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  • Mobile Recharge Prices Expected To Rise After Lok Sabha Elections |

    New Delhi: After the Lok Sabha elections, mobile users across the country should brace themselves for higher recharge costs as mobile service providers are gearing up to hike tariffs. This move implies that recharging your mobile phones will become more expensive post-elections, with companies having already laid out their plans for the increase.

    Tariff Hike Estimates

    According to a report by Antique Stock Broking, tariffs in the telecom industry are anticipated to surge by 15 to 17 percent following the general elections. The elections are scheduled to occur in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, with vote counting slated for June 4. (Also Read: Attention: HDFC Bank’s Special Fixed Deposit Scheme Ending On THIS Date)

    Long-Awaited Hike

    The telecom industry has long awaited this tariff hike, and it is widely anticipated that the increase will occur post-election. The report suggests that Bharti Airtel stands to benefit the most from this hike. (Also Read: Swiggy Delivery Partner Caught Stealing Shoes in Viral Video, Company Reacts: Watch)

    The expected hike is estimated to be between 15 to 17 percent, marking the first increase in nearly three years since the last hike of around 20 percent in December 2021.

    Impact On Prices

    For instance, a Rs 300 recharge is predicted to cost Rs 351 after the hike, reflecting the 17 percent increase. The report also highlights the average profit per user (ARPU) of Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom company, which currently stands at Rs 208 for the financial year 2026-27. There’s a possibility it may rise to Rs 286.

    Market Dynamics

    The report also sheds light on the market dynamics, stating, “We expect Bharti Airtel’s customer base to grow at about two percent per year, while the industry grows at one percent per year.”

    It also notes the market share fluctuations among telecom giants, indicating a decline in Vodafone Idea’s market share from 37.2 percent in September 2018 to 19.3 percent in December 2023.

    Conversely, Bharti’s market share has increased from 29.4 percent to 33 percent during this period, while Jio’s market share has surged from 21.6 percent to 39.7 percent.

  • Will Elon Musk Announce Affordable Starlink Internet Service During India Visit? |

    New Delhi: Starlink, an affordable satellite-based internet service offered by Elon Musk-run aerospace company SpaceX, has transformed the way people access the web in remote and inaccessible parts of the world. Will Musk announce its arrival in India when he visits the country later this month?

    After several failed attempts, Starlink is geared up to launch satellite broadband services in India, which has close to 92 crore broadband subscribers, according to the latest data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

    Bharti Airtel currently lead the broadband market, followed by Vodafone Idea and BSNL. Starlink is set to soon get a license after clearing regulatory hurdles. The government in December last year passed The Telecommunications Bill 2023 which allows spectrum allocation for satellite-based services without the need to participate in auctions. (Also Read: Apple Sends Notifications To Users In 92 Nations, Including India, About ‘Mercenary Spyware’)

    The move favours companies such as OneWeb, Musk’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper. According to experts, India’s digital economy is experiencing a period of significant growth momentum.

    “The potential arrival of Starlink, coinciding with Musk’s visit, could serve as a further catalyst for India’s thriving digital economy,” Prabhu Ram, Head-Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CMR, told IANS.

    Increased digital access would empower citizens in ‘aspirational India’, fostering a wave of entrepreneurship, enhanced access to education and healthcare, and increased participation in the digital workforce.

    All Starlink subscription plans include unlimited high-speed data on land with no long-term contracts or commitments. Starlink users can get download speeds up to 220 Mbps, with most of them receiving speeds of over 100 Mbps. (Also Read: Elon Musk Says X Received Inquiry From US House of Representatives On Actions In Brazil)

    The cost of Starlink services in India is not known as of now. In the US, the basic Starlink Wi-Fi for homes in rural areas is $120 per month for unlimited internet sans contract. There are other data plans as well.

  • VI Launches eSIM For New Delhi Prepaid Users: Here’s How To Activate, List Of Devices That Support It & More |

    New Delhi: After Mumbai and Goa, the national capital i.e. New Delhi becomes the third city to get the facility of eSIM. In places like Mumbai and Goa, the choice is already there. Vodafone Idea has finally launched the eSIM for prepaid customers. Now, the consumers have the option to get a digital SIM card.

    No Need For Physical SIM Card

    You don’t need a physical SIM card because your phone has an eSIM, which is a digital SIM card. (Also Read: IT Dept, Banks To Open On Sunday, March 31: What About Stock Market? Check Here)

    How To Activate eSIM?

