Tug-of-war: Jio skips COAI executive meet to oppose voting normsThe meeting also discussed matters pertaining to electro-magnetic frequency (EMF) awareness programme, GST and progress in cell tower rollo...
13 Nov, 2016, 08.04 PM IST
Call drops: COAI urges House panel to hear its viewsCOAI requests the Standing Committee on IT to also hear out operators including Airtel, Idea and Vodafone for a fairer assessment of the si...
08 Nov, 2016, 12.31 AM IST
COAI to meet on November 11; voting norm issue not on listed agendaThe contentious issue on voting rules raised by new-comer Reliance Jio has not been listed so far for discussion.
11 Oct, 2016, 03.22 PM IST
Rajan Mathews refuses to apologise to Reliance Jio InfocommMathews also ruled out any immediate overhaul in the proportionate voting rules of the industry association as demanded by the Mukesh Amban...
30 Sep, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
Jio to COAI: Reform yourself; COAI calls it a backdoor entrantJio demanded a comprehensive overhaul of COAI's rules, regulations and processes in the September 23 letter to the lobby group's Chairman G...
26 Sep, 2016, 08.52 AM IST
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio charges mobile association COAI with bias, wants charter overhauledIn a letter to association Gopal Vittal and Rajan S. Mathews, Jio said incumbent players command 68 per cent of the total votes.
25 Sep, 2016, 08.15 PM IST
Tough to solve R-Jio interconnect issue: COAIWe are trying to make sure that the messaging is clear, that the issues are highlighted and so we try to play that role and so RIL obviousl...
09 Sep, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
We’re democratic and take all views on board, says COAI after Mukesh Ambani's criticismThe incumbant operators, under the aegis of COAI, have locked horns with the new entrant Reliance Jio over points of interconnect or connec...
09 Sep, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
GSM telcos seek monopoly in 4G space: Ambani brothersReliance Jio and RCom have accused India's top three GSM carriers of using COAI to continue the monopoly of a select few members in the 4G ...
02 Oct, 2015, 09.41 AM IST
GSM Players call for CDMA spectrum pricing review, reducing 10 MHz capAccording to COAI, since the March 2015 auction rules stipulate an in-band cap of 50% for 800 MHz spectrum in any service area.
29 Sep, 2015, 04.11 PM IST
Now, COAI fires off letter to Ravi Shankar Prasad on 800 MHz pricingThe GSM industry body in its second letter has reiterated its demand for a review of pricing of CDMA airwaves and reducing the 10 MHz cap o...
29 Sep, 2015, 06.00 AM IST
COAI reiterates demand for review of pricing of CDMA airwavesCOAI escalated a war of letters by now writing to the telecom minister on Monday, reiterating its demand for a review of pricing of CDMA ai...
28 Sep, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
Norway's Telenor and Videocon differ with COAI on CDMA airwave pricingNorway’s Telenor and Videocon Telecom have broken ranks with COAI members and criticised the GSM industry body’s plans to continue a war of...
28 Sep, 2015, 03.22 AM IST
Jammu & Kashmir flood fury: GSM industry body COAI members rescuedThe individuals were airlifted by the IAF helicopters and taken to the Srinagar airport from where they boarded a special Air India flight ...
10 Sep, 2014, 05.59 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
- Tata quits COAI; says lobby favours only few big, old players
Tatas alleged that the COAI was focussed only on the "myopic growth of a few telecom operators", without being representative of all the me...
12 Jul, 2010, 02.28 PM IST
- COAI's demand to invite experts in review panel untenable
The government may not allow individual members of a committee formed to review spectrum allocation norms to invite experts on board, which...
06 Dec, 2007, 03.55 PM IST