After bravely going where no others dared, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has cut the validity of its Rs 68 3G recharge scheme from 5 days to just 3 days. The 1-GB-for-Rs-68 scheme was launched by BSNL in the beginning of this year and had instantly become a big hit as it was extremely cheap […]
The Cellular Operators’ Association of India, which represents the interests of major telecom companies such as Bharti Airtel Ltd and Idea Cellular Ltd, has opposed any move to allow “a particular operator” (understood to be Reliance Jio) to use state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s cellular network for its voice services. “We are made to understand […]
India is likely to have pan-India mobile number portability from Friday, according to telecom industry sources. “Most of the glitches have been overcome, and all operators have implemented the technical changes,” said an industry source. The Department of Telecom had given a two month extension from May 3 — the last deadline — for the […]
With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India removing termination charges for calls from landlines, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has announced that its landline users can make unlimited calls to any network in India from 9 pm till 7 am. This is, by far, the cheapest such scheme available in India. Usually, companies charge around […]
The department of telecom has opposed TRAI’s suggestion to auction the CDMA spectrum surrendered by Tata Teleservices (Tata DoCoMo) in the upcoming auctions, saying that there is a chance that the spectrum may have to be returned to the operator. However, in its response to DoT’s doubts, the TRAI reiterated that the spectrum should be […]
BSNL will offer 10% extra talk time for users recharging with Rs 1,000 or more and waive off processing charges and others levies for those with Rs 200 to 999. The offer will be applicable for 90 days from 25.03.2014 in all circles. BSNL has increasingly found the going tough as private competitors often offer […]
Investigating agencies are probing irregularities at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd in the payment of daily wages and in purchase of diesel for mobile towers in three states, the ministry of IT and communications said in a statement. The states where the irregularities have come to notice are Bihar, Karnataka and Punjab, the ministry said. “In Karnataka […]
