Mobile Number Portability Delayed – Yes Again! – to 25th November

Honestly, this is a headline that a lot of us are getting quite sick of. But it has happened again. Just a few days back, we were given hope that Mobile Number Portability will be available to subscribers...
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Pan-India Mobile Number Portability by year end?

It seems that Mobile number Portability (MNP) has become a part of the Great Indian Tamasha and the latest news from the block is a fitting example of it. In an event organized by BSNL, the telecom minister...
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Battle Of Telephonia II: It Isn’t Just The Operators

Yesterday, we told you about the grand battle which is taking place between the mobile operators, fondly called the Tariff War. On the other hand on a relatively smaller scale (as it appears) another battle...
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Telecom Roundup – BSNL Alliances Grow, USO Fund Still Swings Overhead

The telecos found the Universal Service Obligation (USO) fund noncompetitive when the government of India proposed to allocate Rs 1,800 crore to BSNL in order to expand their activities. The Association...
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3G Auction In 2009 And Local Calls At 10 Paisa Says A.Raja

“Definitely… in 2009 itself” is what was told by A Raja to reporters in New Delhi when he was asked as to when the 3G auctions are expected. The jinxed 3G auctions which have been delayed many...
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Economic Slowdown May Impact 3G Spectrum Auction?

Well a market crash affects everyone and even though Jet airways may have hived off and then called back its 1900 employees that in no way means that the worst is over yet! Looking at the current market...
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