GSM operators add 16.6 lakh rural users in October: COAI

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 16:39

The total rural teledensity stood at 41.70 percent as on September 2013.

Allocate only 1 mn numbers per circle to Reliance Jio: COAI

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 15:24

Reliance Jio Infocomm has demanded 4 crore numbers to launch 4G operations in the country.

GSM mobile companies added 44 lakh new customers in September

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 16:04

GSM based mobile service providers jointly added over 44 lakh new customers, taking their cumulative customer base to 67.88 crore in September, according to data released by industry body COAI on Wednesday.

GSM body endorses Trai's recommendations on spectrum charges

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 22:28

GSM industry body COAI has endorsed sectoral regulator Trai's suggestions to implement a flat spectrum usage charge (SUC) on operators, even as Reliance Jio Infocomm has raised issues over the proposal.

DoT panel for doubling penalty on towers for EMF limit breach

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 15:55

GSM body COAI had earlier said about 99 per cent of the penalty imposed on towers for violating norms is due to procedural issues such as delay in submission of reports.

GSM users up by 1.78 million in Aug: COAI

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 22:14

Total number of GSM subscribers as of August 2013 was at 674.41 million. Bharti Airtel has maximum subscribers with 192.22 million users.

GSM players add 17.8 lakh users in August: COAI

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 15:42

The GSM subscriber base stood at 67.26 crore at the end of July this year.

COAI welcomes DoT advisory to states on mobile towers

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 19:44

The DoT has asked the states to refrain from sealing mobile towers or disconnecting power supply to them without the permission of its unit, TERM cell, on account of radiation related issues.

GSM players add 23.3 lakh rural subscribers in June

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 16:16

Bharti Airtel added the maximum of 12.6 lakh users during the month to take its subscriber base to 8.59 crore, followed by Idea with 8.8 lakh additions to increase its base to 6.87 crore.

National guidelines for telecom towers in two months: Official

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 19:27

In a bid to standardise the installation and execution of telecom towers across the country, a set of guidelines will be brought into effect in the next two months, a telecom department official said Thursday.

Mobile companies add 3.57 million GSM users in June: COAI

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 21:57

Subscriber additions by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and other GSM operators in India grew 0.54 percent to 671.13 million in June, data released by industry body COAI showed today.

Mobile subscriber base grew by 0.47% in May: COAI

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 19:51

Mobile subscriber base of GSM operators in India like Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and others grew marginally by 0.47 percent cumulatively to 66.75 crore in May, as per the data released by industry body COAI.