The Ministry of Communications has announced that the Government will no longer require smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app. The decision is based on the platform’s growing voluntary adoption among citizens. Continue reading “Sanchar Saathi app remains voluntary as govt withdraws mandate”
Union Minister for Communications and Development of the Northeastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, has clarified the Sanchar Saathi app mandate, stating that the platform is fully voluntary and democratic. Continue reading “Union Minister clarifies Sanchar Saathi app mandate amid pre-installation directive”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued its response to the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) back-reference dated September 26, 2025, concerning its earlier recommendations on the introduction of the Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) service in the Indian telecommunication network. Continue reading “TRAI, DoT move closer to rolling out CNAP caller identification service”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) convened the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) on July 22, 2025, in New Delhi. To improve collaboration against telecom-related spam, fraud, and misuse, the meeting brought together officials from RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA, MeitY, DoT, MHA, and NPCI. Continue reading “TRAI JCoR meeting advances measures against telecom spam and fraud”
Bharti Airtel and its subsidiaries have undertaken several financial actions aimed at reducing debt and optimizing capital structure, according to recent company disclosures. Continue reading “Airtel prepays additional Rs. 5,985 crores of high-cost spectrum liabilities”
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has announced updated guidelines for the Digital Bharat Nidhi, previously known as the Universal Service Obligation Fund. Continue reading “Digital Bharat Nidhi’s new rules boost telecom services: DoT”
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), along with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has blacklisted eight Principal Entities (PEs) for sending more than 10,000 fraudulent messages in the past three months.
Continue reading “DoT takes action against over 10,000 fraudulent messages past 3 months”
The three major private telecom companies in India – Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) – have submitted their applications for the upcoming spectrum auction, reports Economic Times. Continue reading “Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea submit bids for 5G spectrum auction on June 6”
Telecom operators are seeking relaxation in the rollout obligations for the 26 GHz band, also known as millimeter (mmWave) due to lack of a device ecosystem for these airwaves, according to the latest report from ET Telecom. Continue reading “Airtel, Jio, and other telcos to request relaxations in mmWave 5G roll out rules”
Indian Telecom Commission, decision-making body in the telecom ministry has approved net neutrality recommendations proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). These rules restrict telecom operators from discriminating against Internet content and services or grant higher speed for those who pay a premium. Continue reading “Telecom Commission approves new net neutrality recommendations proposed by TRAI”
Well over a year after the launch of the Amazon Echo Dot, Google finally has a competitor out. Announced alongside the all-new second generation Pixel smartphones, the device might have gotten a bit overshadowed but fret not, we’ve been testing it out the last few days and have a review ready for your consumption. Now that the Echo series of devices are available in India, is it worth importing or waiting for a Google Home Mini? Find out in our review.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released its final report on Net Neutrality after months of intense debate and discussions on the internet freedom over the past few months.
Continue reading “DoT panel urges to regulate VoIP calls, supports net neutrality”
Deadline to implement the full mobile number portability (MNP) across the India has now been extended by another two months. Cellular Operators Association on India (COAI) have asked for extension seeking some technical issues in implementation. Continue reading “Deadline for Pan-India Mobile Number Portability (MNP) extended by DoT till July”
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has banned Nokia’s Push e-mail services in India. The Intelligence Bureau asked the Indian service providers not to launch the proposed Push / Power Email service till it gets monitoring system. Continue reading “Department of Telecom Bans Nokia’s Push Email Service in India”
With an exponential increase in the Mobile subscribers rate, we might be soon having 11 digits Phone Numbers. Government of India is reportedly now considering to change the numbering scheme from the current 10 digits to 11 digits with an addition of digit “9” to the numbers in order to accomodate more users.
TRAI, the telecom regulator of India, has recorded an increase of 16.67 million during october 2009 itself taking the total number of subscribers to 488 million subscribers. Hence DoT (Department of Telecommunication) has supposedly issued a note to all the telecom operators to start making necessary arrangements for the migration from Jan 1, 2010. Continue reading “11 Digits Phone Numbers to be soon a reality?”
