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Mobile tower emissions well below safe limits in India: DoT
Wireless communication is burgeoning and one of the fastest growing segments of the economy. Telecom towers are basic installation and are the backbone of…
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DoT plans to provide 3G/4G mobile data packs at cheaper rates
The Department of Telecommunications is on the verge of taking a huge step towards Digital India. Shri NK Yadav, Member Services, Dot, and CMD,…
DoT Secretary urged by COAI to dismiss TRAI’s request to Halve Airwave Block Size
The DoT received a letter from COAI requesting the Department of Telecom to overlook the sector regulators request to halve the block size of airwaves auctioned in the 2300 Mhz and 2500 Mhz bands; from 20MHz to 10Mhz. The letter…
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Bharti Airtel Limited consolidated Q3 2016 revenues at Rs. 24,066 crores
New Delhi, January 28, 2016: Bharti Airtel Limited, today, announced its audited consolidated International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) results for the third quarter ended…
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Telecom Ministry says Defence likely to release 150 MHz Spectrum for betterment of 3G/4G Data Services
There is a new experience expected to take place in all types of mobile services, including 3G and 4G. However, this will only be…
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Vodafone India invests 500 crores to reduce call drops and improve services in New Delhi, NCR
In a bid to enhance its services quality in New Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), Vodafone India has put in over Rs.…
Remember 19p per min calls app, Ringo? Telecos ban it for Domestic service
A P2P international calling app, Ringo launched local calling facility at 19p a minute. According to the company, the pricing was 90% cheaper than the call rates offered by existing telecom companies. Unlike other VoIP (Voice over IP) apps, Ringo…
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Telecom operrators can start spectrum trading as DoT issues guidelines
The government, on Tuesday issued trading guidelines that will enable telecom operators to acquire radio waves for mobile services from other companies to improve…
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Facebook stands firm on not withdrawing Internet.org from India
Despite so many controversies propagating, on Thursday, Facebook Inc. confirmed that it is not ready to withdraw internet.org, being called as ‘zero rated internet…
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Telecos show concern over sealing mobile towers, blame it for call drop issues
Mumbai High Court is likely to endure hearings on three cases under Justice V. M. Kanade on Monday. Interestingly, all these cases (Kiran Shantaram,…
Hike Messenger introduces Hike Call, free group calling feature for Android users
Hike smugly launched, on Friday, a new and much awaited feature of group calling that allows for connecting together of as many as 100 people at a time, dropping the beta tag over ‘voice over internet protocol’ too. This is,…
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DoT puts the blame of call drops on Mobile Operators
Dropped calls have become a commonplace, and it seems DoT is finally putting its foot down and talking about taking strict actions against call…
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ISPAI expresses inability to comply with vague and unimplementable government directive on porn
After a huge outcry against the government imposed ban on 857 porn sites in India, the U-turn came soon enough. Within four days, the…
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Porn Lovers takes their rage of Porn Ban in India out on Twitter
Internet Service Providers (ISP) in India have reportedly implemented an order from the Department of Telecom (DoT) that called for the blocking if all…