TRAI moves to check arbitrary disconnection of SIMs
Telecom regulator Trai has initiated debate on the issue of operators arbitrarily disconnecting services of customers on the grounds of 'non-usage of numbers' or 'inactive SIM connections'.
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Alarm bells on silent mode
A day after the National Green Tribunal passed orders on Union ministries of telecom, environment and health, seeking details about the health hazards likely to be caused by cellphone towers and on th
Alarm bells on silent mode
A day after the National Green Tribunal passed orders on Union ministries of telecom, environment and health, seeking details about the health hazards likely to be caused by cellphone towers and on th
Onus on users to tele-check details
The telecom department has now put the onus on the subscriber to call his operator to verify details before the connection could be activated.
New subscriber verification norms have come into effect
Cellphones to be less harmful from Saturday
Beginning Saturday, handsets manufactured in India will have to abide by the new radiation norms rolled out by the government.
Cellular services suspended in 4 Pakistan cities over terror threat
Cellular services were on Sunday night suspended in four major Pakistani cities, including Lahore and Karachi, to prevent terrorist attacks using bombs triggered with mobile phones, Interior Minister
Mobile companies see 7-8 pc revenue loss due to curb on SMS
Restriction on SMS to five per day is not only causing problems for millions of mobile phone users but may also lead to loss of 7-8 per cent revenue of telecom operators for the month, operators' asso
Boy, 17, crowned America's fastest texter
A 17-year-old boy retained his title as America's fastest texter on Wednesday in a duel of the thumbs staged before yelling fans in New York's Times Square.
Austin Weirschke took home $50,000 in priz
AP is most talkative on cellphone: Study
People of the state spend the most time talking on their mobile phones among the southern states.
In the first three months of the year, each subscriber in the state (GSM and CDMA) spent 305 minutes a
Punjab bans cellphones in government schools
Worried over the declining academic standards of government schools in Punjab, the state government has banned the use of mobile phones by students as well teachers within the government run schools o