Telecom

TRAI Introduces Stringent Measures, Customers Get More Control Over Ads

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 20, 2018

In a relief to telecom customers from pesky calls, the sector regulator TRAI has come up with stringent unsolicited commercial communication rules under which an individual can now revoke permission that they have granted to any commercial entity for a service.

Free Wi-Fi Facility to Be Provided at All Railway Stations: Gohain

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 19, 2018

The Indian Railways has decided to provide free Wi-Fi facility at all its stations, except at halt stations, minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said on Wednesday.

Qualcomm Charged by EU Regulators for Additional Violation in Pricing Case

Reuters | Thursday July 19, 2018

EU antitrust regulators charged Qualcomm with a new violation in a case where it has been accused of selling chipsets below cost to drive out Nvidia and Icera.

Vodafone Rs. 458 Recharge Now Offering 2.8GB Data Per Day for 84 Days to Rival Jio

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday July 19, 2018

The Rs. 448 Vodafone recharge comes with a total of 235.2GB of data over the 84-day validity period, along with 100 SMS.

Alphabet to Deploy Balloon Internet in Kenya With Telkom in 2019

Reuters | Thursday July 19, 2018

Telkom Kenya is the third biggest operator in the country behind market leader Safaricom and Bharti Airtel's Kenyan unit.

Reliance Jio Offers More Than 100% Cashback, Monsoon Hungama Scheme. Details Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday July 19, 2018

Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company, is offering 100 per cent cashback on select prepaid recharge plans. In a separate scheme, JioPhone Monsoon Hungama offer, which will come into effect on Friday, Reliance Jio is allowing users to exchange old JioPhones for new JioPhones at only Rs 501.

Can India Drive Apple Towards World's 1st Trillion Dollar Company? Here's What Experts Say

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 19, 2018

The current smartphone user base in India is at 400 million which is set to grow by leaps and bounds.

Didi, SoftBank Set Up Taxi-Hailing Joint Venture in Japan

Associated Press | Thursday July 19, 2018

The service will roll out later this year, starting with a free trial run in Osaka, and expanding to Kyoto, Fukuoka, Okinawa and Tokyo.

DoT Receives 40-50 Million Consumer Complaints Annually: Sundararajan

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 19, 2018

DoT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan emphasised on the need for a "strong consumer movement and consumer activists" in the telecom sector.

BSNL's New Rs. 19 STV Offers Affordable Voice Calling Rates for 54 Days

Tasneem Akolawala | Wednesday July 18, 2018

All prepaid users can now avail really low rates for voice calls, by purchasing an STV plan of just Rs. 19.

Jio Effect: Vodafone Rs. 199 Recharge Revised to Offer 2.8GB Data Per Day to Select Users

Ankit Chawla | Thursday July 19, 2018

Vodafone 199 recharge competes with Jio 198 recharge by offering 2.8GB data per day for 28 days to select users in its 4G circles.

EU Antitrust Fines: Google Pips Google to Top Spot

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 18, 2018

EU hit Google on Wednesday with the biggest fine ever against a company for abuse of a dominant market position - surpassing a previous record also held by Google.

Netflix's Fast.com Now Shows Upload Speeds and Connection Latency, Removes 'Compare With Speedtest' Option

Ankit Chawla | Wednesday July 18, 2018

Netflix is adding the ability to view upload speeds as well as connection latency on Fast.com that was launched a couple of years ago, back in May 2016.

Apps Should Collect Minimal Data Like Aadhaar Does: TRAI Chief

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 18, 2018

TRAI Chairman RS Sharma has said that apps should collect minimal data just as UIDAI does to give 12-digit Aadhaar numbers to people.

Like Aadhaar, Other Apps Should Collect Minimal Data: Telecom Regulator

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 18, 2018

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said on Tuesday that apps should collect minimal data just as Aadhaar regulator UIDAI does. The Unique Identification Authority of India gives a 12-digit Aadhar number to citizens by collecting "minimal data" the TRAI chief said.