India now has more than 500 million telecom customers
Indian market continues to grow at an amazing rate when it comes to telecom and mobile services.
The country now has 500 million customers of landline and mobile services.
India reached this milestone in September this year.
At the end of September month, India had 509 million telephone subscribers. [...]
MTNL 3G connection in Mumbai for Rs. 109 online!
Indian government owned telecom giant Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited has announced that they are going to offer new 3G mobile connections for just Rs. 109 in Mumbai region.
These connections would be prepaid in nature.
The company said that these connections would come with affordable service [...]
Airtel Freedom Plan: Per second billing for mobile users
Airtel has become the latest mobile service provider in India to launch per second billing plan.
This was first introduced in the market by Tata DOCOMO and has proved to be extremely popular.
The company has launched their Airtel Freedom mobile plan.
It is available to all existing and new [...]
India bans pre-paid mobile phones in Kashmir
Indian government has now banned the sale and usage of pre-paid mobile connections in Kashmir region.
Sources say that this ban was implemented to stop the usage of these mobile devices for terrorist activities.
Prepaid phones are easier to get compared to postpaid ones and this is a preventive measure.
Government [...]
3G auction in India now set for January
Indian government has announced that they would launch the much delayed 3G spectrum auction in January 2010.
This auction would be open to interested companies in India and abroad.
India has one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world and 3G is likely to become the next [...]
TRAI considering making per second billing mandatory for all mobile service providers
CNBC has reported that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is now considering making it mandatory for all mobile service providers in the country to offer per second billing.
Tata DOCOMO started this trend in India by letting customers pay per second of mobile [...]
Tata Teleservices to use BSNL towers!
Tata Teleservices has announced a deal with state owned telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
This deal would allow Tata to use BSNL mobile towers for their own services.
This deal would last for a period of 15 years.
The company said that as part of this deal, TTSL [...]
Tata DOCOMO GSM service is now available in Haryana
Mobile users in Haryana have something to cheer about. They can now get themselves a GSM connection from Tata DOCOMO.
Tata DOCOMO is currently the hottest mobile player in the market today. The company registered the maximum number of new subscribers last month.
Tata DOCOMO has been [...]
Tata DOCOMO: Unlimited GPRS Plans are already history!
Tata DOCOMO launched with a big bang.
The company arrived on the scene with some of the best offers we have seen in recent times from a GSM player.
However, things are already starting to look shaky.
Tata DOCOMO had 2 unlimited GPRS plans a couple of days ago. [...]
December 31 2009: Latest date for Mobile Number Portability launch in India
Mobile users in India have waited for a long time for the number portability system to arrive in the market.
It was supposed to be launched long time ago but massive delays have ensured that we are still waiting for it to arrive.
Industry experts [...]
