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. [...]
Department of Telecom could fail to meet the latest 3G auction deadline
Economic Times has reported that the Indian Department of Telecom might fail to meet the latest deadline to auction the 3G spectrum.
The report said that the DoT has still started work on preparing for the auction in December this year.
It was expected [...]
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 [...]
Mobile number portability in India delayed once again
Indian department of telecommunications has disappointing news for the mobile users in the country.
They have delayed the implementation of mobile number portability once again.
It was set to launch later this month. However, it would not be available till the end of the current year.
DoT said [...]
India gained 14.4 million new mobile subscribers in July
The numbers are out and they are phenomenal.
India gained around 14.4 million new mobile subscribers in the month of July.
With this, the country now has 442 million mobile users as per the latest information released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
Market analysts believe that [...]
Handsets without IMEI number to get new unique identification numbers
There is good news for Indian mobile users who own a handset without the 15-digit International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number.
They would now be able to obtain a new unique identification number for their mobile phones for just Rs. 180.
The government has now allowed [...]
TRAI rules that consent is must for value added services
Indian telecom regulatory body TRAI has ruled that mobile service providers would have to seek explicit consent from their subscribers before activating any value-added service on their accounts.
This is good news for mobile users in the country who often found themselves subscribed to paid services they [...]
India could soon have 11 digit mobile numbers
Mobile numbers in India are currently 10 digits long.
The ever growing mobile customer base is now demanding that the number of digits be increased.
The Indian department of telecom is now considering an 11 digit long mobile number system.
An inside source said: “With so many telecom service [...]
Indian market saw 13.82 million new mobile subscribers in February
Indian mobile market saw an addition of 13.82 million new mobile subscribers in February.
This is down from 15.41 million new subscribers in the month of January. But that was largely due to the launch of Reliance GSM service.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in [...]
India adds 10.81 million mobile subscribers last month
Indian telecom industry continues to shine as the country saw an addition of 10.81 million mobile subscribers in December 2008.
This was higher than 10.35 mobile subscribers which were added in November last year.
These figures were revealed by TRAI.
With this, the country now has around [...]
