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Vodafone Idea COO Abhijit Kishore re-elected as COAI ChairpersonAbhijit Kishore from Vodafone Idea will remain the COAI chairperson for 2025-26. Rahul Vatts of Bharti Airtel will serve as the vice chairp...
Satcom key to boosting connectivity: Trai chairTRAI chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti highlighted the significance of satellite communication in boosting digital connectivity and financial incl...
Lack of contribution to network costs from large traffic generating digital players a challenge: COAIThe large traffic-generating platforms, despite earning both from subscription fees and advertising revenues, do not contribute to the netw...
Telecom companies facing 'intentional' fibre cuts by local cable operators in Kolkata: COAI"The telecom industry is facing a critical network downtime situation in Kolkata, as the TSPs are suffering from widespread intentional fib...
Telcos seek regulation of OTT services, cut in licence fee & USO levyMost industry associations, including the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI), Assocham, and Internet and Mobile Association of...
Jio’s Mittal takes over as COAI chairperson for 2022-23The announcement came in the backdrop of the body's annual general meeting held Tuesday. Mittal comes with an experience of 42 years in tel...
Chandigarh power outage: Telecom firms using alternate sources to power sites, exchangesCOAI's comments came as many parts in Chandigarh continued to face power outage on Tuesday, a day after employees of the electricity depart...
COAI lauds Budget's focus on digital connectivity; disappointed on demands being unmet"We are glad to see the focus on the enhancement of digital connectivity and the announcement for the required spectrum auction in 2022 for...
DoT urges state chief secretaries to facilitate easy movement of telecom staff for uninterrupted connectivityRajaraman said staff, personnel and field engineers of communications and infrastructure providers should be exempt from the e-pass process...
Cabinet nod for mobile connectivity in 7,287 uncovered villages to bridge digital divide and spur rural economy: COAIThe work related to the provision of 4G mobile services in identified uncovered villages will be awarded through an open competitive biddin...
PM Modi to deliver inaugural address at India Mobile Congress on TuesdayTelecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of State for Communications Sanjay Dhotre, and Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash will attend t...
Retail stores shut, it's impossible to get new mobile connectionIssuance of new mobile connections has come to a complete halt during the lockdown, with retail stores of telecom companies being shut, the...
Telcos back QR Code-based e-KYC method vs AadhaarTelcos say high cost of using Aadhaar database will force operators to transfer the expenses to the customer.
BBMP cutting OFC cables in Bengaluru will disrupt digital services, warns cellular operators' bodyThis random cutting of OFC across areas without any prior intimation of telecom and internet service providers is leading to huge outages .
Telecom companies seek clarity on 470-698 Mhz licensingThe 700 Mhz spectrum auction may be given a miss by top telcos if the telecom ministry decides to leave airwaves in the 470-698 Mhz band un...
COAI roots for net neutrality, access for Internet to allCOAI urged all stakeholders in net neutrality to have a comprehensive and informed debate on the subject, keeping in mind the requirements ...
Clear telecom hurdles to aid Digital India, says Cellular Operators Association of IndiaThere is an “urgent need” for increasing the quantum of spectrum, which will contribute to the affordability of services, Mathews, executiv...