Jio may soon make changes in tariff plans: Report

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="_hoverrDone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Jio is gearing up to bring some changes to its tariff plans. As per a report by Times of India, Telecom regulators have been seeking clarification from Jio for its free voice calling schemes. After making the changes, Jio will be reporting them to TRAI for submission.</div><div class="_teraMainAdContainer" data-attr="not-done" hov-ad-rendered="false" hov-ad-unbind="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 850.875px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="_teraAdContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 90px; margin: 5px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transform: scale(1); width: 728px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="_hovClose" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 19px !important; height: 19px; line-height: 1 !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 19px; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 2147483647;" title="Close">×</span><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="_adSenceImagePush" data-height="90" data-width="728" frameborder="0" height="90" loadstatus="0" scrolling="no" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 90px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: initial !important; min-height: 90px; min-width: initial !important; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 728px !important; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 999;" width="728"></iframe></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="jio-lyf-handset" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-154852" height="663" sizes="(max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px" src="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jio-lyf-handset.png" srcset="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jio-lyf-handset.png 874w, https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jio-lyf-handset-300x228.png 300w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="874" /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">The report states that TRAI officials allegedly met Jio executives to scrutinize the tariff plans submitted by the operator. The current Jio plan varies from the Rs 1.20-per-minute voice tariff plan filed by Jio. An incognito source commented on the fiasco and said,“The issue is under discussion,”</div><div class="second_post_adv_main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="second_post_adv" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 300px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">By the telecom tariff order, which was introduced by the TRAI in 2004, telecom operators are not allowed to launch tariffs below the Interconnect User Charge (IUC). Currently, the IUC rate is 14 paise per minute in contrast to Jio’s free voice calling plans.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Other Telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular have also accused Jio of engaging in predatory practices by offering free voice calling. These telcos have reiterated that they are incurring losses due to the increasing traffic asymmetry. Also, the telcos have are taking a stand for the termination of IUC limit.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Regarding the issues between other telcos and Jio, the report suggests that TRAI does not find any merit in the allegations because Jio is a debutant with a small market share. Interestingly, on its SIM card brochures, Jio has printed two paise-per-second call plan.</div></div>

Jio may soon make changes in tariff plans: Report

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BSNL launches Freedom Plan for Rs 136 with 2 year validity

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="_hoverrDone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">State owned PSU operator BSNL has launched a new tariff plan for new and existing subscribers to offer lower calling rates pan India. The Freedom Plan has been launched on a 90 days promotional basis in all circles.</div><div class="_teraMainAdContainer" data-attr="not-done" hov-ad-rendered="false" hov-ad-unbind="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 850.875px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="_teraAdContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 90px; margin: 5px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transform: scale(1); width: 728px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="_hovClose" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 19px !important; height: 19px; line-height: 1 !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 19px; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 2147483647;" title="Close">×</span><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="_adSenceImagePush" data-height="90" data-width="728" frameborder="0" height="90" loadstatus="0" scrolling="no" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 90px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: initial !important; min-height: 90px; min-width: initial !important; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 728px !important; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 999;" width="728"></iframe></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="bsnl" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-140397" height="392" sizes="(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px" src="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bsnl.png" srcset="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bsnl.png 492w, https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bsnl-300x239.png 300w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="492" /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">The new tariff plan comes at a denomination of Rs. 136 and offers a 2 year validity. In the first month of recharging with the plan voucher, all local and STD on-net and off-net calls are charged at 25p/min and thereafter it is charged at 1.3p/sec. In the initial 30 days new subscribers will also get 1 GB free data. SMS is chargeable at 1 Re per message in home circle and 25p per local and 38p per STD message in national roaming</div><div class="second_post_adv_main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="second_post_adv" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 300px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">The details of the Freedom plan are given in the table below.</div><table border="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"></table><table bgcolor="#FAE6C1" border="1" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="634"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">FREEDOM PLAN</strong></div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209">MRP in Rs. (Inclusive service Tax)</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Rs. 136</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td rowspan="2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Freebies for new connections (including      MNP customers), Migration and validity extension</div></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">1. ALL calls (local/STD) (on-net/off-net) (Home LSA/National Roaming)</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">@ 25 paisa/min for first 30 days</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">2. 1GB free Data* to be used in first 30 days.</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Voice & video (Home & National</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Roaming)</div></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">ALL calls (local/STD) (on-net/off-net) @ 1.3P/sec</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209">Plan validity</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425">730 days.</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">SMS (while in Home LSA)</div></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">100 Paisa/SMS</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">SMS (while in National roaming)</div></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">LCL-25 Paisa/SMS, STD-38 Paisa/SMS</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">All other charges</div></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">As per Per second plan (except full talk value with Top-Ups mentioned with Per second plan)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Applicability</div></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">All customers</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="209"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Data (paisa/MB)</div></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="425"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">40 Paisa/MB</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="634">Special Benefits:</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="634">1. Special Combo voucher: -Rs.577, talk value Rs.577 (in main account), 1 GB free Data (with 30 days validity)<div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">– applicable specifically for this plan only.</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="634">2. Special Combo voucher: -Rs.377, talk value Rs.377 (in main account), 300 MB free Data (with 20 days validity)<div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">– applicable specifically for this plan only.</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="634">3. Special Combo voucher: -Rs.178, talk value Rs.178 (in main account), 200MB free Data (with 10 days validity)<div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">– applicable specifically for this plan only.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">There are also 3 special combo vouchers which are applicable specifically with this plan which come as talktime and data bundles. The first voucher is of Rs. 577 and offers full talktime in main balance along with 1 GB 3G data for 30 days, the second voucher is for Rs. 377 and offers full talktime in main balance and 300 MB data for 20 days and the third voucher is for Rs. 178 and offers full talktime in main balance along with 200 MB data for 10 days.</div></div>

