Telecom News
Trai lowers roaming charges for calls, SMSs
PTI: Jun 17, 2013 at 1511 hrsThe changes will come into effect from next month.Nokia ties up with New India Assurance for mobile phone insurance
PTI: Kolkata, Jun 11, 2013 at 1638 hrs ISTThe cost of the insurance cover would be 1.25 per cent of the handset cost.Bharti Airtel sees 0.5% dip in revenue share in March qtr
Mumbai, Jun 11, 2013 at 0042 hrs ISTBharti Airtel saw a 0.5% dip in its revenue market share (RMS) for the March quarter, while Aditya Birla Group company Idea Cellular witnessed the highest increase in its market share in terms of revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, according to data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
3rd round of spectrum auction within 70 days of EGoM nod
PTI: New Delhi, Jun 09, 2013 at 1751 hrs ISTEGoM is expected to meet soon but no date has been decided yet.
In a first, telecom firms lose customers in state
Avinash Nair: Ahmedabad, Jun 09, 2013 at 0422 hrs ISTIn the last one year, telecom operators in Gujarat lost over 26,000 mobile customers overall.
Mukesh Ambani, Anil strike Rs 120 billion telecom tower pact
Reuters: Mumbai, Jun 07, 2013 at 1143 hrs ISTReliance Jio Infocomm, a unit of Reliance Industries, is rolling out a nationwide 4G network.
Reliance Jio Infocomm to treble headcount, says 4G groundwork almost done
fe Bureau: Mumbai, Jun 07, 2013 at 0227 hrs ISTReliance Industries (RIL), which is betting big on the telecom sector, looks to treble the unit’s employee strength this year, taking the total headcount to 10,000, chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday.
Reliance Jio Infocomm to unleash tariff war, offer bouquet of services
Press Trust of India: Mumbai, Jun 06, 2013 at 2155 hrs ISTReliance Jio Infocomm, is set to offer a bouquet of services at drastically lower prices.
Airtel gets shareholders nod for 5% stake sale for Rs 6,796 cr
PTI: Mumbai, Jun 05, 2013 at 1510 hrs ISTAirtel sought approval of shareholders for issue and allottment of upto 1,99,870,006 equity share.
Vodafone tax row: Cabinet approves conciliation
Reuters: Jun 04, 2013 at 1950 hrsUK telecoms carrier was not liable to pay any tax over the acquisition.
OnMobile to acquire Livewire Mobile for $17.8 mn
PTI: Mumbai, Jun 04, 2013 at 1458 hrs ISTThe acquisition of Livewire Mobile will help us consolidate our global leadership position in RBT.DoT slaps Rs 1,263 cr fine on Vodafone India for under-reporting revenues
Press Trust of India: New Delhi, Jun 03, 2013 at 2130 hrs ISTThe penalty woes for Vodafone India have refused to go with the DoT imposing a fresh fine.
Nokia Siemens to shut Kolkata fixed-line factory
PTI: Kolkata, Jun 01, 2013 at 1856 hrs ISTNokia Siemens Networks will close down its fixed-line manufacturing facility in city from July 31.Tata Communications eyes Rs1k cr from 3 non-core assets
Shubhra Tandon: Mumbai, May 29, 2013 at 0322 hrs ISTTATA Communications is looking to raise around R800-1,000 crore by selling at least three non-core assets. These include staff quarters and data centres the company got when it acquired a majority stake in state-controlled VSNL in 2002.
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