Private cellular operators have asked the telecom regulator to approve the revised tariff packages offering Rs 0.50 per minute STD charges, saying delay in implementation would result in large-scale erosion of customer base.\n\n\n\n
Telecom regulatory authority of India on Tuesday asked Bharti and Idea Cellular to refund migration charges to their respective mobile subscribers.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says surge pricing is daylight robbery and no responsible govt can allow that.
Suresh Prabhu, the new railways minister, not only needs to save the railways from the clutches of bureaucracy and politics but also attract foreign investment to revive the once potent force.
The agenda for the year 2020 is well laid out -- launch of UDAY 2.0, installation of smart pre-paid metres, prompt payment by discoms, making coal available for short term and reviving gas based plants. But, it has to ensure effective implementation of various policy tweaks done so far.
Cellular operator Idea has announced three new tariff packages for pre-paid customers including a card worth Rs 349 mainly for those who would be using their phones for incoming calls.
It has suggested OTTs be subject to the same security requirements that a traditional TSP has to adhere to.
Intensifying 3G tariff war, Reliance Communications (RCom) on Friday announced up to 61 per cent cut in rates, following similar reduction by Airtel and Idea.
A typical consumer will have to opt for Jio's Rs 499 plan, which is a steep 2.5 times more than what the average user pays at present.
Telcos in line of fire over call drops, inflated bills
India's planned transition to electric vehicles will drastically affect the commodities market, says Aditya Gandhi
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
Work on a dozen decisions to start by next week.
In a bonanza to its landline subscribers in urban areas, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has reduced the registration charges for new connections in urban areas from Rs 2000 to Rs 500.
Country's largest telecom operator, BSNL is likely to report by about Rs 2000 crore (Rs 20 billion) dip in its net profit in 2005-06 fiscal mainly on account of truncated license fee and spectrum charges reimbursements.
The airport operator currently levies a development fee of Rs 600 from an international passenger and Rs 100 from a domestic traveller.
BSNL offers 2GB data per day, unlimited calling for Rs 339
Country's second largest telecom player Vodafone has launched Rs 5 per day scheme offering free incoming calls, cheaper outgoing calls and SMS rates during national roaming.
Starting a price war, Reliance Communications on Tuesday slashed its roaming rates by about 70 per cent at the lowest 40 paise a minute on some select plans, while incoming has been made just Re 1 per minute.
About a month after it was thrown open for bookings, the Games Travel Office (GTO) of the Commonwealth Games does not seem to be generating much response from tourists.
'Mr Modi has a huge opportunity before him.' 'Whether he grabs it the way Mrs Gandhi did in 1969 or squanders it as he did in 2014 will determine his economic legacy,' notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
The Tamil Nadu chief minister may have opened a Pandora's Box on the religion front with the appointment of qualified non-Brahmin temple priests, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Unable to penetrate the fast-growing Indian wine market, the American wine industry has charged New Delhi with adopting "highly protectionist measures" to shield the domestic industry.
BJP's total silence on Delhi statehood is intriguing.
In its tariff order for 2010, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India also included provisions to protect the consumers from rise in rates, like no increase in subscription charges in the first six months of enrolling.
Complying with a directive from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Bharti Televentures, which operates AirTel mobile services, has refunded Rs 32.73 crore (Rs 327.3 million) it levied from subscribers for migrating to revised tariff plans.
In a move that might further reduce call tariffs and serve as a major incentive to telecom operators, the government is likely to recommend that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd must charge levy from private operators on revenue share.
The next time you book an air ticket, you may have to choose non-peak hours to get a low cost ticket.
Following Telecom Regulatory Authority's intervention in the recent hike in roaming charges, the cellular operators have decided to lower these tariffs for certain slabs to bring them in line with the prescribed ceiling.
Amid expectations that Thursday levy cut would greatly facilitate reduction in STD, ISD rates
'There is merit in appointing people with ability and energy, then leaving them to do the job.' 'The Modi government would have had a better record if it had stuck to this formula from the beginning,' argues T N Ninan.
The lowest bid earlier had come for Madhya Pradesh at Rs 5.05/unit.
This is not the first time Trai has been accused of bias; and, in my memory, never have such charges of bias been leveled against any other regulatory body, says Rahul Khullar.
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