Archive | February, 2011
Star India launches 4-channels in US
Star India has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Comcast, launching 4-channels into two additional U.S. markets, Washington, DC and the city of Philadelphia, PA. The Washington DC market availability includes the District of Columbia, Loudoun County in Virginia, and Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland. In addition, STAR India PLUS is [...]
Continue reading...Video calls on 3G mobiles allowed
24. February 2011
The government has permitted carriage of video calls on 3G mobile networks as long as the operators provide an undertaking that that they would provide interception capability by 31 July. According to a decision by the Communications and Information Technology Ministry, the operators have to develop required technical capabilities and get it tested by the [...]
Continue reading...TDSAT rejects RCom’s plea against BSNL
24. February 2011
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has dismissed Reliance Communication’s plea challenging the penalty and disconnection notices issued by BSNL for wrong routing of international calls in Karnataka circle in 2003. TDSAT bench headed by its chairman, Justice S B Sinha, said RCom’s plea was barred by limitation, there was no need to look into the merit of [...]
Continue reading...Four telcos to pay DoT penalty
24. February 2011
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) ordered Uninor, Videcon Teleservices, S Tel and Idea Cellular that secured 2G licences in 2008, to pay 60% of the penalty imposed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for their failure to roll out services on time. The four operators were given this direction in an interim order [...]
Continue reading...2G Scam: CBI arrests A Raja
24. February 2011
Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Former Telecom Mininster Thiru A Raja alongwith his then Personal Secretary, R.K. Chandolia and Former Telecom Secretary, Siddartha Behura in connection with the 2G Spectrum Scam. The arrest of A Raja, who has been questioned four times by the agency, comes over two months after he resigned in the wake [...]
Continue reading...DoT collects Rs 93 cr from penalty
24. February 2011
The government has collected Rs 93 crore penalty from new telecom operators for missing the network rollout deadline, even as some operators have approached the appellate tribunal TDSAT seeking a stay on it. “We have received Rs 93 crore from new operators. The total demand is Rs 219 crore,” said Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal. [...]
Continue reading...MTS extends MBlaze roll out in Rajasthan
24. February 2011
SSTL announced the extension of its mobile broadband service MBlaze in seven towns of Rajasthan -Alwar, Bhilwara, Ajmer, Bikaner, Kankroli, Banswar, Rajnagar. Within the next 15 days, the company plans to extend the mobile broadband services to a total of 33 towns across Rajasthan. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadbandindiamagazine.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fmts-extends-mblaze-roll-out-in-rajasthan%2F'; addthis_title = [...]
Continue reading...Norway keen on investment in India
24. February 2011
Norway has pledged full and long- term telecom investment interest in India and its government has committed itself to providing the best possible services to the country’s fast-growing telecommunications sector. Norway Government has a serious business interest in India and is committed to co-operation with New Delhi on a long-term basis, Norwegian Trade and Industry [...]
Continue reading...SingTel hikes stake in Airtel
24. February 2011
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said it had increased the stake in Bharti Airtel to 32.15% after it purchased shares worth Rs.136 crore from the open market. With this, SingTel’s stake in Bharti Airtel has gone up to 32.15% from 32.04%. SingTel through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Viridian, has purchased 40.75 lakh shares of Bharti Airtel for Rs.136 crore. [...]
Continue reading...3G voice and SMS at 2G rates Bharati
24. February 2011
Consumers who want to migrate to the 3G platform now have an incentive, with Airtel, India’s leading mobile operator, saying it plans to offer voice telephony and SMS on its 3G service network at rates that are at par with 2G services. Atul Bindal, president (mobile services of Airtel), said that the idea of offering 3G [...]
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25. February 2011
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