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India’s GSM subscriber base up 9.31 mn

September 10th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) India's GSM customer base rose by 9.31 million in August, taking the total tally to 335.5 million, data released here Thursday said. According to the Cellular Operators ...

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Telecom regulator amends value added services rules

September 4th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India's telecom regulator Friday made it mandatory for operators to twice seek confirmation from cell phone users before they subscribe to value-added services (VAS). Under the amended ...

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Uniform licence fee for telecom operators soon

August 31st, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The government is mulling a uniform licence fee for various services offered by telecom operators, a top official said here Monday. "The DoT (Department of Telecommunications) is considering ...

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3G spectrum base price fixed at Rs.3,500 crore  (Lead)

3G spectrum base price fixed at Rs.3,500 crore (Lead)

August 27th, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The wait for next generation telephony is finally over with an empowered group of ministers Thursday fixing the base price of third generation (3G) radio waves ...

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India adds 9.47 mn new GSM subscribers

August 11th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) India added 9.47 million GSM subscribers in July, taking the total tally to 325.7 million, official data released Tuesday said. The subscriber addition in July is higher ...

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‘Don’t stifle basic mobile telecom to push 3G services’

‘Don’t stifle basic mobile telecom to push 3G services’

July 26th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS -
By Pupul Dutta New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The growth of India's mobile telephone industry can suffer if the government continues to link the allocation of radio spectrum for service providers to ...

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India’s GSM user base rises by nearly 9 mn

July 13th, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India's GSM-based mobile subscriber base grew by 8.89 million in June, as compared to the 8.3 million added in May, an industry body said here Monday in ...

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Chandigarh’s school bus operators call off strike

July 13th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Private school bus operators, on strike for the past four days against a government order making speed governors mandatory in all buses, Monday evening called off their stir ...

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Import of Chinese cell phones without identity code banned

June 17th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Import of Chinese mobile phones without unique identity code numbers has been banned, India's commerce ministry announced. "Import of mobile handsets without International Mobile ...

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Cyclone havoc: roads blocked, rivers swollen in Sikkim

May 26th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Gangtok, May 26 (IANS) With heavy downpours, landslides and blocked highways, the northeastern state of Sikkim Tuesday had little time to count the losses caused by the fierce Cyclone Aila, which has ...

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Telecom industry rings in with directory full of expectations

May 19th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS -
By Pupul Dutta New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Allocation of frequency for telecom service providers and new rules for subscribers to switch operators using the same telephone numbers are among the policy initiatives ...

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Software developed to embed security code in handsets

May 4th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Over 2.5 crore owners of cheap handsets, that stood to be banned in India as these did not have the regulatory unique 15-digit identity code, can breathe ...

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Rural areas fuel telecom growth in India

Rural areas fuel telecom growth in India

April 24th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS -
By Pupul Dutta New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) When most sectors are bearing the brunt of global economic slowdown, India's telecom industry is continuing with its high growth saga, thanks to the ...

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UK may soon have world’s most comprehensive surveillance system

April 6th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Apr.6 (ANI): Details of every email sent and website visited by people in Britain are to be stored for a year as part of what campaigners claim is a massive assault ...

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Telecom tribunal upholds dual spectrum policy

March 31st, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The telecom tribunal Tuesday upheld the government's dual spectrum allocation policy, allowing companies to offer mobile services under CDMA as well as GSM domain. Hearing a petition filed ...

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Mukherjee to head ministerial panel on 3G spectrum (Lead)

March 5th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The government Thursday named External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee - seen as the man for all reasons - as the head of a group of ministers (GoM) ...

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India adds 8.12 million GSM subscribers in December

January 12th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India's GSM mobile phone operators maintained their fast paced network expansion, adding 8.12 million new subscribers in December, a statement issued here said Monday. The total base ...

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Spectrum should be allotted to all successful bidders: Operators

December 16th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Reinforcing the argument for equal opportunities during spectrum allocation, cellular operators Tuesday requested the government to allocate third generation (3G) spectrum simultaneously to all successful bidders. ...

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Blueline owners oppose court’s move on compensation

August 26th, 2008 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday suggested adopting a new scheme to disburse money to the victims from penalty collected from the owners of Blueline buses, but the ...

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Bus strike in Madhya Pradesh called off

July 1st, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, July 1 (IANS) The two-day-old strike by transporters in Madhya Pradesh was called off Tuesday after Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promised to study their demands sympathetically. More than 15,000 buses ...

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Madhya Pradesh bus strike called off

July 1st, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, July 1 (IANS) Transporters in Madhya Pradesh Tuesday called off their two-day-old strike following Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's assurance that the government would look into their demands sympathetically. "The strike ...

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Private bus operators, cabs call off strike in Hyderabad

June 7th, 2008 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, June 6 (IANS) Owners of cab taxis and private buses Friday called off their two-day long strike after the state government assured it would look into their demand for withdrawal of ...

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Cabs, private buses go off roads in Hyderabad

June 5th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) More than 25,000 cabs and private buses went off the roads here Thursday as the owners began an indefinite strike demanding withdrawal of Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed ...

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Regulator says powers limited to curb unsolicited calls

May 13th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday was shocked to hear that even the telecom regulator does not have the powers to regulate direct marketing agents and others in ...

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Airtel crosses 800,000 customers in Himachal

April 20th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by admin -
Shimla, April 20 (IANS) Airtel Bharti, the oldest mobile service provider in Himachal Pradesh, has crossed 800,000 customers in the hill state, a company official said Sunday. "According to figures released by ...

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Telecom operators welcome new terms for infrastructure sharing

April 1st, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by admin -
(Lead) New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) India Tuesday unveiled new guidelines for telecom operators to share transmission systems and cables in a move to reduce call tariffs and increase rural connectivity, which have ...

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COAI questions Virgin’s ‘backdoor’ entry, seeks clear policy

March 20th, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Opposing the Virgin Group's entry into mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) services in India, leading cell phone service operators of the dominant GSM technology have urged authorities ...

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Regulator’s move on telemarketing calls unfair: operators

March 18th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Indian telecom operators Tuesday decried the industry regulator's move to impose monetary penalties for unsolicited telemarketing calls and SMSs made to the subscriber. The Telecom Regulatory Authority ...

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March 13th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by admin -
'Study underway on defence ministry's spectrum needs' New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A technical study is underway on the defence ministry's spectrum requirements before the balance is released for private telephony operators, parliament ...

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Tata-Virgin tie-up can go ahead, says DoT

March 5th, 2008 - 8:35 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Wednesday said it will not stop Tata Teleservices from launching mobile phone services in partnership with Britain's Virgin Mobile, but it sought ...

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