No price hike at Malaysian mamak shops, Indian restaurants
December 31st, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 31 (ANI): Customers at mamak and Indian restaurants in Malaysia will not be asked to pay more for their teh tarik and roti canai as the two associations representing ... Read more...
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Pesky calls to nag customers for one more month
December 28th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Pesky calls will continue to trouble the subscribers for one more month as the telecom regulator Tuesday gave the mobile phone firms another month to curb unsolicited ... Read more...
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Telecom firms ask government not to stop 3G phone services
December 21st, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Telecom operators Tuesday asked the government not to stop the roll-out of third generation (3G) phone services, saying they will soon come up with a method ... Read more...
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Third party should keep stolen mobiles’ database, say firms
December 18th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A third party regulator should maintain the database of stolen mobile handsets and the equipment identity register should be maintained on a national level, say telecom service ... Read more...
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India’s GSM phone subscribers grow 3.4 percent in November
December 16th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) India's GSM phone subscriber base grew 3.4 percent in November with the addition of 17.5 million subscribers taking the total number of subscribers to 526 million, the ... Read more...
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Telecom sector needs policy certainty: Assocham president (Interview)
December 12th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Even though the Indian telecom industry is growing the fastest in the world, a stable policy framework is crucial to maintain the expansion and ... Read more...
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Telcos support TRAI’s move on unsolicited commercial calls
December 1st, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Telecom service providers are optimistic that the regulator's move to allocate telemarketers a phone number beginning with '70' and the proposal of hefty fines for violators will ... Read more...
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You can change your mobile operator but retain number
November 25th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sahay
Rohtak, Nov 25 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal launched the eagerly-awaited mobile number portability scheme in Haryana Thursday to allow cellphone users to change their operators while retaining existing ... Read more...
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Idea hopes to draw numbers from portability regime
November 24th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Telecom service provider Idea Cellular is confident of attracting a large number of users after the rollout of mobile number portability (MNP), an official said Wednesday."Our focus ... Read more...
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India adds 14.7 million GSM subscribers
November 18th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India's GSM subscribers base grew 3 percent in October with the addition of 14.7 million subscribers with telecom giant Bharti Airtel alone signing over 3 million users. ... Read more...
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Many airport security checks redundant: BA chairman
October 27th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) The "excessive" security at airports that requires passengers to remove their shoes and have their laptops inspected are pointless, the chairman of British Airways has said.Martin Broughton, chairman ... Read more...
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UK must dump US’ ‘redundant’ airport security checks’ line: BA Chairman
October 27th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27(ANI): British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton has claimed that some of the security checks faced by passengers in Britain are 'completely redundant' and should be scrapped.Addressing the annual conference of ... Read more...
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India’s GSM subscribers base grows by 2.58 percent
October 15th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India's GSM mobile subscribers base grew 2.58 percent in September with the addition of over 12.4 million subscribers with the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(BSNL) alone signing ... Read more...
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Mumbai cable operators block Colors against ‘Big Boss’ (Lead)
October 14th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) Acting on an appeal from a senior Shiv Sena leader, most cable operators in Mumbai and Thane Wednesday blocked Colors TV, the channel that airs reality show "Bigg ... Read more...
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Bulk SMS AND MMS ban hit enterprise messaging solution firms
September 27th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sahay
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Enterprise messaging solution (EMS) companies are incurring losses daily due to the government's ban on bulk short message services (SMS) and multi media ... Read more...
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Blackberry issue: DoT awaiting technical upgradation by telecom operators
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications Thursday said it was yet to get the technical compliance report from various telecom operators testifying that they have technically upgraded their network ... Read more...
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India’s GSM subscriber base grows by 2.89 percent
September 15th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India's GSM mobile subscribers base grew 2.89 percent in August with the addition of over 13.51 subscribers, with Bharti Airtel alone signing over two million users to ... Read more...
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Cellular operators told to furnish accounts to CAG
August 2nd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday directed cellular operators to furnish details of their accounts on revenue sharing with the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to the Comptroller and Auditor ... Read more...
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Court orders de-sealing of mobile phone towers (Lead)
July 8th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to de-seal the illegal mobile phone towers in the capital within five days if the ... Read more...
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Telecom operators concerns referred to internal committee
July 7th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The government Wednesday referred the objections raised by telecom operators to the recent recommendations of the regulator, including a controversial move to charge players holding spectrum in ... Read more...
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Cellular operators told to pay hiked tower fee to MCD (Second Lead)
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked cellular operators to pay half the enhanced fee for mobile phone towers to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Fixed Deposit ... Read more...
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Operators told to pay MCD in three days for mobile towers
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked cellular operators to pay half the enhanced fee for mobile towers to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in Fixed Deposit Receipts ... Read more...
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Fear of mobile tower radiation grips Delhi area
June 12th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Residents in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh are demanding the demolition of a mobile phone tower in the residential area, alleging that electromagnetic radiation from it ... Read more...
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Hearing on cellular operators’ plea put off
June 8th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a petition by cellular operators challenging the jurisdiction of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to seek ... Read more...
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Stay on panel for Delhi’s mobile phone towers (Lead)
June 4th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed a single bench order asking the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel to study ... Read more...
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Court stays panel on Delhi’s mobile phone towers
June 4th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed a single bench order asking the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel to study ... Read more...
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MCD unwilling to reduce hike in mobile towers licence fee
May 24th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday told the Delhi High Court that it is not ready to lower the hiked licence fee on the mobile towers ... Read more...
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GSM operators add 11.18 million users in April: COAI
May 21st, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India's GSM operators, excluding Reliance Communications, added 11.18 million mobile users in April, expanding the subscriber base to 433 million, data provided by cellular operators association of ... Read more...
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‘3G auction completion takes India a step forward’
May 19th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Wednesday said the conclusion of auction for spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services takes India's telecom sector a step ... Read more...
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Sealing of Delhi’s illegal mobile phone towers put off till Monday (Lead)
May 19th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Restraining Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from sealing illegal mobile towers till next Monday, the Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the agency on the rationale behind ... Read more...
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No sealing of Delhi’s illegal mobile phone towers till Monday
May 19th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the sealing of illegal mobile phone towers by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) till Monday.
Staying the sealing drive, Justice Kailash Gambhir ... Read more...
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CDMA operators ask government to accept TRAI proposals
May 19th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) CDMA operators have asked the government to accept the telecom regulator's recommendations on capping of spectrum in circles, cost for buying additional spectrum, and mergers and acquisitions, ... Read more...
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No more sealing of cell phone towers, MCD tells court (Lead)
May 13th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) In a breather for cell phone operators, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it will not seal illegal mobile phone ... Read more...
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Court stays sealing of illegal mobile towers
May 13th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed the sealing of illegal mobile towers here and asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Cellular Operators Association to ... Read more...
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Delhi’s unauthorised cell phone towers to be sealed
May 11th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will seal illegal cell phone towers within its administrative jurisdiction, an official said Tuesday.
As per the new cell phone tower policy ... Read more...
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