Asserting that the self reliant India programme will help revive the global economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told global business community that his government aims to transform the country through access, inclusion and empowerment while also ensuring complete data security. Addressing the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda Summit, where he also interacted with global business leaders, Modi also said India offers a predictable and friendly environment from tax regime to FDI norms. He said Aatmanirbhar Bharat movement is committed to global good and global supply chain while the country's digital profile has been completely transformed.
The liquidity-fuelled rally will continue for some time, however, fundamentals are getting stretched.
Experts say going ahead data price will fall further due to competition
Telecom subscriber base crossed the 95-crore mark in August, after a gap of more than two years, on the back of higher mobile users whose number touched 92.43 crore.
Bulk of these customers use 2G phones and are still focused on voice services and might prove useful for both Bharti Airtel and the Idea-Vodafone combine.
Reliance Infocomm has launched an e-recharge facility for its prepaid subscribers offering them with the flexibility to opt for denominations ranging from Rs 55 to Rs 1,100.
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Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Reliance Jiosubmitted applications.
The interconnection charge has been reduced.
A consumer study has ranked Nokia as the most preferred brand in mobile phones followed by Samsung and Reliance.
Telecom major Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday said they are in talks with various service providers, including Reliance Industries and Tikona Digital Networks for deploying infrastructure for mobile broadband services.
Unlike the race to buy airwaves by telecom companies, airports by infrastructure companies and city gas networks by energy companies, the race to develop super apps by consumer-facing companies in India has not brushed up against any regulatory issues. Officials at the ministry of electronics and information technology and at other regulators are happy they do not have to meddle in who among the Tata group, Reliance Industries Ltd, Flipkart or Paytm will manage to build an app that sweeps in customers. Unlike separate apps a customer uses on her mobile to order groceries, buy food or airline tickets or just make payments, a super app can perform all these functions.
India's huge digital prowess and potential will play a huge role in enabling digital lending, says Romita Majumdar.
For existing customers, he announced that the current benefits will continue under a new tariff plan for another 12 months by payment of Rs 303 per month and a one-time joining fee of Rs 99.
Modi ranks 9th on the Forbes list of 74 of the World's Most Powerful People.
Reliance Communications could become a much more formidable opponent.
The revival of feature phones in India is driven by low-cost access to the internet, but the 'dumb phones' are learning to get smart and create a niche, says Veer Arjun Singh.
ADAG, however, issued a statement saying that he visited the CBI as part of his weekly visit to Delhi.
Emirates Telecommunications of the United Arab Emirates, better known as Etisalat, is in discussion with Reliance Communications for a possible merger or acquisition.
For Q4CY20, PC shipments grew by 27 per cent year-on-year, said data from the IDC.
The court asked Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Reliance to inform it by next Tuesday as to how this facility could be installed in central jails.
Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta.
But remember the tablet does not support VoLTE services and is not compatible with Reliance Jio.
Trai calls both Jio and incumbents for a meeting to discuss the issue
Jio announces an array of communication and entertainment devices.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, on October 15, gave its recommendation on spectrum auction for premium 900 Mhz band and 1800 Mhz band that are presently being used for 2G GSM mobile services by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications.
A total of 41 companies had applied for the permit
According to senior officials in the department of telecommunication 20 Mhz of spectrum has been given to the four firms -- Infotel, Bharti, Aircel and Tikona Digital, which have licences to offer services.
Big three telecom companies term Jio's free voice calls predatory pricing
According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2 per cent of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automatically get disconnected.
Govt says there is enough spectrum, telcos differ
The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to unify the licenses of basic and cellular telecom services, paving the way for WLL operators like Reliance to offer full mobility services.
Mumbai Metro commuters get top-up facility.
