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High Reserve Price for WiMax Auction upsets ISPs Again while India's Internet Usage sees a Steady Rise

High Reserve Price for WiMax Auction upsets ISPs Again while India’s Internet Usage sees a Steady Rise

The country’s Department of Telecom (DoT) have come up with some new set of guidelines for auctioning off the spectrum for WiMax in the country, something which has greatly upset the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country. As per the new guidelines laid down by DoT, the reserve price for the auction has been [...]

India's Telecom Market to Soon Get Virtual Network Operators

India’s Telecom Market to Soon Get Virtual Network Operators

It seems that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Department of Telecom (DoT) are all pumped up with their workings, so much so, that all the activity in the telecom market just refuses to die down. Barely a week after DoT released the guidelines for the auction of 3G spectrum in India, allowing even international players to participate, TRAI has now released guideline recommendations for allowing Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in the Indian Telecom Market.

A German Mother Tries To Sell Her Baby On eBay – We Say What A Sad Joke!

A German mother had to pay a huge price for a sad joke that she intended to play. Few days back she tried to sell her baby on eBay with an opening bid of 1Euro. In case you people are wondering why? The answer is he “cries too much,” this sounds as dumb [...]

Twitter User Auctioning Off His Profile

Twitter User Auctioning Off His Profile

Just received a Tweet from Gautam Ghosh which says that Twitter user Ian Schaffer is auctioning off his Twitter Page for a month for $561 (highest bid received so far).
 
 
Basically he is auctioning off only the visual elements (his face can be replaced by another picture and the background image can be changed). This does not include content (tweets).
 
 
I [...]