TRAI raises SMS limit to 200 SMS per day per SIM
Telecom consumers will now be able to send up to 200 SMSes per day from a SIM, as against the earlier limit of just 100 SMSes per day imposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
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Vodafone penalises telemarketers for pesky calls and SMSes
Trai on Thursday said Vodafone has deducted Rs 50,000 from some telemarketers' security deposit for violating guidelines for pesky calls and SMSes and has deposited the amount with the regulator.
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New telecom policy likely to make roaming free
The telecom department will unveil a draft of the new telecom policy on Monday, which may make roaming free and allow one mobile number to be used anywhere in the country in case subscribers change th
TRAI leash offers no relief from pesky SMSes
Mobile users across the country heaved a sigh of relief after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India imposed new Regulations imposed on unsolicited telemarketing calls and pesky SMS came into force
TRAI's 100 SMS restriction blow to hearing impaired
Foul cries by businesses and college students aside, TRAI's initiative to check pesky calls and text messages has dealt a cruel blow to the hearing impaired, who feel the SMS cap would rob them of a h
CBI puts 2G loss at Rs 70k crore
Although the Supreme Court is yet to decide whether home minister P. Chidambaram fixing 2G-spectrum price at base entry fee of Rs 1,658 crore as finance minister in UPA-I along with then telecom mini
Pesky calls, SMSes finally end today
Starting from Tuesday, mobile users will get relief from telemarketing calls and SMSes as new regulations on the pesky calls will come into force.
The telecom minister, Kapil Sibal, will formally la
100 SMSes limit to steal freedom from youngsters
Youngsters are likely rue curbs on their unfettered freedom to communicate as the telecom regulator begining on Tuesday would restrict the number of text messages from a SIM to 100 a day.
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Trai exempts certain services from SMS limit
Regulator Trai on Tuesday exempted various service providers, including the dealers of telecom operators, e-ticketing agencies and social networking sites, from the new limit of one hundred SMSes per day per SIM, which was imposed to block pesky calls and messages.
SC questions TRAI's finding on exchequer loss in 2G scam
The Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) report purportedly assessing zero loss in 2G spectrum allocation during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A. Raja on Wednesday