Every year, the IAMAI, the body representing mostly large Internet and Mobile VAS companies in India, submits a document to the Finance Ministry, requesting certain sops. Every industry body does ... Continue_Reading

Despite opposition from broadcasters, the Indian government has approved the introduction of a bill to amend the Copyright Act of 1957 in a far-reaching step that will give artists and ... Continue_Reading

The Reserve Bank of India has increased the daily transaction cap via mobile banking to Rs 50,000 per customer for both funds transfer and transactions involving purchase of goods and services, ... Continue_Reading

For anyone deeply involved in telecom in India, the only surprising thing about this Times of India report, suggesting that an internal Department of Telecom check indicates that telecom operators ... Continue_Reading

India’s telecom regulator TRAI has finally announced the framework and rules of mobile number portability, which will allow mobile users to retain their mobile number while shifting to a new ... Continue_Reading

Citing security concerns related to the inability to track the origin of calls made via Internet telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP), India’s Intelligence Bureau has asked the Department ... Continue_Reading

Here we go again. India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced a schedule of events, the grand finale of which will be the auction of 3G spectrum in India on ... Continue_Reading

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a directive simplifying subscription to mobile content services, overriding its earlier directive which made in necessary for telecom operators to charge ... Continue_Reading

An unconfirmed ET report says US telco AT&T may be planning to pick up a 10% stake in public sector unit BSNL. According to the report, BSNL’s top brass have ... Continue_Reading

The Indian government has announced the constitution of a Council of ministers to advice the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and ensure coordination between the Ministries, stakeholders and partners, ... Continue_Reading

The e-commerce industry in India needs to brace for the coming of a lull in transactions, which owes its origin to a notification from the Reserve Bank of India. According to ... Continue_Reading

In the Economic Survey 2008-09 released by the Indian government yesterday, they highlighted key initiatives made in the mobile and broadband sectors, including data related to foreign direct investment, USO ... Continue_Reading