Airtel expects TRAI to protect telcos sales amid OTT onslaught

Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 21:56

Amid huge public outcry on the social media against these proposed charges, the company dropped the plan.

GSM players add 41.5 lakh rural subscribers in December: COAI

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 18:37

GSM mobile operators added 41.5 lakh net subscribers in rural areas last month, taking the overall base to 31.97 crore, industry body COAI said Tuesday.

GSM mobile operators add 82.1 lakh subscribers in Nov: COAI

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 20:24

GSM mobile operators added 82.1 lakh users in November taking their overall subscriber base to 67.02 crore at the month end.

GSM telcos add 3.79 million rural subscribers in October: COAI

Last Updated: Monday, December 1, 2014, 18:57

The rural subscriber base stood at 307.54 million at the end of September, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.

'TRAI imposed Rs 50 lakh fine on nine telcos for poor service'

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 23:27

Telecom regulator TRAI has imposed cumulative penalty of Rs 50 lakh on nine mobile operators for failing to meet quality of service benchmarks in the second quarter ended June 2013, official sources said.

Priority is protecting customers' personal data: Apple

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 00:01

Asserting that its priority is to protect the personal data of customers, US tech major Apple today said it "does not collect or maintain a mountain of personal details about users" and that its iMessage and FaceTime applications are completely safe.

Apple accused of securing preferential terms with mobile operators for iPhone

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 15:22

According to the report, the revelations come as the European commission considers whether to take action over Apple''s contracts with operators.

Tata Comm launches solution for voice offerings

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 16:12

Tata Communications Monday launched a suite of managed services that will help mobile operators to run their voice calls in a more efficient and profitable manner.

'Govt likely to get Rs 23,000 cr through one-time fee'

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 17:20

The government is likely to get over Rs 23,000 crore through one-time spectrum fee that has been levied on mobile operators for holding spectrum beyond a prescribed limit, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

DoT to request for EGoM meeting in early November

Last Updated: Friday, October 26, 2012, 15:28

Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said that recommendations made by Telecom Commission will be placed before the EGoM for final decision.

Dual-tech telcos request PM to shelve one-time fee proposal

Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2012, 12:48

An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram had last week proposed imposition of a one-time fee on GSM mobile operators holding more than 4.4 MHz of spectrum and CDMA operators with over 2.5 MHz airwaves.

'Operators take proactive steps to comply with emission norms'

Last Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 11:05

Mobile operators have completed redesign of their network infrastructure to meet new tower emission norms to be effective from September 1, 2012, GSM industry body COAI has said.