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Women, unemployed, rural poor lagging due to digital divide: Oxfam India ReportThe report looks at CMIE's data on internet access, mobile ownership, computer, and broadband availability to assess the inclusivity of dig...
Telcos no longer need to keep USOF in loop on rural penetration-related activities: TraiThe USOF is an independent body within the telecom department (DoT) that subsidises telecom infrastructure rollouts in rural India.
Poor rural tele-density may hit India's broadband user targetIn its latest pan-India tele-density report, the DoT pegs rural tele-density as on July 31, 2013, at a modest 41.64% compared to 146% in ur...
Airtel socially more responsible, says sustainability reportBharti Airtel also plans to enhance financial, education and health services through mobile phones.
Rural internet users to reach 45 million by December 2012Rural India has 38 mn claimed internet users and 31 mn active internet users, according to a report on 'Internet in Rural India' by the IAM...
- PAC asks FinMin not to divert funds for USO
The Public Account Committee of Parliament today pulled up the Ministry of Finance for diverting funds meant exclusively for Universal Serv...
- IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd wins Coffey International Award for 'm-Powering Farmers'
The award winning campaign, m-Powering Farmers, is a partnership amongst IFFCO, Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Star Global Resources Pvt. Ltd.
- Kalam for use of mobile tech for dissemination of information
APJ Abdul Kalam said internet community should concentrate on technologies through mobile phones, using latest 3G/ 4G technologies.
- IIM-A grad skips placement for a cause
It all started within a Facebook community of six bright young men. One of them will definitely forego lucrative offers which may come in h...
- US launches probe of Google Voice service
FCC is asking Google to explain whether it blocks calls to certain numbers and whether it informs users that it does so. Can Google stay on...
- FCC expected to open probe of Google Voice service
Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T that Google's messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural commu...
- 19,000 mobile towers soon to connect all villages
BSNL will erect 19,000 towers in two phases to extend mobile phone connectivity to all villages in the country, the government said on Wedn...
- Rahul leaves for Bangladesh on five-day visit
Rahul Gandhi's keen interest in rural development models took him to Bangladesh where he will get first-hand knowledge of the activities of...
- Bangladesh's Grameen Shakti wins Green Oscar
Bangladesh's rural development bank, Grameen Shakti today bagged the coveted 'Green Energy Prize', dubbed as the Green Oscar, for its role ...
- IFFCO, Airtel hand power to the villages
Technology is going places. And guiding it to India’s far-flung villages is a joint venture between IFFCO and Airtel.
- GSM Association appeals to govt for reducing levy
The GSM Association, a global trade group for the mobile industry, has appealed to the government to cut levy on telecom operators' gross a...
- Mobile manufacturers trying to capitalise on Rural India
The power of mobile telephony is redefining the economic and social fabric of rural India. The country adds six million new mobile subscrip...