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Microsoft to Shut Down Skype Today in Favour of Microsoft Teams: How to Transition and What’s Next
Microsoft will be retiring its legacy video-conferencing platform Skype today (May 5). It offered Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities. The announcement was made in February, with the Redmond-based tech giant prioritising Teams app as the main free consumer communications offer...
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Internet Services Suspended In Parts Of Bengal's Birbhum Till March 17
Internet and voice-over-Internet telephony services have been suspended in at least five Gram Panchayat areas of Sainthia town in West Bengal's Birbhum district to prevent the spread of rumours and unlawful activities, officials said on Friday.
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Microsoft to Shut Down Skype in May Following Emergence of Microsoft Teams
Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Skype — its legacy video-conferencing platform — starting May 5, 2025. Debuted in 2003, it was known for its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities which led to its acquisition by the Redmond-based technology company in 2011.
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Jio 5G Services to Roll Out Across India by December 2023, Says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Jio, the nation's biggest telecom firm, will expand 5G telephony services offering ultra high-speed internet connectivity to every part of the country by December 2023, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday.
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5G Telecom Services to Be Launched on October 1 by PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday launch the 5G telephony services, ushering in an era of ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones. According to an official release, 5G will be launched by the Prime Minister in select cities on Saturday and it will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years. The cumulative ec...
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Adani Group to Compete With Rival Mukesh Ambani’s Jio in 5G Spectrum Auction, Aims to Set Up Private Network
Adani Group announced on Saturday that it would participate in the July 26 5G spectrum auction, in order to set up a private network to help digitise its businesses from airports to energy to data centres. This means that the company will not enter the consumer mobile telephony space, where Ambani's Reliance Jio is the largest player, alongside Sun...
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WB Madhyamik Exam 2022: No Internet In Some Areas On Exam Days To Stop Cheating
WB Madhyamik Exam 2022: The notice said intelligence reports have been received that internet transmission and voice over internet telephony may be used for "unlawful activities in certain areas over the next few days".
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Telcos Can Keep Call Data and Internet Usage Record for Minimum 2 Years, DoT Mandates
Department of Telecom (DoT) has extended the duration of archiving call data and Internet usage records of subscribers to two years from one year due to security reasons.
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Internet, Mobile Services In Kashmir To Be Restored Tonight, Say Police
Mobile telephony services and fixed line Internet across all telecom service providers will be restored in Kashmir valley at 10 pm today as the situation remains peaceful and under control, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said.
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BSNL Unveils 'Wings' Internet Telephony Service and 'Pay per Use' Prepaid Landline Plan to Rival Jio
One-time activation fee for BSNL's Internet telephony VoIP service has been set at Rs. 1,099. Unlimited voice calls are applicable with BSNL's prepaid landline service.
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Telecom Commission Clears TRAI Proposals on Internet Telephony, Consumer Grievances Ombudsman
The proposals were approved by the commission chaired by telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan.
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DoT to Take View on TRAI's Pending Proposals by March 31
TRAI's recommendations pending with it, including on net neutrality and Internet telephony, by March 31, a senior government official said.
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TRAI Suggests Framework for App-Based Calling on Mobile Networks
The TRAI recommendations to the DoT are meant for service providers holding valid telecom licences and exclude calls made from mobile apps like WhatsApp, Viber, and Google Duo.
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TRAI to Release Recommendations on Internet Telephony by February
"Provision of Internet telephony has been in telecom licence, but it has not expanded in country," the TRAI Chairman said.
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TRAI for Bar on Bypassing STD, ISD Using Audio-Conferencing
"Calls originating from PSTN/PLMN/GMPCS/Internet Telephony networks should not be interconnected with those from Private/CUG networks."
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Microsoft to Shut Down Skype Today in Favour of Microsoft Teams: How to Transition and What’s Next
Microsoft will be retiring its legacy video-conferencing platform Skype today (May 5). It offered Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities. The announcement was made in February, with the Redmond-based tech giant prioritising Teams app as the main free consumer communications offer...
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Internet Services Suspended In Parts Of Bengal's Birbhum Till March 17
Internet and voice-over-Internet telephony services have been suspended in at least five Gram Panchayat areas of Sainthia town in West Bengal's Birbhum district to prevent the spread of rumours and unlawful activities, officials said on Friday.
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Microsoft to Shut Down Skype in May Following Emergence of Microsoft Teams
Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Skype — its legacy video-conferencing platform — starting May 5, 2025. Debuted in 2003, it was known for its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities which led to its acquisition by the Redmond-based technology company in 2011.
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Jio 5G Services to Roll Out Across India by December 2023, Says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Jio, the nation's biggest telecom firm, will expand 5G telephony services offering ultra high-speed internet connectivity to every part of the country by December 2023, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday.
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5G Telecom Services to Be Launched on October 1 by PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday launch the 5G telephony services, ushering in an era of ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones. According to an official release, 5G will be launched by the Prime Minister in select cities on Saturday and it will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years. The cumulative ec...
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Adani Group to Compete With Rival Mukesh Ambani’s Jio in 5G Spectrum Auction, Aims to Set Up Private Network
Adani Group announced on Saturday that it would participate in the July 26 5G spectrum auction, in order to set up a private network to help digitise its businesses from airports to energy to data centres. This means that the company will not enter the consumer mobile telephony space, where Ambani's Reliance Jio is the largest player, alongside Sun...
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WB Madhyamik Exam 2022: No Internet In Some Areas On Exam Days To Stop Cheating
WB Madhyamik Exam 2022: The notice said intelligence reports have been received that internet transmission and voice over internet telephony may be used for "unlawful activities in certain areas over the next few days".
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Telcos Can Keep Call Data and Internet Usage Record for Minimum 2 Years, DoT Mandates
Department of Telecom (DoT) has extended the duration of archiving call data and Internet usage records of subscribers to two years from one year due to security reasons.
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Internet, Mobile Services In Kashmir To Be Restored Tonight, Say Police
Mobile telephony services and fixed line Internet across all telecom service providers will be restored in Kashmir valley at 10 pm today as the situation remains peaceful and under control, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said.
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BSNL Unveils 'Wings' Internet Telephony Service and 'Pay per Use' Prepaid Landline Plan to Rival Jio
One-time activation fee for BSNL's Internet telephony VoIP service has been set at Rs. 1,099. Unlimited voice calls are applicable with BSNL's prepaid landline service.
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Telecom Commission Clears TRAI Proposals on Internet Telephony, Consumer Grievances Ombudsman
The proposals were approved by the commission chaired by telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan.
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DoT to Take View on TRAI's Pending Proposals by March 31
TRAI's recommendations pending with it, including on net neutrality and Internet telephony, by March 31, a senior government official said.
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TRAI Suggests Framework for App-Based Calling on Mobile Networks
The TRAI recommendations to the DoT are meant for service providers holding valid telecom licences and exclude calls made from mobile apps like WhatsApp, Viber, and Google Duo.
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TRAI to Release Recommendations on Internet Telephony by February
"Provision of Internet telephony has been in telecom licence, but it has not expanded in country," the TRAI Chairman said.
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TRAI for Bar on Bypassing STD, ISD Using Audio-Conferencing
"Calls originating from PSTN/PLMN/GMPCS/Internet Telephony networks should not be interconnected with those from Private/CUG networks."
