Telecom Tuesday

This Is How Airtel, Jio Are Blocking Websites In India: Internet Censorship's Modus Operandi Revealed According to a report published by Medianama, it has been found that the internet service providers, Airtel and Jio have been making…

Airtel, Dish, d2H, Siti Execute New Cable TV Rules; But Uncertainty Over Star Plus, Zee & Other Premium Channels Pricing The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI’ s TRAI’s new tariff order NTO 2.0 is all over the telecom and…

TRAI’s Telecom subscription numbers for month of July 2014 are out and it is 9th month in a row where mobile subscriber numbers have increased. This nearly opposite to the scenario we saw in late 2012 to 2013 when mobile subscriber numbers…

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has laid down stringent quality guidelines for Wireless Data Services that Telecom Operators will have to abide by. This is going to come as much relief to Mobile and Internet users in India who have…

Earlier in the month, Idea Cellular was first to announce huge rate cuts on international roaming for their post-paid customers. Reliance quickly followed it up and slashed their rates on their VOIP network Reliance Global Call . Now,…

The domestic mobile Tariff wars have settled, but for international roaming charges, the war is just getting started. Idea has announced launch of “Idea iRoam pack” for post-paid customers which will offer 75% discount on all international…

Telemarketers are yet again facing TRAI’s wrath. In last 18 months, TRAI has come up with many regulations to ensure that mobile subscribers are kept away from highly frustrating Spam SMSes and Pesky callers. This is especially true in case…

Its all about Mobile Apps these days isn’t it? Airtel has become the latest Indian company to launch its own mobile app that will allow customers to manage various Airtel services like postpaid, prepaid mobile connection, broadband,…

Tata Docomo which has been known for its innovative data and voice plans have launched a revolutionary plan which allows unlimited voice calling for their post paid customers for only Rs. 899/-. And if you are thinking it is only on…

This is something which Vodafone should be really proud about – They have set a Guinness World Record for an uninterrupted call of 25 hours 11 minutes & 40 second. That’s an entire day and some more… The uninterrupted telephone…

TRAI has taken a serious note of Telecom Operators presenting convoluted ways of  presenting the Tariff advertisements, which essentially are not understood clearly by a average mobile user and hence gets fleeced by the mobile…

After nearly 2 years, Blackberry has finally agreed to setup its server in Mumbai, India. This controversy has had quite a effect on Blackberry’s business in India. According to the latest report by convergence catalyst, Blackberry…

From an Indian mobile consumer point of view, last few months have been great. TRAI has been coming up quite a few directives that are pro-consumers. At the same time, for telecom companies, it is a nightmarish period - these new TRAI…

According to reports appearing in media, Vodafone, the 2nd largest Telecom Operator has decided to go ahead and disconnect the services of mobile users who have not used their cellphones to make or receive calls for over 60 days. This is…

I am sure you have heard this phrase often - “Arre yaar mujhe missed call de de sirf” - Missed call phenomenon is rampant in India and it is for a reason. It helps millions of people in India communicate for free. It is also something…

This is an excellent move by Tata Teleservices. According to the latest press release sent to us - Tata has decided that it will bring all their CDMA, GSM as well as Photon consumers all under one brand - Tata Docomo! Over last couple of…

Since last Saturday I am unable to make calls from my idea connection to any number on BSNL network connections. This is most likely due to the non-payment of interconnect usage charges (IUC) by Private Mobile Operators. IUC are essentially…

The Indian Telecom subscriber count has reached 806.13 Million by end of January 2011, thanks to unabated growth in mobile subscribers. India added 18.99 Million new Mobile subscribers in January to take the total mobile subscriber count to…

I have already got on the 3G bandwagon – Have used 3G data card and also 3G sim card on mobile and I have not been too happy with it. I am not going to name the provider – But this post essentially is to find out from collective wisdom of…

Bharti Airtel commenced its journey in India more than a decade ago with a promise of delivering world-class and affordable services. Now, the company has fulfilled those aspirations and moves on to the global stage with a new brand…