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Govt. mulls making fingerprints compulsory for new SIM cards subscribers
Government is looking forward to make it mandatory for the telecom service providers to take fingerprint or any other biometric feature of the subscriber when he/she applies for a mobile connection in future. As per the suggestions of Ministry of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Foreign Telecom vendors’ refusal to share design details delays TTSCC
Foreign telecom equipment vendors have refused to share their design details with the India’s telecom equipment testing lab- Telecom Testing and Security Certification Centre (TTSCC) for it may conflict with their business interests. TTSCC was decided to be set up at the Indian Institute ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Government considering giving TRAI authority to impose penalty
As per Telecom Ministry, the government is thinking taking away penalizing powers, which are used to punish service providers for not complying with rules and regulations, from the Department of Telecom (DoT), and giving these to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
"Bharat Mobile Scheme"
Union govt to proceed with “Bharat Mobile Scheme” The Union government is going ahead with Bharat Mobile Scheme to give mobile phones to 6 million families that live Below Poverty Line (BPL). The plan is being seen as similar to freebies ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
ISRO mulls to modify transponder allocation norms- the guidelines of SatCom Policy
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is cogitating to modify the guidelines of SatCom Policy related to allocation and pricing of satellite transponders for public and non-government users. The guidelines are being revised after consulting ISRO’s stakeholder departments and the multi-ministry ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Huawei Technologies working on Fifth Generation (5G) Technology
Chinese equipment maker Huawei Technologies is working on the Fifth Generation (5G) which will be probably available for use by 2020. Samsung has also promulgated that it has tested 5G technology and it will be ready for commercial use by ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs