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2018 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)

May 18, 2018

The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed every year on May 17 to raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, ..

Cabinet approves installation of telecom towers in cantonments, military areas

September 28, 2017

The Union Cabinet has approved proposal for revision of policy of Ministry of Defence for providing Defence land to Communication Operators for construction of Shared Communication Towers and allied Infrastructure. Decision in this regard was taken based on experience in ..

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Scientists develop new Wi-Fi system to offer super-fast connectivity

March 20, 2017

Scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands have developed a new wireless Internet network based on infrared rays that is reportedly 100 times faster than existing Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) networks. It has a huge capacity, more than 40 Gigabits ..

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Union Government allows Online Authentication using Aadhaar for new mobile connections

August 17, 2016

The Union Government has allowed online authentication using Aadhar for new mobile connections. In this regard Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued guidelines for Aadhaar Electronic-Know Your Customer (e-KYC). Key Facts The e-KYC seeks to make the online process of ..

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TRAI launches Myspeed App to measure real time mobile internet speed

July 6, 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched ‘MySpeed’ mobile application for measuring real time mobile Internet speed that consumers get. This is the first application to be launched under the Digital India initiative, which is directly trying to ..

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Telecom operators slash roaming call rate by up to 40%, SMS by up to 75%

May 2, 2015

Leading Indian telecom operators including Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Reliance Communication have slashed their roaming call rates by up to 40 per cent and SMS rates by upto 75 percent. This rate revision of telecom operators comes in line with ..

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