Cellular Services Blocked

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), ahead of the mega 5G spectrum auction scheduled to take place later this month, said that administrative allocation of spectrum for captive 5G networks is against principles of level playing field and "effectively provides a backdoor entry to big technology players to provide 5G services and solut...

DoT last month had written to all telecom operators, the Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI), Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and others for their inputs.

Pakistan on Thursday blocked cellular services in over 50 towns and cities, including Islamabad, to prevent terror attacks on Shia processions to commemorate the slaying of Imam Hussein, one of the most revered Shia figures.

Shares of mobile service providers surged on Thursday, a day after the 2G auction ended with the government getting bids worth Rs 9,400 crore against the targeted Rs 40,000 crore. Bharti Airtel jumped 4 per cent while Idea Cellular gained 3 per cent. Bharti acquired one block of top-up spectrum while Idea acquired spectrum in all the seven circles ...

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), ahead of the mega 5G spectrum auction scheduled to take place later this month, said that administrative allocation of spectrum for captive 5G networks is against principles of level playing field and "effectively provides a backdoor entry to big technology players to provide 5G services and solut...

DoT last month had written to all telecom operators, the Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI), Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and others for their inputs.

Pakistan on Thursday blocked cellular services in over 50 towns and cities, including Islamabad, to prevent terror attacks on Shia processions to commemorate the slaying of Imam Hussein, one of the most revered Shia figures.

Shares of mobile service providers surged on Thursday, a day after the 2G auction ended with the government getting bids worth Rs 9,400 crore against the targeted Rs 40,000 crore. Bharti Airtel jumped 4 per cent while Idea Cellular gained 3 per cent. Bharti acquired one block of top-up spectrum while Idea acquired spectrum in all the seven circles ...