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2G spectrum auction flops; less than Rs. 10K crore of bids received by Govt
The 2G mobile phone spectrum auction ended in a flop show with merely Rs. 9,407 crore being collected in the process contrary to the high valuation estimated by the CAG in its criticizing report of the government two years ago. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
For ‘M-Pesa’ Vodafone partners with ICICI Bank
Vodafone India has launched its mobile money transfer and payment service ‘M-Pesa’ in India. The telecom giant has inked a partnership with ICICI Bank to extend this service in India. Vodafone will be offering its customers a mobile money account ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Government to digitize cable TV network in 38 more cities
Phase-2 of the campaign to digitize the cable TV network in India has been started by The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. In the phase0-2, 38 cities in 15 states will be covered by March 31, 2013. Earlier, the digitization ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Limit for concessional SMS at 100 per day per SIM: TRAI
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has set the limit for concessional SMS at 100 per day per SIM. This will be implemented in 15 days. As per the directives: There is no maximum limit for SMS, but consumers ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Bharti Airtel: World's fourth largest mobile operator
As per the ‘Scoreboard’ report by analyst firm Wireless Intelligence, Bharti Airtel with over 250 million mobile subscribers is world’s fourth-largest operator in terms of subscribers. Airtel overtook Telefónica of Spain to reach this position. Top 4 Mobile Operators Rankings ..