Mansi Taneja &Amp; Leslie D''monte

Stories by Mansi Taneja &Amp; Leslie D''monte

TRAI defers telemarketing guidelines to April 1

TRAI defers telemarketing guidelines to April 1

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2011

The wait for mobile subscribers to get relief from telemarketing calls has got longer. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline for the third time for implementation of guidelines to curb telemarketing calls, to April 1.

Telcos, social media sites get a conscience call

Telcos, social media sites get a conscience call

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2011

Facebook has over 600 million users worldwide while Twitter has slightly over 175 million users with 95 million tweets daily.

BSNL-MTNL merger back on track

BSNL-MTNL merger back on track

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2011

The proposal gains significance because the merger plan was given a quiet burial under former telecom minister A Raja.

Orchestrating global symphony in real-time

Orchestrating global symphony in real-time

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2011

TablaNet, an online musical collaboration system by Mihir Sarkar, may soon become a rave for percussionists across the globe.

Kill Switch is soon becoming a reality

Kill Switch is soon becoming a reality

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2011

Blocking internet access with a simple flip of the switch, called 'kill switch', is becoming a reality in many countries.

Chinese banks will fund Lanco plans

Chinese banks will fund Lanco plans

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2011

The Gurgaon-based company, which is in negotiations with Chinese banks, expects to clinch the loans by September.

Aadhaar to be identity, proof for telephone lines

Aadhaar to be identity, proof for telephone lines

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2011

The department of telecommunications has finalised its proposal to use the UID numbers for issuing new connections and detailed guidelines, including the activation procedure, will be issued shortly.

Sam Pitroda favours auction of spectrum

Sam Pitroda favours auction of spectrum

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2011

"There has to be a transparent mechanism, where equal treatment is meted out to all. the 3G spectrum auction last year has shown that auction of spectrum is the best way forward," Pitroda said.

India Post to now provide bar-coded parcel boxes

India Post to now provide bar-coded parcel boxes

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2011

Soon, worry no more on having to buy boxes from elsewhere for sending domestic or international parcels through Indian post offices.

Panel for new telecom policy

Panel for new telecom policy

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2011

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will finalise its internal view on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai's) recommendations, which was given in May last year, on mergers and acquisitions, spectrum allocation, spectrum sharing and other licencing aspects by the end of this month, a senior official from the department said.

Telcordia gets conditional nod for MNP rollout

Telcordia gets conditional nod for MNP rollout

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2011

A senior official from the department of telecommunications (DoT) confirmed that Telcordia has been given 'conditional clearance' by the ministry of home affairs and MNP will be launched on January 20.

Fun 'n' games converge with movies, devices

Fun 'n' games converge with movies, devices

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2011

Recession-hit tech companies believe 2011 will be a promising year. But they are not taking any chances and are pulling out all stops to pander to the tastes of Gen Y who wants mobile computing, gaming, entertainment and edutainment literally at their fingertips.

DoT may put Pitroda Panel report in cold storage

DoT may put Pitroda Panel report in cold storage

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2010

Key proposals not feasible for BSNL, says telecom official.

RCom, Tata get more GSM customers than CDMA

RCom, Tata get more GSM customers than CDMA

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2010

According to data from the Telecom Regulatory Authoroty of India, the total number of GSM subscribers of RCom at the end of September was 41.2 million, while the CDMA base was 55.28 million.

Smartphones are merging digital with real world

Smartphones are merging digital with real world

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2010

Called Augmented Reality or AR, it is defined as the overlay of graphics onto a video stream or other real-time display

'Respect the National Anthem' DoT

'Respect the National Anthem' DoT

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2010

The department of telecommunications (DoT) has pulled up mobile service providers for offering the National Anthem as a ringback tone.In a notice to all telecom service providers, the department said this was a breach of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, and executive instructions relating to the anthem.

Centre dissatisfied with BlackBerry solution

Centre dissatisfied with BlackBerry solution

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2010

The ministry of home affairs has expressed its dissatisfaction over the BlackBerry email and web browsing interception solution offered by service providers saying that the mechanism was not user friendly.

DoT to examine CAG report

DoT to examine CAG report

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2010

The department of telecommunications (DoT) will soon start looking into the issue of ineligibility of recent licensees such as Unitech, Loop and Datacom, in the wake of the Comptroller and Auditor-General's scathing report. And, take action, if it thinks it is required.

Unique ID will help remove loopholes: Pilot

Unique ID will help remove loopholes: Pilot

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2010

The government plans to issue UID numbers to 600 million people by 2014.

Halt BSNL's GSM tender: Ericsson to DoT

Halt BSNL's GSM tender: Ericsson to DoT

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2010

BSNL had earlier cancelled its tender for 5.5 million GSM lines and called for bids again after revising the guidelines, following an amendment in the licence conditions for security purposes.