Recently added articles from India Telecom:
U.S. lambastes India for devising confusing encryption norms relating to cellphones.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... The U.S. has criticized India's strict telecommunications norms, specifically those related to encryption relating to mobile phones, are detrimental to the security of U.S. firms operating in India. Encryption is basically a process that disallows unauthorized people from gaining access to ...
Aghast SC announces that mobile and cable operators are looting the Indian people.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... Reflecting the sentiments of millions of Indians, the Supreme Court of India has said that cable and mobile service providers are looting the people of the country. The observation was made by a Bench consisting of the Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan as well as Justice P ...
TDSAT issues notice to TRAI over the regulation on MTC.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... The TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Services and Appellate Tribunal) has slapped a notice on TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) over the regulator's recent move to reduce the MTC (mobile termination charge) to $0.004 a ...
CVC asks DoT to probe the allegations of under-reporting of revenues by Bharti.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The CVC (Central Vigilance Commission) has urged the Department of Telecom to probe the allegations of underreporting of Bharti Airtel's revenues with regard to its long-distance traffic. This development comes after MP Ajay Chakraborty had accused the telecom giant of charging ...
DoT explores legal possibilities to resolve the issue of additional spectrum allotment.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... In spite of the fact that the TDSAT (Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellant Tribunal) has given its order against the awarding of additional radio frequencies to operators apart from the obligatory 6.2MHz, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought legal consultation on this ...
DoT delays the allotment of additional spectrum to Bharti.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... India's Economic Times reports that the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) has deferred the allotment of additional radio frequencies to the country's biggest mobile operator Bharti Airtel in Orissa after the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal's (TDSAT) recent ruling ...
ISPAI approaches TDSAT to sue DoT.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... The ISPAI (Internet Service Providers Association of India) has filed a petition in telecom tribunal TDSAT to sue the Department of Telecom (DoT) for its ruling that forced ISPs to return their spectrum in the BWA (broadband wireless access) segment. Earlier, the DoT had asked the ISPs to ...
TRAI directs service providers to get written consent from VAS users.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications regulator TRAI has asked the operators to get written consent of their users who have signed up for value-added services (VAS) like caller ringback tones/hello tunes, in order to prevent accidental activation. TRAI opines that this methodology of consent provision ...
Auctioning of 3G services likely to be delayed further.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd.)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... It would hardly be surprising to find PSUs Mahaganar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) and Bharat Snchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) being the only 3G service providers for some time, as the much-talked-about auctioning of these services is likely to be delayed once again owing to a seemingly ...
DoT's panel opines that license renewal must be linked to the spectrum's market price.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The newly established committee set up by the Indian government for resolving all problems pertaining to spectrum allotment has concluded that the renewal of the concession each year must be linked with the frequency's market price. Mobile service providers in the country own a 20-year ...
SC stays order from TDSAT over domestic leased circuits.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... The Supreme Court of the country has stayed an order from TDSAT which had ignored the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI's) DLC (Domestic Leased Circuits Regulation, 2007). The regulation needs state-run telecom operators MTNL and BSNL to deliver interconnection for last-mile ...
DoT seeks explanation from RCom on its network launch in Jammu and Kashmir.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Reliance Communications)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... India's Department of Telecom (DoT) has sought an explanation from Reliance Communications (RCom) on its move to launch a GSM cellular network without obtaining prior permission from security services. The department has asked the firm to prove that its GSM network is capable of being ...
SC allows TRAI to go ahead with the consultation over DTH pricing.(POLICY & REGULATION)
May 01, 2009 ... The Supreme Court of India has asked the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) to kickstart the consultation pertaining to tariff structure for DTH (direct-to-home) services. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan issued notices to the regulator, Zee Turner, Tata Sky ...
DTH operator Big TV allies with CNN-IBN to launch special election news program.(WIRELESS)
May 01, 2009 ... The DTH (direct-to-home) unit of Reliance Communications (RCom) TV has stated that it had tied up with news channel CNN-IBN to unveil a special election news program called iNews that would allow its users to get access to information, news, text-based news stories, tickers, and headlines ....
AUSPI approaches TDSAT against the telecom regulator over MTC.(WIRELESS)
May 01, 2009 ... India's CDMA body, Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI), has moved TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Services Appellate Tribunal) against TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) challenging its move not to bring about the desired reduction in connectivity rates ....
Nokia unveils its E75 model in the Indian market.(WIRELESS)
May 01, 2009 ... Nokia announced that it has launched its E75 model in India. The new phone would be available for $527.98 in the world's fastest-growing mobile market. The company announced that the new model is equipped ...
COAI plans to challenge TDSAT's ruling relating to dual-tech norm.(WIRELESS)
May 01, 2009 ... The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents the GSM operators in the country, plans to challenge the directive of the Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellant Tribunal (TDSAT), which enabled service providers to provide cellular services via GSM and ...
LG launches two new mobile phones in India.(WIRELESS)
May 01, 2009 ... Handset maker LG announced that it has unveiled two new cellphones in India: the LG KM335 and LG GM200. The handset firm says that Indian mobile users would be completely enamored of the exciting audio experience offered by these two new phones with their interesting music features. LG ...
UTV launches new cellular music video channel.(WIRELESS)
May 01, 2009 ... The digital unit of UTV, UTV New Media has unveiled a new cellular music video channel called UTV@Play for the users of Idea, BSNL, MTNL, and Vodafone. These services are available at a per day subscription price of $0.6. Interested users would need to send a text message to their ...
Idea to sell its licenses in six circles to bring in $171 million.(WIRELESS)
May 01, 2009 ... Indian mobile service provider Idea Cellular intends to sell its mobile licenses in six service areas of the nation. According to DNA Money, the company plans to sell its spectrum in Karnataka and Punjab circles. Sources revealed that the operator is also ...