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
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
Reliance Jio Infocomm , COAI at loggerheads over interconnect chargesTrai had recently cut interconnect charges to 14 paise a minute from 20 paise and dispensed with the fees for calls terminating and origina...
16 Apr, 2015, 04.35 AM IST
Rural subscriber base of 6 telcos grew marginally to 30.47 crRural subscriber base of six GSM operators grew marginally by about half a per cent in August to 30.47 crore, as per data released by indus...
01 Oct, 2014, 09.29 PM 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
HC order allowing CAG audit of private telecom operators challengedThe Delhi High Court in a ruling on January 6 had allowed the CAG to audit the revenue receipts payable by private telecom operators to the...
22 Jan, 2014, 06.01 AM IST
Auspi challenges Delhi High Court order“We have prayed to the Supreme Court to set aside the High court’s judgment and grant us interim relief”, CS Rao said.
21 Jan, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
COAI urges government to cancel 19 permits of Tata TeleservicesCOAI says that govt’s failure to cancel Tatas’ GSM permits would amount to contempt of the Supreme Court’s directive last year.
25 May, 2013, 03.08 AM IST
COAI plans to seek cancellation of 19 GSM permits of Tata TeleservicesCOAI is of the view that the licences stand cancelled as per the SCs February 2012 order. DoT had cancelled 122 licences following the apex...
19 May, 2013, 04.48 PM IST
- Emissions from telecom towers is Central subject: COAI
GSM industry body COAI wants the Centre to instruct states on the policy on radiation emissions from telecom towers, saying the subject com...
19 May, 2013, 11.52 AM IST
Telecom Commission calls for refarming of airwaves; Airtel, Vodafone, Idea may sufferIf the P Chidambaram-headed inter-ministerial panel on spectrum, which is meeting on Thursday, accepts this recommendation, incumbent mobil...
18 Oct, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- Trai's assumption unrealistic in spectrum price analysis: COAI
COAI today said telecom regulator TRAI's assessment of the impact of high spectrum price on tariff "continues to be based on some very tenu...
17 Jul, 2012, 10.42 PM IST
- GSM lobby kowtowing to Airtel, Idea: Etisalat
Etisalat has accused GSM industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) of representing the views of just two major players -...
07 Dec, 2009, 02.30 AM IST
- CDMA cos can now offer GSM services
In a major blow to GSM operators,, the telecom tribunal on Tuesday upheld the government’s decision to allow CDMA players, such as Reliance...
01 Apr, 2009, 12.36 AM IST
- CLSA maintains the ‘Buy’ rating on Reliance Communications
CLSA maintains the ‘Buy’ rating on Reliance Communications. There was a good response to GSM launch. In January RCom’s added 5 million user...
23 Feb, 2009, 11.45 AM IST
- COAI slams DoT over number portability
GSM operators have slammed the department of telecom’s move to make significant changes in mobile number portability norms which will allow...
07 Oct, 2008, 02.38 AM IST
- Rift in COAI widens; 3-way tower biz fuels fire
Differences between members of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) have emerged out in the open with smaller GSM players voicing...
09 Dec, 2007, 09.05 PM IST