BSNL launches Freedom Plan for Rs 136 with 2 year validity

State owned PSU operator BSNL has launched a new tariff plan for new and existing subscribers to offer lower calling rates pan India. The Fr...

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India lost $968 million due to max 22 internet shutdowns

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="_hoverrDone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">As many as 22 internet shutdowns occurred in India between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, costing the country a total of US$968 million, contributing to a total global cost of US$2.4 billion due to internet blackouts, findings by Brookings reveal.</div><div class="_teraMainAdContainer" data-attr="not-done" hov-ad-rendered="false" hov-ad-unbind="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; 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max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="935" /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">India and Iraq jointly captured the top spot for observing maximum internet shutdowns. The non-ISIS controlled parts of Syria stood at third spot with 8 shutdowns, followed by 6 in Pakistan, 3 in Turkey, and 2 each in Bangladesh, Brazil, North Korea, Uganda and Vietnam.</div><div class="second_post_adv_main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="second_post_adv" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 300px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">In Economic costs term, India stood at the top, followed by Saudi Arabia with $465 million loss, Morocco with $320 million loss, Iraq with $209.5 and Brazil with $116 million loss.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">India this year joined the ranks of countries, including Uganda, Algeria, and Iraq, that have disrupted internet services in response to concerns over students cheating on exams</div><blockquote style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; position: relative; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">An Indian official said, “Considering the sensitive nature of the exam for recruitment of talents, internet service providers have been asked to shut down all internet-based social media services from 9 am to 1 pm to prevent the misuse of mobiles during the exam.”</div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">In many other instances, regional Indian officials also ordered disruptions in response to public security concerns. “State interference with internet services is becoming more common, even in democratic states,” the study said.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">According to the study, it will only become more expensive for nations to shut down the internet as the digital economy expands. And without coordinated action by the international community, this damage is likely to accelerate in the future and further weaken global economic development.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">“As long as political authorities continue to disrupt internet activity, it will be difficult for impacted nations to reap the full benefits of the digital economy,” Brookings Vice President Darrell West, author of the study, said.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">West examined a total 81 short-term shutdowns that occurred in 19 countries between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">The finding attributed Internet close downs to regional or territorial response to public security concerns, in addition to a precautionary measure to prevent the misuse of Internet-based social media services via mobile devices during competitive examinations in the country.</div></div>

India lost $968 million due to max 22 internet shutdowns

As many as 22 internet shutdowns occurred in India between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, costing the country a total of US$968 million, co...

