Bengaluru techie quit his Rs 30 lakh job to chase a dangerous dream, only to end up being arrestedDelhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, Ravi Rathore, for allegedly running a fake online trading racke...
UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
TRAI issues recommendations on use of foreign SIMs in export-focused IoT devicesThe recommendations follow a request from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, which had sought TRAI's v...
TRAI seeks views on new licence for new service under Telecommunications Act for sale of foreign SIMs & eSIMSTRAI is seeking comments on a new service authorization for foreign SIMs and eSIMs used in M2M/IoT devices destined for export. This move a...
Reliance Jio halts plans of express home delivery of SIM cardsReliance Jio has halted its plan to launch express home delivery of SIM cards. This happened after the Department of Telecommunications rai...
Airtel-Blinkit express SIM delivery service paused over security concernsAirtel's express SIM card delivery service with Blinkit has been paused following government concerns over security protocols. The Departme...
Blinkit-Airtel SIM home delivery on hold; DoT asks telcos to abide by stipulated KYC normsAirtel and Blinkit's recently launched SIM card home delivery service has been put on hold following queries from the Department of Telecom...
Want a new phone number? It might come at a cost as Trai mulls feeTRAI is considering implementing charges on smartphone and landline numbers, following a proposal to regulate numbering resources. TRAI vie...
How to buy, activate iPhone's eSIM for international travel without roaming fee: A complete guideAn eSIM, or embedded SIM, is a digital SIM card that allows you to activate a cellular plan without a physical SIM card. This can be especi...
How to convert Jio prepaid number to postpaidYou can convert your Reliance Jio pre-paid customer to postpaid by visiting the jio website or Jio store. Here is a complete guide.
Corporators get to keep Rs 35K laptops by paying just Rs 1,000The civic administration had earlier asked the city elders to return the laptops with a choice to retain them if they are willing to pay Rs...
Take a look at telecom sector's budget wish listIt’s Budget time, and the telecom industry has sent its own wish list to the government, urging it to relax direct and indirect taxes on th...
Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Tata Tele offering Smart SIMs to end your mobile surfing woesTelcos are offering Smart SIM as its size can be adjusted to fit into all kinds of devices.
- Vodafone misrepresented facts in SIM renting sase, alleges Matrix
Matrix Cellular has alleged that telecom operator Vodafone has "misrepresented" facts in the SIM renting case of 2007 to the telecom depart...
Soon, apply for passport from your phoneThe ministry of external affairs is in the final stages of launching an app that will allow people to apply and pay the fees for passports ...
Sabeer Bhatia's Jaxtr Inc launches global SIM cardSabeer Bhatia and Yogesh Patel led Jaxtr Inc has launched a global SIM card 'Jaxtr SIM' for international travellers.
- Telecom firms will pay service tax on sale of SIM cards: SC
SC has held that telecom operators will have to pay service tax on the sale of SIM cards as these transactions entail their processing and ...