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Mobile internet subscribers reach 34 cr, Airtel leads the chart
Jul 20, 2016, 07:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Total mobile Internet subscribers in India reached 342.65 million (34 cr approx.) as on March 31, 2016 with Bharti Airtel leading the chart. The data was shared by Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha in
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Reliance Jio to launch MNP facility for customers to take on rivals; deals on postpaid plans also in offing
Jul 20, 2016, 06:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: The much-anticipated launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G LTE services, that has already launched price wars among leading telcos, seems to have much more up its sleeve to take on market leaders. After word
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Data tariff war continues: Idea slashes mobile data rates again
Jul 19, 2016, 03:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Jio's launch, Idea Cellular joined the price war with Bharti Airtel and released price slash of data tariffs. "Idea Cellular has now slashed the rates of its 4G, 3G BIG Internet
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Ahead of Jio launch, Airtel follows Idea and cuts prepaid mobile data tariffs by up to 67 percent
Jul 18, 2016, 11:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to compete with other telecom majors, Bharti Airtel has slashed data rates for its prepaid customers, offering up to 67 per cent more benefits for the same price. The telecom
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Idea Cellular cuts data charges, to compete with Airtel and Reliance Jio
Jul 15, 2016, 06:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to compete with rivals, Reliance and Airtel, Idea Cellular today has slashed mobile internet rates to offer more value to customers on their 4G, 3G and 2G data packs. Airtel
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Telecom shares hit following Congress’ allegations of Rs 45,000 cr ‘scam’
Jul 08, 2016, 12:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress alleged Rs 45,000-crore telecom scam of six leading telecom companies and also said that Modi government was "scrumptiously taking steps" to protect the interests of those telcos. This has lead to drastic
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Call drops: Dealing with the menace or just shifting goal posts?
Jun 29, 2016, 11:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: It is nothing short of an irony that the world’s second largest mobile user market that boasts of being the world’s fastest growing economy is plagued by poor infrastructure and overloaded networks to
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Idea slashes data prices by up to 50 per cent for night surfing
May 18, 2016, 01:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Idea Cellular launched an affordable range of 4G/3G night data packs that are customised for night surfers, enabling them to save up to 50 per cent of their cost. Idea subscribers can avail
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Telco cartel earns Rs 250 cr a day, does nothing to curb call drops: AG tells SC
Apr 21, 2016, 09:55 PM ISTA “cartel” of 4-5 telecom firms having a billion subscribers making Rs 250 crore a day does is not making any investment in their network to improve services to check call drops, the government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Idea, Vodafone, Airtel emerge as top gainers in mobile number portability: Kotak
Apr 13, 2016, 06:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Idea Cellular has emerged as the biggest gainer of the mobile number portability (MNP) scheme in the last five years, Kotak Institutional Equities said here on Wednesday in a five-year scorecard. "The
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Idea Cellular selects Nokia to provide 4G technology in 3 circles
Apr 11, 2016, 02:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Idea Cellular has selected Nokia to provide the technology for its 4G LTE rollout in three of its key regional circles -- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, a company statement said here on
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Reliance Jio to soft launch its 4G services this month, full roll-out expected by December: UBS
Apr 06, 2016, 06:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid speculation over the actual date of the roll-out of Reliance Jio 4G telecom services, a top global financial services firm, UBS, said while soft launch was expected by the end of this
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BSNL to launch 4G Services in 14 Telecom Circles
Apr 04, 2016, 10:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: State-owned BSNL is gearing up to launch 4G services in 14 telecom circles where it has 20MHz liberalised broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum. The company, which has already soft launched 4G services in
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Reliance Jio 4G services to be available from April, 75GB 4G Data & 4500 Mins talktime for Only Rs. 200
Mar 30, 2016, 02:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, is preparing for a soft launch of its 4G services soon, Credit Suisse said in a note on Tuesday. Jio has already launched services for
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Advani supports opposition at crucial meet on net neutrality
National | May 22, 2015, 10:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani embarrassed his own government when he called for annulling the meeting of representatives of private internet service providers Airtel, Vodafone and Idea on contentious net
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Airtel, Vodafone, Idea slash national roaming rates
May 01, 2015, 09:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom operators including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance slashed their national roaming rates by up to 75 per cent weeks after regulator Trai cut ceiling tariffs.Country's largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel said its
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Pay 25% of bid amount in 10 days, Ravi Shankar Prasad appeals to telcos
Mar 27, 2015, 11:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has appealed to the telecom companies to pay the 25% of the upfront money amounting to Rs. 29,000 crore due from the spectrum auctions by March end.The govt
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Spectrum auction: Leading telecom operators commit about Rs 85,000 crore to government
Mar 27, 2015, 10:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: The leading telecom operators in the country Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular will contribute more than three quarters to about Rs 1.098 lakh crore proceeds to the government from spectrum auctions.Together,
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Govt eyes Rs 1 lakh crore from spectrum sales starting today
Mar 04, 2015, 08:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Eyeing a record high spectrum sale of Rs 1 lakh crore, the government kick-starts a bumper spectrum auction from today.Those fighting the high-stakes battle are telecom behemoths like Bharti Airtel, UK's Vodafone and
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Microsoft Mobile ties up with Idea Cellular for paid apps
Jan 12, 2015, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Microsoft Mobile has joined hands with Idea Cellular to provide paid applications to Idea users, which will be based on operator billing on the Windows Store.This means that subscribers will no longer need