Telecom operators’ body urges govt to cut spectrum prices ahead of auction, cites weak 5G returnsThe telecom industry body COAI has asked the government to reduce spectrum auction prices. This comes as service providers have not yet rec...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
Boost R&D or lag in 6G race, MoS Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani tells telcos as revenues surgeMinister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani urged Indian telecom operators to boost R&D spending to shape next-generation mobile networks, noting the...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Telcos vs OTT apps: Trai's spam rules spark row with Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone IdeaTelcos such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea as well as the Cellular Operators Association of India were united in their de...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Indian telecom service providers added 1.14 million rural mobile phone customers in JuneIndian telecom service providers added 1.14 million rural mobile phone customers in June to reach a total of 346.28 million users, a sequen...
31 Jul, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
GSM telcos add 3.79 million rural subscribers in October: COAIThe rural subscriber base stood at 307.54 million at the end of September, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.
02 Dec, 2014, 01.49 AM IST
GSM mobile operators add 61.2 lakh users in September: Cellular Operators Association of IndiaThe GSM user base stood at 74.99 crore at the end of August 2014, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.
16 Oct, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
Reliance Jio joins Cellular Operators Association of IndiaReliance Jio is currently in the process of creating the digital infrastructure backbone, and is expected to commercially launch 4G in 2015.
11 Aug, 2014, 05.29 PM IST
Facebook joins Cellular Operators Association of India as an associate memberFacebook has more than 1.32 billion monthly active users globally, including over 100 million monthly active users in India.
06 Aug, 2014, 03.39 PM IST
GSM user base rises to 69.48 crore in December: COAIThe number of subscribers stood was 68.8 crore at the end of November, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.
17 Jan, 2014, 08.45 PM IST
GSM operators add 16.6 lakh rural users in October: Cellular Operators Association of IndiaGSM mobile operators added 16.6 lakh new subscribers in rural areas in October to take the overall base in such areas to 27.43 crore, indus...
04 Dec, 2013, 04.19 PM IST
GSM subscribers decline 6.6 mn to 657.16 mn in DecemberAirtel, Vodafone, Idea and Aircel saw their customer bases fall by 1.7 mn, 3.28 mn, 0.19 mn and 1.97 mn customers respectively in Dec.
17 Jan, 2013, 10.52 AM IST
Don’t take action against telcos on ISD facility: TDSAT to TRAITDSAT has asked TRAI not to initiate action against mobile phone companies who have failed to take steps to safeguard customers from ‘misse...
20 Sep, 2012, 09.24 AM IST
- 1.3 times base price recommended for GSM airwaves in 1800 MHz band
A panel tasked with finalising rules for upcoming mobile spectrum auctions has recommended that the minimum price for CDMA airwaves in the ...
24 Jul, 2012, 04.41 AM IST
- GSM operators add 7.5 mln users in Dec
GSM operators added 7.55 mln new subscribers in Dec, taking the total GSM user base to 639.64 mln in the country, according to the COAI dat...
20 Jan, 2012, 03.47 PM IST
- Budget 2011: COAI for continuing tax holiday benefits in case of M&As
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has demanded that tax holiday benefits in case of mergers/ amalgamations be continued.
11 Feb, 2011, 02.59 PM IST
- GSM user base grows by 11 m in April
GSM telecom operators added just over 11 million new users in April, lower than the 13.9 million added in March, industry body Cellular Ope...
22 May, 2010, 02.29 AM IST
- Mobiles fall silent over tower dispute
Mobile phone companies reacted furiously after authorities shut down hundreds of allegedly illegal towers and left tens of thousands of use...
03 Feb, 2010, 03.11 PM IST