Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, and Reliance Jio’s OTP Deadline Pushed to December 1: What You Need to Know

30 Oct 2024

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced a one-month extension for telecommunications operators to comply with a new traceability requirement for commercial messages, including one-time passwords (OTPs). The new deadline is set for December 1. This initiative aims to combat spam and phishing activities. Messages that fail to...

As Jio, Airtel, and Vi Face Customer Losses Following Tariff Hikes, BSNL Gains Ground

21 Sep 2024

In July, major telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea experienced significant customer losses after increasing their mobile service prices. Meanwhile, government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) added new subscribers, even as the overall telecom user base in India saw a slight decline. Jio lost 750,000...

Jio Network Down for Thousands Across India, Social Media Flooded with Outage Complaints

17 Sep 2024

Thousands of Jio users across India faced a major network outage on Tuesday, causing widespread disruption to mobile connectivity and internet services. The outage, which began in the morning, prompted a flood of complaints on social media platforms, with the hashtag #JioDown quickly trending. According to Downdetector, a website that...

Customer Service or ‘Customer Harassment?’: Journalist Neelesh Misra Blasts Airtel for Harassing Elderly Father

24 Aug 2024

Journalist and writer Neelesh Misra took to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday to criticize Airtel for persistently harassing his 86-year-old father over a phone bill for his late mother. Misra, based in Lucknow, revealed that despite his mother’s phone service being suspended immediately after her death last September, Airtel continues...

India Offers The Most Affordable Internet: Scindia

30 Jul 2024

Union Minister for Communication and Development of the North East, Jyotiraditya Scindia, announced that BSNL will launch its 4G network this October and will soon follow with 5G services. Speaking at the India News event organised by The Sunday Guardian Foundation, he underscored India’s remarkable economic ascent, pointing out that...

Government Clarifies Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Tariff Hikes

07 Jul 2024

The government has rebutted claims suggesting it permitted Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea to independently announce tariff hikes without oversight. Recently, all three telecom companies raised the prices of their prepaid and postpaid plans effective from July 3, 2024. According to an official press release, the regulatory body clarified...

5G Spectrum: Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, And Reliance Jio To Compete

09 May 2024

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are set to compete for a share of the 5G spectrum valued at Rs 96,317.65 crore. As per sources from the telecom department cited in an Economic Times report, spectrum auctions are slated for the next auction round, commencing on June 6....

Airtel prepays Rs 8,024 cr to clear liabilities for spectrum acquired in 2015

31 Jul 2023

Bharti Airtel, a telecom company, announced on Monday that it had paid the Department of Telecom Rs 8,024 crores in order to prepay deferred liabilities related to spectrum purchased in a 2015 auction. In a statement, Airtel stated that the interest rate on the liabilities that were prepaid was 10%....

Airtel 5G services roll out in Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota

17 Jan 2023

The 5G services of leading telecom firm Bharti Airtel have been launched in Jaipur, Udaipur, and Kota on Tuesday. Meanwhile, at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) venue, the company has deployed ultrafast 5G services, which will start on Thursday in the presence of famous writers from across the world. In...

Airtel 5G services launched in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela

10 Jan 2023

The 5G services of leading telecom firm Bharti Airtel has been launched in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Rourkela of Odisha on Tuesday. Meanwhile, at the Kalinga and Birsa Munda stadiums in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela where Men's Hockey World Cup will be hosted the company has deployed ultrafast 5G services. In a...