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Airtel vs Jio vs Vodafone Idea (Vi): Most Affordable Prepaid Plan With OTT Benefits
Major telecom providers such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) offer a variety of affordable recharge packs for prepaid subscribers in India. Several prepaid recharge plans by Airtel, Jio, and Vi bundle free access to over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as JioHotstar, enabling subscribers to watch films, shows, and live sports on...
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Spain Now Hit With Network Outage, Weeks After Nationwide Blackout
The outage also had serious implications for emergency services, disrupting access to the EU-wide emergency number 112 in several regions. Authorities quickly responded by issuing alternative contact numbers to ensure public safety.
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Airtel Down: Airtel Services Restored After Suffering Brief Outage in Several Parts of India
Airtel services suffered a brief outage on the evening of Tuesday in various parts of India. Many Airtel users took to social media to complain about the interruption of service and highlighted the issues they were facing. According to a downtime tracking website, the outage was first reported after 7:00pm on May 13, and it continued till 11:35pm.
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Airtel Black Rs. 399 Plan Now Includes IPTV Services Alongside Existing Broadband, DTH Benefits
Airtel Black has made changes to one of its existing plans for broadband, landline, and DTH customers in India. Priced at Rs. 399, the bundled plan now includes Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services alongside other existing benefits such as broadband services and direct-to-home (DTH) benefits. With the inclusion of IPTV, Airtel Black’s mos...
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TRAI Recommends Five-Year Satellite Spectrum Allocation as Starlink Nears Entry
TRAI has recommended allotting satellite spectrum for commercial communication services for five years. The recommendations come as Elon Musk is working towards launching Starlink in India.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Begins Trial of 5G Services in Delhi Ahead of Commercial Rollout
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has expanded the availability of its 5G services to one more city in India. Following its introduction in Chandigarh and Patna last month, consumers in Delhi can now avail of Vi’s 5G services. This is said to be part of the initial 5G rollout phase and may only be available to select users as of now. Notably, the telecom operat...
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets DoT Nod to Offer Satcom Services in India
Starlink has been cleared by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to offer satcom services in India. Unlike conventional satellite services that rely on distant geostationary satellites, Starlink utilises the world's largest low Earth orbit or LEO constellation (550 km above Earth).
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Reliance Jio Reportedly Halts Express Home Delivery of SIM Cards Following DoT Directive
Reliance Jio is said to have halted its plans of rolling out express home delivery of SIM cards in India. As per a report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) intervened before the telecom operator’s initiative was publicly announced and objected to it, citing national security concerns. It has reportedly directed Jio, along with other ser...
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DoT Issues Norms for Satcom Services as Musk's Starlink Looks to Enter Indian Market
The DoT has barred companies from linking connection of users in any form with any terminal or facility located outside the country's border as well as processing of their data overseas. The move assumes significance as the government is, for the first time, gearing up to open satellite communication service for the general public
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Samsung Fights $520 Million India Tax Demand, Points to Reliance Practice
Samsung has asked the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in Mumbai to quash a $520 million (roughly Rs. 4,381 crore) tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear. The South Korean giant has said that Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance also imported the same component in a similar manner for years.
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Vodafone Idea Brings 5G Services to Chandigarh and Patna; Delhi, Bengaluru Expansion to Follow Next Month
Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Monday expanded the availability of its 5G services to two more cities in India. Previously limited to the Mumbai circle where a majority of users are said to be enjoying high-speed internet with select prepaid and postpaid plans, the telecom operator has introduced its 5G network in Chandigarh and Patna in partnership with Sa...
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Airtel Launches Rs. 451 Prepaid Recharge Plan With Complimentary JioHotstar Subscription: Benefits
Bharti Airtel has launched a new recharge voucher for prepaid users in India. Arriving amidst the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, it bundles a complimentary subscription to JioHotstar, the streaming platform formed post amalgamation of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. It offers 50GB of data too. With this plan, Airtel customers can stream th...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Silently Rolls Out Rs. 340 Recharge Plan With 1GB Daily Data, 28-Day Validity
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has silently rolled out a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India. It offers benefits such as unlimited voice calls, daily data, and a set number of SMS per day. The plan is said to be available in select telecom circles in the country and comes with a service validity of 28 days. Alongside, prepaid Vi customers also benefit...
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Airtel Partners With Blinkit for 10-Minute Home Delivery of SIM Cards in Select Indian Cities
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Blinkit for quick deliveries of SIM cards in select cities in India. It enables customers to get doorstep deliveries of both prepaid and postpaid Airtel SIM cards by paying a nominal convenience fee. The telecom operator will also offer the facility of porting SIM cards from another se...
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BSNL Launches IPL 251 Prepaid Recharge Plan With 251GB Data, 60-Day Validity
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a new recharge plan for its prepaid mobile users in India. Priced at Rs. 251, it is introduced as a Special Tariff Voucher (STVs) which means it does not come with an active service validity. As per the state-run telecommunications operator, the new prepaid recharge voucher targets viewers of the on...
