Reliance Jio says had ‘no option but to file defamation suit against COAI’COAI had also levelled “baseless” allegations against the operator and the Trai, besides criticising decisions made by the regulator in the...
05 Jun, 2018, 09.56 AM IST
There’s no worthy reason to apologise to Reliance Jio, says COAIJio, on Friday, issued a defamation notice to COAI demanding a public apology within 48 hours for saying that the telecom regulator favoure...
26 Feb, 2018, 08.20 AM IST
COAI's Rajan Mathews says no question of apology to Jio"We are still examining Jio’s letter and are in discussions with our legal counsel and our members to take a call on whether a response is ...
25 Feb, 2018, 07.44 PM IST
COAI urges government to urgently address industry's financial woes"We are glad that RBI has taken note of our contention that the industry is in financial stress," said COAI Director General Rajan Mathews.
18 Apr, 2017, 10.03 PM IST
Trai meet: No proposal to take action against COAIThe DG of cellular body COAI had said he was not allowed to participate in a meeting held by telecom regulator with some operators at the b...
18 Nov, 2016, 05.09 PM IST
COAI DG rules out overhaul of voting rules, apology to RJioReliance Jio had said it has "already put Rajan Mathews on notice" demanding an apology for issuing the recent press statement.
29 Sep, 2016, 07.03 PM IST
Reliance Jio says COAI's 'back door operator' remark contempt of courtCountering Mathews' claim that issues raised by Jio were bilateral and have been addressed within the association.
29 Sep, 2016, 09.19 AM IST
COAI has no role in Jio-incumbent interconnect talks: DG Rajan MathewsMathews Monday ?said the COAI, since its inception, has gone through many issues including the 2G case, the cancellation of licences by the...
12 Sep, 2016, 11.21 PM IST
COAI terms tiff with TRAI as 'unfortunate misunderstanding'The telecom regulator had convened a meeting of telcos to resolve the ongoing dispute between the incumbent operators and the new entrant R...
11 Sep, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
COAI kept out of Trai meeting on Reliance Jio request: Director Rajan S MathewsMathews was not allowed to be part of a meeting to resolve the interconnect issue, as ties between Trai and Reliance Jio Infocomm took a tu...
10 Sep, 2016, 07.54 AM IST
Trai debunks COAI allegations, seeks apologyMathews too said that COAI was not invited to the meeting but the meeting was held based on their letters and as a stakeholder they wanted ...
09 Sep, 2016, 11.32 PM IST
Net Neutrality: Telecom lobby group COAI's campaign garners support of 40 lakh peopleCOAI had launched a campaign with the slogan 'Sabka Internet, Sabka Vikas', seeking a level playing field with net-based services like Skyp...
03 May, 2015, 02.18 PM IST
COAI asks DoT to consider Trai's proposal on spectrum chargesCOAI said the current policy 'distorts spectrum auction' and skews technology choices that may result in lower revenues for the government.
31 Oct, 2013, 08.01 PM IST
Spectrum auction: COAI seeks 50% reduction in 1800 MHz base price for 4 circlesGSM industry body COAI today sought 50 per cent reduction in the reserve price of 1800 MHz spectrum band in Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Ka...
30 Jan, 2013, 05.46 PM IST
- Govt puts onus on telcos for security breach; amends licences
The govt made it mandatory for telecom operators to appoint only Indian nationals for maintaining networks and said any security breach wou...
31 May, 2011, 08.59 PM IST
- COAI expands membership base; includes four telecom companies
COAI has members like Aircel, Bharti Airtel, Loop Mobile, Vodafone Essar, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Spice Communications, Videocon, S Tel, U...
16 Dec, 2010, 04.57 PM IST
- Tata Tele exits COAI, says it's biased
The corporate battles between mobile phone operators have now led to deep divisions in the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), ...
13 Jul, 2010, 06.19 AM IST