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SECTOR | 28 Aug 2025, 12:48AM

Telcos announce relief measures for customers in rain-hit and flood regions

Business Standard

Reliance Jio & Bharti Airtel extend prepaid validity, broadband benefits and postpaid bill grace for customers in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh while mobilising teams to restore network

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SECTOR | 27 Aug 2025, 02:23PM

Centre asks all telcos to activate intra-circle roaming in J&K till Sept 2

Business Standard

The Centre has asked all the telecom service providers to immediately activate the intra-circle roaming (ICR) facility in Jammu and Kashmir till September 2, an official communication said. The directive has been passed to the regulatory heads of Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Reliance-Jio and Vodafone-ldea amid a collapse of telecom services in large parts of J-K, leading to a large number of people being cut off as relentless rain for the fourth day caused flood-like situation in the Jammu division. "In view of the prevailing situations due to heavy rainfall and multiple landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, and in accordance with Clause 29.6 of the unified licence and as per the provisions of SOP 2020 for responding to disasters, all telecom service providers are hereby instructed to activate the intra-circle roaming facility for the J-K Union Territory with immediate effect till 23:59 hours of September 2, or till further instructions, whichever is earlier," the disaster management unit of the

Mumbai monorail mishap: MMRDA suspends two senior officials over lapses

Business Standard | 27 Aug 2025, 09:17AM 1 more

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SECTOR | 26 Aug 2025, 10:16PM

Airtel seeks Telecom Dept intervention over fiber cutting in Hyderabad

Business Line

Local Telecom officials flag the issue with HQ, seek intervention; COAI condemns cable cutting by Telangana Govt

Telecom Dept Not Considering Additional Relief For Vodafone Idea: MoS

NDTV Profit | 26 Aug 2025 1 more

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SECTOR | 26 Aug 2025

Vivo T4 Pro 5G launched with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4: Know price, specs

Business Standard

The Vivo T4 Pro 5G, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset and a 6500mAh battery, will go on sale starting August 29 at Rs 27,999 onwards

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 26 Aug 2025

BSNL to add 3-4 lakh 4G sites, bets on affordability over tariff hikes

Business Standard

State-run BSNL plans a major 4G expansion with a tender for new sites, restricted to Indian vendors, as it targets affordability and positions itself against private rivals

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

Vivo T4 Pro 5G to launch on August 26 under Rs 30,000: Check expected specs

Business Standard

Vivo is set to unveil the T4 Pro 5G in India tomorrow with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chip, a 50MP Sony camera, IP68 and IP69 rating, and a 6,500mAh battery under Rs 30,000

Lava Play Ultra 5G budget gaming smartphone goes on sale: Watch unboxing

Business Standard | 25 Aug 2025

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

BoI declares RCom, Anil Ambani loan accounts fraudulent

Economic Times

Bank of India has declared Reliance Communications, its subsidiary Reliance Telecom, and Anil Ambani's loan accounts fraudulent, totaling 725 crore. The bank alleges the funds, intended for spectrum purchase, were instead invested in mutual funds and fixed deposits. Anil Ambani denies the allegations, claiming the bank violated natural justice principles and RBI regulations.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 24 Aug 2025

Permit to Starlink bars copying, decryption of Indian data overseas: MoS Telecom

Business Line

The minister told that security conditions mandate satellite communication providers to set up earth station gateways in India through which communications from satellite to users are routed

Starlink permit bars copying, decryption of Indian data abroad: MoS Telecom

Business Standard | 24 Aug 2025 1 more

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 23 Aug 2025

CloudMoss looks to the cloud to speed up 4G feature phone journey

Business Standard

CloudMosa sees its offering as a big opportunity to hasten the upgradation of consumers from 2G to 4G feature phones

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 22 Aug 2025

Trai yet to receive DoT's response on satellite spectrum pricings

Business Standard

Trai is unlikely to change its stance on satellite spectrum pricing even as it waits for the Department of Telecommunications' response, a senior official says.