Also in the news on Tuesday: Reliance Jio blasts telecom regulator for its proposal on call connect charges.
Jio has questioned TRAI's jurisdiction and reasons to tinker with the original schedule for implementation of zero termination charge regime from January 1, 2020
Around 30 per cent of the missed calls used to come from rival networks and our customers called back as it was free, he said
I believe that Huawei will be welcomed by the Indian industry, government, and customers, says Chen
Vice-Chairman Rakesh Bharti Mittal said litigation in the sector was also adding to its woes
Jio's move is seen as a step to recover costs; ARPUs may have bottomed out
Analysts feel most subscribers will view the compulsory IUC top-up voucher as an additional spend for no incremental value
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The Adani group's bids far outstripped those of the competitors
This will effectively end one of Jio key disruptive strategies - free voice call
Last week, Jio, telecom arm of Reliance Industries, said it would during the Dussehra and Diwali period make the JioPhone available for a special price of Rs 699
The government, in March last year, enhanced the number of annual instalments for spectrum payment from 10 to 16 years to provide relief to the debt-laden telecom sector
Airtel has recommended that the terminating exchange timer should be fixed at 45 seconds and the origination exchange timer at 75 seconds
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It said there was directive from the Trai on the issue and hence the firm is left with no choice but to reduce ring time
The company said the offer is targeted at over 350 million 2G users currently paying extremely high data rates for poor quality 2G data
Telecom regulator TRAI had asked the warring operators to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution over the dispute until it concludes a formal consultation on the matter
Jio is making the JioPhone available for a special price of only Rs 699. This is Rs 800 less than the current price of the JioPhone
Why are missed calls such a big deal for leading telcos?
High tariffs on voice calls force 2G, 3G customers to make missed calls to customers on Jio, soliciting a large amount of offnet voice calls from its subscribers to the network of incumbent operators