TRAI to fine operators for contravening MNP rules
September 19th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Wednesday said it will levy financial disincentives on operators for contravention of mobile number portability (MNP) regulations ranging ... Read more...
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59.31 mn subscribers opted for MNP till July: TRAI
September 9th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 59.31 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 7.2 million ... Read more...
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‘Lifetime plans should be offered till telecom permit allows’
September 5th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Lifetime mobile tariff plans offered by telecom operators are valid as long as the operator is permitted to provide such service under the licence, Minister ... Read more...
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Over 50 mn opted for mobile number portability till May
July 5th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 50.16 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 5.8 million ... Read more...
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iberry to launch low cost 3G tablet in July
June 27th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Chennai-based iberry India will launch a low cost 3G tablet loaded with Google's latest operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich -- Auxus AX03G -- ... Read more...
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45.89 mn subscribers opted for MNP till April: TRAI
June 27th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 45.89 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 5.11 million ... Read more...
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Mahindra Satyam net profit at Rs.534 crore
May 17th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Leading IT service provider Mahindra Satyam Thursday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs.534 crore for the quarter ended March 31.The firm had posted a ... Read more...
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Over 41 mn mobile users want to change operators
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Over 41 million mobile subscribers have submitted requests till the end of March to port their number to a different network through mobile number portability ... Read more...
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TRAI launches consumer portal, to track complaints
April 30th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday launched a portal to help subscribers lodge service complaints and track their redressal.Called the Telecom Consumers Complaint ... Read more...
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Srikon announces home-based primary care
March 28th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) With an aim to bringing back the concept of family physician, Srikon Healthcare Private Limited has announced a unique home-based primary care programme.Under the programme said ... Read more...
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Consumers tell lies to get rewards (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 16 (IANS) Consumers who tell lies during a service encounter are more satisfied than truth tellers when their lying fetches them rewards."Although we might expect that a positive ... Read more...
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Consumers can tell lies to get rewards
March 16th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 16 (IANS) Consumers who resort to lies during a service encounter are more satisfied than truth tellers when their lying fetches them rewards."Although we might expect that a ... Read more...
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32.79 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
March 6th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 32.79 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 3.39 million ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi airport Middle East’s second best: Survey
February 19th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 19 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi International Airport has been ranked the second best service provider in the Middle East by the Annual Airports Council International (ACI).It has ... Read more...
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Uninor revenue rises, parent firm writes down investment
February 8th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Uninor's revenue rose during the quarter ended December 2011 on an increased subscriber base while the parent company Telenor wrote down its investment of about ... Read more...
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Less than 5 percent users to be affected: TRAI
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Less than 5 percent users will be affected by the Supreme Court's order Thursday which cancelled 122 telecom, said the sector's watchdog."The move is likely ... Read more...
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29.24 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
January 30th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) About 292.4 lakh (29.24 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 2.83 million requests ... Read more...
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More foreign workers pour into China
January 21st, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) China is attracting more and more foreign job seekers as its economy shines amid the global slowdown.Nearly 600,000 expatriates live in China, according to the latest ... Read more...
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Khurshid remark no interference in 2G case, apex court told
January 17th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The government Tuesday described as "baseless" the allegation that Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid's opinion on a service provider facing trial in the 2G ... Read more...
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25.84 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
January 9th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) About 258 lakh (25.8 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Gujarat receiving the maximum number of 2.49 million requests ... Read more...
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Buy a house first to marry in China
January 8th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) Marrying in China seems to have turned a Herculean task for the male fraternity with majority of the women viewing ownership of an apartment as a ... Read more...
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India mulls bank account number portability
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) After allowing portability of mobile numbers and health insurance policies, the Indian government plans to give customers the flexibility to change his/her bank without changing ... Read more...
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Over 41,000 complaints against telcos in April-Oct
November 30th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Over 41,000 complaints against telecom companies for poor network and services were received by the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of ... Read more...
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Antitrust suit against Netflix thrown out
November 25th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge on Tuesday threw out the antitrust suit brought against media streaming outlet Netflix. The suit which was filed in 2009 by eight individuals was thrown ... Read more...
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RComm sequential quarterly profit rises 60.5 percent
November 12th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Telcom service provider Reliance Communications Saturday posted an increase of 60.5 percent in net profit at Rs.252 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30 against Rs.157 ... Read more...
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TCS subsidiary bags $2.2 billion contract
November 9th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Britain-based business process outsourcing (BPO) service provider and subsidiary of India's largest software company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Diligenta Wednesday said it had won a 15-year ... Read more...
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Kerala minister gets bail in SMS case
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thodupuzha (Kerala), Oct 22 (IANS) Kerala Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph Saturday appeared before a court here and secured bail in a case filed by a woman alleging she received ... Read more...
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Over 180.59 lakh opt for mobile number portability
October 20th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) About 180.59 lakh (18.1 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Gujarat receiving the maximum number of 17.63 lakh requests ... Read more...
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Pakistan threatens to block Google
September 19th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistan has threatened to block Google as its administrator was not helping the country's premier investigating agency in nabbing people involved in cyber crime.Interior Minister Rehman ... Read more...
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Over 155 lakh customers opt for mobile number portability
September 9th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) About 155.48 lakh (15.55 million) customers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Gujarat receiving the maximum number of requests at 15.51 lakh till ... Read more...
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TRAI relief on unwanted value-added services
July 5th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Bringing a major relief to the consumers, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday issued directives to telecom operators to charge customers only if a ... Read more...
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China’s rich snap up homes overseas
June 21st, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 21 (IANS) An increasing number of China's rich are snapping up properties overseas, the China Daily said Tuesday.This is being done in the expectation that domestic inflation will ... Read more...
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Over 85 lakh go for new mobile number
June 14th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Over 85.41 lakh (8.5 million) customers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) -- a service which allows users to switch operators while retaining their ... Read more...
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Over 64 lakh users opt for mobile number portability
April 29th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Over 64.23 lakh (6.4 million) customers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) -- a service which allows users to switch operators while retaining their ... Read more...
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Vodafone to buy out Essar’s stake in Indian subsidiary for $5 bn
March 31st, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Britain-based Vodafone Group Thursday said it would buy out its Indian joint venture partner Essar Group's stake in India's leading telecom company Vodafone Essar Limited ... Read more...
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