Telecom industry divided on Airtel's 5G priority plan; Jio, Vi call for regulatory clarityBharti Airtel's new priority 5G service for postpaid customers is causing a stir. Rivals Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are calling for reg...
27 May, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
Vodafone Idea CEO says ongoing minor tariff corrections driven by current market conditionsVodafone Idea will implement minor adjustments to its mobile tariffs. The company has no immediate plans for a widespread increase in rates...
24 Apr, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
HDFC Bank alerts clients on card swipe for overseas dealsIn recent times many resident individuals, banking with various financial institutions, have used cards to carry out international capital ...
24 Apr, 2026, 06.39 AM IST
Telecom earnings likely to stay subdued in Q4Telecom operators are poised for a muted March quarter, with analysts anticipating steady underlying growth tempered by fewer operating day...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.17 AM IST
Sebi mulls allowing gift cards, prepaid instruments to invest in mutual fundsMarkets regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed introducing gift cards or gift prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) for investments in mutual fund...
24 Mar, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Trai pulls up telcos for selective validity extensionTrai said “Airtel and VIL had followed a selective approach” in giving relaxation to subscribers in extending the validity and giving a cre...
08 Apr, 2020, 07.45 AM IST
Trai to telcos: Extend prepaid validity so users get uninterrupted services during lockdownTelecom sector regulator Trai has asked telecom operators to extend the validity period of prepaid users to ensure that subscribers get uni...
30 Mar, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Lockdown: Trai tells telcos to ensure continuous servicesThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked telcos to take steps to ensure users get continuous services, including extendin...
30 Mar, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
RCom & RTL told to return balance, security deposit to consumersTrai asked RCom to return the unused balance of the telcos’ prepaid customers and security deposit of the postpaid subscribers by February ...
19 Jan, 2018, 11.48 PM IST
Pre-paid mobile phone service extended in J&K, North EastThe government today extended the pre-paid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast by another two years.
28 Mar, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
Telcos could charge prepaid users for inactive connections, may offer 'safe custody' facility to keep numbersFaced with a severe scarcity of 10-digit numbers, telecos may charge prepaid subscribers if they want to keep their connections inactive fo...
01 Jan, 2013, 10.20 AM IST
- Tata Indicom launches STD calling tariff at 30 paise per minute
In order to tap huge STD call market in India, estimated at 1.5 bn minutes per month, cellular operator, Tata Indicom announced its new off...
10 Aug, 2010, 05.37 PM IST
- Centre revokes prepaid mobile ban in J&K
The Centre, which had informed the Supreme Court less than a fortnight ago that the ban on prepaid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir cou...
22 Jan, 2010, 04.47 AM IST
- Beware of ghost roamers!
Living in West Bengal and using a prepaid cellphone connection? In case you are, then, you must read this.
03 Jul, 2007, 07.30 AM IST
- Telcos asked to follow check norms in J&K, NE
The government directs mobile operators offering pre-paid services in J&K and North East to follow check norms on witness.
28 Jun, 2007, 09.30 PM IST
- Cell cos take lifetime vows, but are there any takers?
Even though cell cos are queuing up to extend the validity of the lifetime prepaid scheme and are projecting it as a ‘pro-masses’ move, the...
19 May, 2007, 01.48 AM IST
- GSM cos outtalk CDMA players in ARPU game
When it comes to cellular usage and average revenue per user, GSM operators are far ahead of their CDMA counterparts.
18 Apr, 2007, 02.12 AM IST