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Telenor India launches 4G services in Kanpur, starts offering 1 GB data at Rs 52

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="_hoverrDone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Telenor India today announced the launch of high-speed 4G affordable services for its customers in Kanpur. Subscribers will now experience high-speed wireless mobile internet on the company’s advance network architecture and get on to the digital super highway to cater to their data needs.</div><div class="_teraMainAdContainer" data-attr="not-done" hov-ad-rendered="false" hov-ad-unbind="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 850.875px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="_teraAdContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 90px; margin: 5px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transform: scale(1); width: 728px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="_hovClose" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 19px !important; height: 19px; line-height: 1 !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 19px; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 2147483647;" title="Close">×</span><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="_adSenceImagePush" data-height="90" data-width="728" frameborder="0" height="90" loadstatus="0" scrolling="no" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 90px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: initial !important; min-height: 90px; min-width: initial !important; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 728px !important; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 999;" width="728"></iframe></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="Telenor" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-67897" height="240" src="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Telenor-e1411712911194.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="400" /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Kanpur is the third city in the UP East region to go live with 4G services. Prior to Kanpur, the company launched its 4G services in Varanasi & Lucknow and got an encouraging response.</div><div class="second_post_adv_main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="second_post_adv" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 300px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Launching the Telenor 4G services in Kanpur today, K.C. Narendran, Circle Business Head – UP East, Telenor India said “We are really excited to offer high speed affordable 4G services to our Kanpur city customers. With 100 percent sites being ready in the city with advanced equipment and efficient spectral deployment, the company is geared up to offer superior speed and better experience at affordable price. Our Super Saver 4G plans are very cost effective and provide best deal to customers in this market. In addition to this, the network is energy efficient and much more reliable. This makes Telenor network one of the best in the city both on voice and data services. We will continue to fulfill our promise of ‘paisa vasool’ offerings with additional value in every transaction.”</div><table border="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"></table><table bgcolor="#FAE6C1" border="1" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Offers for New Customers (FRC)</b></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">152 (FRC)</b></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">1GB 4G Data for the first month and 500 MB  each for 2 months +  All Local & STD calls at 25 paise/minute for 90 days  + 30 rupees talk time</span></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">90 days</b></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">4G Recharge Offers for  Telenor Customers</b></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">52</b></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">1 GB 4G Data (for first 90 days of Swap)</b></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">28 days</b></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">85</b></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">500 MB 4G Data</span></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">21 days</span></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">149</b></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">1 GB 4G Data + All Local calls @25p/minute + All STD calls @30p/m</span></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">28 days</span></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td colspan="3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">4G Top-Up (USSD Only)</b></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">11</b></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">100 MB (*555*801#)</span></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">1 day</span></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">22</b></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">250 MB (*555*801#)</span></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">1 day</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">With the brand promise of “Sabse Sasta Sabke Liye – Full Paisa Vasool”, Telenor is offering 1GB 4G Data for the first month and 500 MB data for next 2 months on first recharge (FRC) of Rs 152 for new customers. They will also get free Talk-Time of Rs 30 with this FR bundled with affordable tariff of 25p/m for all local & STD Calls for 90 days.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Additionally existing customers can upgrade their current 2G SIM to 4G SIM free of cost and get 1 GB data absolutely free! Customers can avail this offer by walking into any of the fully functional Telenor branded stores and selected retail outlets in Kanpur. Also Telenor customers can get 1GB data at just Rs. 52 for 28 days without any conditions.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">The launch in Kanpur follows the successful launch of Telenor’s 4G services across its 6 circles in Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Hajipur, Varanasi, Vizag, Amravati, Agra, Anand, Lucknow, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Tenali, Eluru, Bhimavaram, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Dehradun, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Warangal, Kadapa, and Meerut. With this Telenor has moved a step closer to its ambition of Internet for All and becoming the preferred partner in the digital life of its customers.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Telenor announced the modernization of its entire network in the UP East in 2015. As of now 74% of its sites have been modernized. To make its network future ready, Telenor has deployed latest Technology Equipment that provides superior voice and data experience. At the sites that have been migrated to the new technology, Telenor has reduced congestion and increased data throughput resulting in an improved network experience for its customers. This is one of the biggest network modernization deal made by Telenor Group across its business units.</div></div>

