairman
Telecom regulator Trai today said it will comply with the Supreme Court order asking it to consider the technical aspects of calls drops and if regulations on penalty could be amended
Mar 18, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
'Telcos should not be allowed to act as Net gatekeepers'
The final views of Trai are likely to be out by this month-end.
Jan 22, 2016, 23:34 PM IST
Consumers have right to be compensated for call drops: TRAI
Consumers have the right to get compensated for call drops and this was different from the quality of service guidelines that cellular service providers have to follow under the licence conditions, TRAI told Delhi High Court Friday.
Jan 15, 2016, 22:46 PM IST
