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Image Source : PIXABAY 5g Telecom operators in India are planning to roll out 5G services as early as September-October on a pilot basis in select circles, millions of Indians who have 5G-capable smartphones are concerned if they will have to shell out more money to access ultra-fast speed and better connectivity. Just like 3G and 4G, telcos will soon announce dedicated 5G tariff plans and according to industry experts, consumers may pay more…

The Indian government is working in full swing to ensure a quicker adoption of this sustainable mobility solution. The Government, along with CESL, will install over 800 EV charging stations across the country. The Indian PMO is also looking to upgrade to an electrified Mercedes Benz SUV as the Prime Minister’s official car, which could set a benchmark for common citizens to follow.  Indian Government EV super appThe ‘super’ app will offer information regarding availability and charger types and provide charging tariffs…

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced that base tariff plan of several Plan Vouchers (PV) and First Recharge Coupons (FRC) have been revised. FRC prepaid plans like FRC106, FRC107, and FRC108 have been revised, whereas plan vouchers like PV153, PV186, PV365, PV429, PV485, PV666, PV999, PV1699, PV1999, and PV2399 have also been revised. The base tariff of all of these prepaid plans has been revised to the PV94 and PV95 plans. These two plans were introduced by BSNL earlier this month.BSNL Chennai has issued a…

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has revised its seven broadband plans with an increased monthly rental by up to Rs. 30. The new revision will be applicable on a pan-India basis across all telecom circles where the state-owned operator provides its services starting Saturday, August 1. BSNL is also notifying its existing broadband users about the update. Alongside the changes with respect to its broadband plans, the operator has also increased its fixed landline plans for both new and existing subscribers.The Chennai…

Some of the biggest television broadcasters operating in India joined forces on Friday to criticise new government regulations that impose restrictions on pay-TV charges, saying the move could put some channels out of business.Senior executives from India's Zee Entertainment, Viacom18 Media, Sony's local unit, The Walt Disney Co and its TV network Star India, got together to brief the media in Mumbai and said excessive regulation will also crimp their ability to keep up with technological advances."We're evaluating how we…

BRUSSELS—The U.S. is talking with the European Union about ways to limit global energy price increases that could be caused by an EU-proposed embargo on Russian oil, looking at additional options like setting a tariff on imports of Russian oil, according to U.S. Treasury officials.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who is in Brussels Tuesday ahead of a meeting of finance ministers of the Group of Seven major economies in Germany this week, has previously said that the proposed EU embargo on…

Sector regulator TRAI on Tuesday directed telecom operators to "immediately" enable port out SMS facility for all mobile users requiring it, irrespective of value of their tariff offer, vouchers, or plans.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) took a strong note of telecom service companies not providing outgoing SMS facility in certain prepaid vouchers.TRAI said in the recent past it has received complaints from subscribers over their inability to send SMS on short code 1900 specified for UPC (Unique Porting…

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel may take lead in hiking mobile call and services rates this year as it looks to increase average revenue per user to Rs. 200, a top official of the company said.Airtel was the first telecom player to raise mobile services rates in the range of 18-25 percent in November 2021.The average revenue per user (ARPU), an indicator of a telco's profitability, of Airtel was at Rs.163 in October-December 2021, down 2.2 percent year-on-year."I do expect a tariff hike sometime in 2022. I don't think it's…