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TRAI ink LoI with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) deepen bilateral cooperation in telecom and broadcasting...
India, China home to 39% of young Internet users: UN report
According to recently released report-ICT Facts and Figures 2017, India and China are home to 39% of the 830 million young people worldwide who use the Internet. The...
Vodafone, Idea merge to create India's largest, world's 2nd largest telecom company
Kumar Mangalam Birla-led telecommunications major Idea Cellular has agreed to merge with the Vodafone India, Indian unit of the UK headquartered Vodafone Plc. The blockbuster merger will create...
Sunil Bharti Mittal appointed as Chairman of GSMA
The Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises Sunil Bharti Mittal was appointed as Chairman of GSM Association (GSMA). He succeeds Jon Fredrik Baksaas who will step down at...
Union Government forms panel to resolve telecom penalty row
The Union Telecom Ministry has formed a committee to look into the regulator TRAI’s recommendation of a Rs. 3,050 crore penalty on top three telcos — Airtel, Vodafone...
TRAI recommends Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone & Idea
Telecom Regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended Department of Telecom (DoT) to impose combined penalty of 3,050 crore rupees on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea...
Reliance Communications and Aircel to be merged
Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (RCom) has signed a deal with Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB) for merger of wireless businesses of Aircel Limited with itself. The merger is...
BSNL inks MoU with Microsoft for enterprise business
State-run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed a strategic business Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft India. The MoU was signed to offer telecom and...
Union Cabinet approves Spectrum Usage Charge for the spectrum in various bands
The Union Cabinet has approved the rates for Spectrum Usage Charge (SUC) for various bands of spectrum for which auction are going to be conducted shortly. With this...
TRAI launches mobile app for subscribers to register complaints against pesky calls, SMSes
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a DND (do not disturb) services mobile application for telecom subscribers to register their complaints against pesky calls and...
TRAI penalty on Telcos for call drops illegal: SC
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that Telecom companies will not compensate mobile phone users for inconvenience caused by call drops. In this regard, the apex court...