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Airtel vs Jio vs Vodafone Idea (Vi): Most Affordable Prepaid Plan With OTT Benefits
Major telecom providers such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) offer a variety of affordable recharge packs for prepaid subscribers in India. Several prepaid recharge plans by Airtel, Jio, and Vi bundle free access to over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as JioHotstar, enabling subscribers to watch films, shows, and live sports on...
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Spain Now Hit With Network Outage, Weeks After Nationwide Blackout
The outage also had serious implications for emergency services, disrupting access to the EU-wide emergency number 112 in several regions. Authorities quickly responded by issuing alternative contact numbers to ensure public safety.
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Airtel Down: Airtel Services Restored After Suffering Brief Outage in Several Parts of India
Airtel services suffered a brief outage on the evening of Tuesday in various parts of India. Many Airtel users took to social media to complain about the interruption of service and highlighted the issues they were facing. According to a downtime tracking website, the outage was first reported after 7:00pm on May 13, and it continued till 11:35pm.
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Airtel Black Rs. 399 Plan Now Includes IPTV Services Alongside Existing Broadband, DTH Benefits
Airtel Black has made changes to one of its existing plans for broadband, landline, and DTH customers in India. Priced at Rs. 399, the bundled plan now includes Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services alongside other existing benefits such as broadband services and direct-to-home (DTH) benefits. With the inclusion of IPTV, Airtel Black’s mos...
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TRAI Recommends Five-Year Satellite Spectrum Allocation as Starlink Nears Entry
TRAI has recommended allotting satellite spectrum for commercial communication services for five years. The recommendations come as Elon Musk is working towards launching Starlink in India.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Begins Trial of 5G Services in Delhi Ahead of Commercial Rollout
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has expanded the availability of its 5G services to one more city in India. Following its introduction in Chandigarh and Patna last month, consumers in Delhi can now avail of Vi’s 5G services. This is said to be part of the initial 5G rollout phase and may only be available to select users as of now. Notably, the telecom operat...
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets DoT Nod to Offer Satcom Services in India
Starlink has been cleared by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to offer satcom services in India. Unlike conventional satellite services that rely on distant geostationary satellites, Starlink utilises the world's largest low Earth orbit or LEO constellation (550 km above Earth).
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Reliance Jio Reportedly Halts Express Home Delivery of SIM Cards Following DoT Directive
Reliance Jio is said to have halted its plans of rolling out express home delivery of SIM cards in India. As per a report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) intervened before the telecom operator’s initiative was publicly announced and objected to it, citing national security concerns. It has reportedly directed Jio, along with other ser...
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DoT Issues Norms for Satcom Services as Musk's Starlink Looks to Enter Indian Market
The DoT has barred companies from linking connection of users in any form with any terminal or facility located outside the country's border as well as processing of their data overseas. The move assumes significance as the government is, for the first time, gearing up to open satellite communication service for the general public
-
Samsung Fights $520 Million India Tax Demand, Points to Reliance Practice
Samsung has asked the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in Mumbai to quash a $520 million (roughly Rs. 4,381 crore) tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear. The South Korean giant has said that Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance also imported the same component in a similar manner for years.
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Vodafone Idea Brings 5G Services to Chandigarh and Patna; Delhi, Bengaluru Expansion to Follow Next Month
Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Monday expanded the availability of its 5G services to two more cities in India. Previously limited to the Mumbai circle where a majority of users are said to be enjoying high-speed internet with select prepaid and postpaid plans, the telecom operator has introduced its 5G network in Chandigarh and Patna in partnership with Sa...
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Airtel Launches Rs. 451 Prepaid Recharge Plan With Complimentary JioHotstar Subscription: Benefits
Bharti Airtel has launched a new recharge voucher for prepaid users in India. Arriving amidst the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, it bundles a complimentary subscription to JioHotstar, the streaming platform formed post amalgamation of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. It offers 50GB of data too. With this plan, Airtel customers can stream th...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Silently Rolls Out Rs. 340 Recharge Plan With 1GB Daily Data, 28-Day Validity
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has silently rolled out a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India. It offers benefits such as unlimited voice calls, daily data, and a set number of SMS per day. The plan is said to be available in select telecom circles in the country and comes with a service validity of 28 days. Alongside, prepaid Vi customers also benefit...
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Airtel Partners With Blinkit for 10-Minute Home Delivery of SIM Cards in Select Indian Cities
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Blinkit for quick deliveries of SIM cards in select cities in India. It enables customers to get doorstep deliveries of both prepaid and postpaid Airtel SIM cards by paying a nominal convenience fee. The telecom operator will also offer the facility of porting SIM cards from another se...
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BSNL Launches IPL 251 Prepaid Recharge Plan With 251GB Data, 60-Day Validity
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a new recharge plan for its prepaid mobile users in India. Priced at Rs. 251, it is introduced as a Special Tariff Voucher (STVs) which means it does not come with an active service validity. As per the state-run telecommunications operator, the new prepaid recharge voucher targets viewers of the on...