Telenor India launches 4G services in Kanpur, starts offering 1 GB data at Rs 52

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RCom inks deal with Brookfield to sell nationwide tower assets

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="_hoverrDone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Reliance Communications (RCOM) Friday inked a non-binding Term Sheet with Brookfield Infrastructure Group to sell its nationwide tower assets and related infrastructure. As per the agreement, the telco will receive an upfront cash payment of Rs 11,000 crore from the proposed transaction, involving 45,000 mobile towers.</div><div class="_teraMainAdContainer" data-attr="not-done" hov-ad-rendered="false" hov-ad-unbind="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 850.875px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="_teraAdContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 90px; margin: 5px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transform: scale(1); width: 728px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="_hovClose" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 19px !important; height: 19px; line-height: 1 !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 19px; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 2147483647;" title="Close">×</span><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="_adSenceImagePush" data-height="90" data-width="728" frameborder="0" height="90" loadstatus="0" scrolling="no" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 90px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: initial !important; min-height: 90px; min-width: initial !important; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 728px !important; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 999;" width="728"></iframe></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="india-tower" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-155179" height="614" sizes="(max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px" src="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/india-tower.png" srcset="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/india-tower.png 1146w, https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/india-tower-300x161.png 300w, https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/india-tower-1024x549.png 1024w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="1146" /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">RCom said that it intends to utilize the proceeds of the proposed transaction solely to reduce its debt. RCom will also enjoy 49% future economic upside from the towers business, based on certain conditions, it said in a statement.</div><div class="second_post_adv_main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="second_post_adv" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 300px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Under the Term Sheet, the specified assets are intended to be transferred from Reliance Infratel Ltd. (RITL) on a going concern basis into a separate SPV, to be owned by Brookfield.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">RCom will continue as an anchor tenant on the tower assets, under a long term MSA, for its integrated telecommunications business.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Both the parties expect considerable growth in tenancies based on increasing 4G offerings by all telecom operators, and the fast accelerating trends in data consumption, which are expected to contribute to significant growth in revenues and profitability for the towers business in the future.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">RCom and Brookfield also see several opportunities for consolidation in the towers industry in India that will further enhance growth and value creation in the future.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">The Anil Ambani-led telecom operator is finalizing its acquisition of Sistema’s Indian unit Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL) that operates under the MTS brand. It has already received nods from Bombay and Rajasthan High Courts, and is now awaiting a final nod from the telecom department (DoT).</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Media reports said that the SSTL acquisition is expected to be closed by November 2016.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Furthermore, the telco is in the process of merging its wireless operations with Maxis-owned Aircel to create a new merged entity.</div></div>

RCom inks deal with Brookfield to sell nationwide tower assets

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Exclusive: Airtel starts offering 1.5 GB 3G/4G data at Rs.100 for select postpaid subscribers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="_hoverrDone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">After offering <a href="https://telecomtalk.info/airtel-extends-handset-bundled-offer-to-all-4g-devices/157678/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3984c3; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.1s ease-in-out; word-wrap: break-word;">15 GB data at the cost of 1 GB</a>, Bharti Airtel is now offering 1.5 GB of 3G/4G data at only Rs 100 to few of its postpaid customers as ‘Surprise’ offer.</div><div class="_teraMainAdContainer" data-attr="not-done" hov-ad-rendered="false" hov-ad-unbind="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 850.875px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="_teraAdContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 90px; margin: 5px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transform: scale(1); width: 728px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="_hovClose" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 19px !important; height: 19px; line-height: 1 !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 19px; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 2147483647;" title="Close">×</span><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="_adSenceImagePush" data-height="90" data-width="728" frameborder="0" height="90" loadstatus="0" scrolling="no" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 90px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: initial !important; min-height: 90px; min-width: initial !important; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 728px !important; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 999;" width="728"></iframe></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="screenshot_20161011-050302_1" class="aligncenter wp-image-157845" height="292" sizes="(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px" src="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screenshot_20161011-050302_1-1024x520.jpg" srcset="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screenshot_20161011-050302_1-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screenshot_20161011-050302_1-300x152.jpg 300w, https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screenshot_20161011-050302_1.jpg 1592w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="575" /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">After, Reliance Jio’s service launch, Airtel has cut down the data tariffs for prepaid customers to almost half. The company even launched a data pack where one can get 1 GB data for as low as Rs 50. But all those benefits were for prepaid customers while postpaid customers got some high end new combo packs.</div><div class="second_post_adv_main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="second_post_adv" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 300px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">This time the company is offering more data at dirt cheap rates to its loyal customers as a part of Airtel Surprises, where select customers can get 1.5 GB of data at only Rs 100. Currently, postpaid customers are paying almost Rs 300 to get similar amount of data to their main plans. So, there’s no doubt the new surprise pack really is a cost saver.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Though, the promotional pack is limited to some postpaid customers as of now, we expect the company to extend the offer to more postpaid customers to keep them bound to its network. As Jio has started offering postpaid connection with an option to keep existing number on their network along with unlimited data and calling, this kind of offer would help Airtel to reduce its subscriber churn rate in this competitive condition.</div></div>

