Airtel tops February mobile adds, while Jio holds lead in wireless baseBharti Airtel added the most wireless mobile subscribers in February 2026. Reliance Jio maintained its position as the largest operator wit...
01 Apr, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Broadband subscriber base crosses 100 crore in India, Reliance Jio leads with 51 crore customersIndia's broadband subscriber base has surpassed 100 crore. This milestone was achieved in November 2025. Jio leads the market with 51 crore...
31 Dec, 2025, 10.40 PM IST
Telecom user base rises marginally to 119 crore in January, Airtel leads new customer additionsIndia's telecom user base saw a slight increase to 119 crore in January, with Airtel leading in new subscriber additions across both mobile...
21 Apr, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Excitel plans cable-to-fiber push, eyes two million new users on IPTVExcitel plans to convert India's cable TV households to fiber broadband users by replacing traditional set-top boxes with Android-enabled I...
31 Mar, 2025, 10.18 AM IST
Fibre broadband underserved market, renewed efforts to help firms gain wallet share: ReportIndia's wireline broadband market is seeing a pickup with one million new connections in year to date - more than FY17-20 combined - crossi...
19 Oct, 2020, 02.24 PM IST
Telecom secy asks industry to rise to challenge of strengthening rural connectivityTelecom Secretary Anshu Prakash said India needs to prepare, invest and be ready for reaping the benefits of 5G technology opportunities an...
31 Jul, 2020, 07.22 PM IST
Telecom subscriber base crosses 120 crore, Jio, BSNL, Airtel add customersThe mobile customer base grew to 118 crore in January from 117 crore in December. The wireline connection in the country slid to 2.17 crore...
20 Mar, 2019, 11.31 PM IST
Subscriber base of broadband to grow 44%: StudyBharti Airtel, India’s largest telco, has more than two million broadband (DSL) customers. It has seen a 5.5% year-on-year growth in its br...
01 Jan, 2018, 08.54 AM IST
BSNL waives installation charges for fixed line servicesThe company will also give 100 per cent cash back on purchase of WiFi enabled broadband modem by customers opting for plans of monthly rent...
19 Jul, 2017, 08.32 PM IST
Airtel woos broadband users with 100 mbps offerAirtel has deployed Vectorization technology, a top standard for fixed broadband across Europe, to offer up to 100 Mbps of broadband speeds.
14 Oct, 2016, 01.42 AM IST
BSNL unveils unlimited wireline broadband plan at Rs 249BSNL also said that it has signed a MoU with Telecom Department regarding performance based targets assigned to the telecom PSU.
02 Sep, 2016, 10.14 PM IST
Protect internet users from DoT's licence fee on broadband servicesDoT is evaluating an 8% licence fee on broadband services, even on those that do not involve the use of spectrum.This is bad tax policy.
25 Apr, 2013, 07.49 AM IST
- Bharti Airtel chooses Alcatel Lucent to set up next generation internet protocol Network
Bharti Airtel has given a three-year contract to Alcatel Lucent India for setting up an internet protocol (IP) access network across the co...
31 May, 2012, 08.57 PM IST
- Govt looking into USOF complaints against Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications
Government is looking into complaints over alleged misuse of the Universal Service Obligation Fund by private telecom firms.
23 Nov, 2011, 04.40 PM IST
- Tata Tele to log Rs 2k cr in revenues this fiscal
Tata Teleservices Maharashtra is expected to close this fiscal with the highest-ever revenues of Rs 2,000 crore.
19 Mar, 2009, 02.09 AM IST
- DoT ties up with BSNL for rural telephony
The Department of Telecom has inked an agreement with BSNL to provide 8.61 lakh connections to individual users and government Institutions...
10 Feb, 2009, 11.02 PM IST
- All new BSNL landlines to come with broadband
The PSU has decided to offer a bundled broadband connection with every new landline that it installs across the country.
08 Oct, 2007, 04.15 AM IST