TECHNICAL NEWS Exclusive: Airtel starts offering 1.5 GB 3G/4G data at Rs.100 for select postpaid subscribers

After offering  15 GB data at the cost of 1 GB , Bharti Airtel is now offering 1.5 GB of 3G/4G data at only Rs 100 to few of its postpaid cu...

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Ex-Jio MD, Indus CEO join Sterlite in advisory roles

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="_hoverrDone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Former Reliance Jio managing director Sandip Das and former Indus Tower CEO BS Shantharaju have joined Sterlite Technologies’ newly formed advisory board, the company said on Wednesday.</div><div class="_teraMainAdContainer" data-attr="not-done" hov-ad-rendered="false" hov-ad-unbind="false" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 850.875px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="_teraAdContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 90px; margin: 5px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transform: scale(1); width: 728px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="_hovClose" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 19px !important; height: 19px; line-height: 1 !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 19px; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 2147483647;" title="Close">×</span><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="_adSenceImagePush" data-height="90" data-width="728" frameborder="0" height="90" loadstatus="0" scrolling="no" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 90px !important; margin: 0px auto; max-width: initial !important; min-height: 90px; min-width: initial !important; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 728px !important; word-wrap: break-word; z-index: 999;" width="728"></iframe></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="jio4G" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-155900" height="425" sizes="(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px" src="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jio4G.png" srcset="https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jio4G.png 846w, https://telecomtalk.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jio4G-300x151.png 300w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="846" /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">The company said that both the executives have experience in creating large customer and service oriented companies, and they will provide strategic guidance and direction on the company’s growth roadmap and focused capabilities in the highly evolving digital communications industry.</div><div class="second_post_adv_main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="second_post_adv" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 300px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Sterlite is the maker of optical communication products, network and system integration services, and software solutions.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Anand Agarwal, CEO, Sterlite Tech, said, “It is an absolute delight to seek industry insights and validation of our strategic direction. Both Sandip and Shantharaju are advising us on technology and governance systems to make the business future ready. We will continue to leverage their expertise on strategic approach, customer propositions and talent building.”</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Das is currently associated with Analysys Mason as a senior adviser. Prior to Jio, he served Maxis Communications and Hutchison Essar Telecom (now Vodafone), and was one of the founding members of private telephony in India and was part of the group of individuals that founded Hutchison Max Telecom in 1994.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Shantharaju’s CEO experience , spans over 15 years with Indus Towers, GMR Group, Delhi International Airport and Managing Director, Gujarat Gas Company.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">Both are committed to work closely with Sterlite Tech in creating a smarter broadband infrastructure in the country, the company said.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;">“With the telecom space fast transforming, Sandip and Shantharaju will provide us insights and direction to achieve our purpose of transforming everyday living by delivering smarter networks,” Pravin Agarwal, Vice Chairman, Sterlite Tech, said in a statement.</div></div>

TECHNICAL NEWS Ex-Jio MD, Indus CEO join Sterlite in advisory roles

Former Reliance Jio managing director Sandip Das and former Indus Tower CEO BS Shantharaju have joined Sterlite Technologies’ newly formed a...

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