    There’s no need to visit a store to activate it. You can do it via the settings on your phone or by scanning a code. (Also Read: Instagram Down: Check Funniest Memes For Social Media App’s Outage)

    Benefits Of eSIM

    It is convenient for traveling since it allows you to quickly switch between different network plans and keep many profiles at once. It is also not as prone to damage or loss as a physical SIM card. It also benefits the environment because less plastic garbage is produced.

    Comparing eSIMs to traditional SIM cards, they are often more convenient, flexible, and environmentally friendly.

    Steps To Activate eSIM

    If you want to make the switch, send a message to 199 with the registered mail id.

    – You will receive a confirmation message

    – Revert to it within 15 minutes

    – You may get a call for consent

    – You will get a QR code on the registered email ID

    – Keep note that the QR code you received by mail will be valid for up to 7 days.

    – Choose the default line for this number

    – Now, your eSIM will be activated.

    List Of Devices That Support eSIM

    Now, this is another question that may hit your mind which are the devices that support eSIM. While writing the article, reports suggest that not every smartphone will be eSIM compatible.

    Numerous phone models enable the eSIM capability. Some of them are iPhones, Vivo X90 Pro, Galaxy Z Flip & Fold, and many more.

  • Telcos’ debt liability will remain post conversion of interest dues into equity: Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The present and future debt liabilities will continue to remain with telecom companies which have proposed to convert their interest dues into equity stake for the government, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

    Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea (VIL), Tata Teleservices and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra have proposed to convert interest liabilities payable to the government into equity.

    VIL board has proposed to allocate 35.8 per cent shares and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra around 9.5 per cent stake to the government.

    “Government will remain an investor only. The companies will be run by the professionals. All the debt liabilities will remain responsibility of the companies. The companies have given us commitment,” Vaishnaw told PTI in an interview.

    VIL has proposed to allocate preferential shares to the government at Rs 10 per share, which according to analysts is at 58 per cent premium based on the share price at the relevant date of August 14, 2021.

    If the plan goes through, the government will become the biggest shareholder in the company which is reeling under a debt burden of about Rs 1.95 lakh crore.

    Asked if the liability of payment for upcoming spectrum auction will shift to the government, Vaishnaw said the companies will have the entire responsibility for the payment of radiowaves and there will be no burden on the Centre.

    He said the government has just extended an helping hand as part of the telecom sector reform package to lower the burden on companies, save and create jobs as well as ensure healthy competition in the industry.

    “We will exit from the companies at an appropriate time. Government will not interfere in day-to-day operations of the company. They will continue to be professionally managed,” Vaishnaw said.

    The telecom ministry, in a statement, has also clarified that the three companies will not become public sector firms after the interest dues are converted into equity stake for the government.

    Vaishnaw further said state-owned BSNL slipped into stress due to bad decisions taken by the previous government and it is now in a better shape.

    “BSNL and MTNL are in very good shape now. They are in much better shape after we offered them relief package of about Rs 70,000 crore. We are working on providing further support to them,” Vaishnaw said.

    BSNL has sought Rs 40,000 crore from the government for setting up a 4G network and pay back short-term debt.

    The minister declined to comment on financial details of the support package for the PSUs.

    He, however, added that the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has developed 4G technology indigenously which will be deployed in the BSNL network.

    Technologically, this is a highly advanced system, he said.

    “C-DoT is also moving from 4G to 5G development. Work has also started on development of 6G standards. In coming years , we want India to lead the world in all these technologies,” Vaishnaw said.

  • Vodafone-Idea customers will not be able to use 3G sim,

    Vodafone-Idea is going to take many big steps this year. If you are a customer of Vi or want to port your number, then read this news once. Vi is going to make many major changes in the coming days. Vi has decided that 3G mobile service will be discontinued in the coming days. The company has now decided to shift all its services to 4G and 5G networks. The company’s MD and CEO Ravindra Collision says that by the end of 2022, 3G services from across the country will be completely shut down. According to the report, the company will soon launch 5G services in the country. The company has started preparations for this super fast network across the country. Vi will rollout the 5G technology across the country after the auction of Spetrum by the central government.

  • Vi launches two new combo plans, know what will be special among them

    Telecom company Vodafone-Idea (Vi) is launching new prepaid plans to entice users. Under this link, the company has now introduced two new combo plans, which cost Rs 59 and Rs 65. Vi’s 59-rupee plan offers 30 minutes of calling with 28 days of validity. You can use them for calling during local, national and roaming. Keep in mind that free SMS and data benefits are not being given in this plan.

    If we talk about Vi’s 65 rupees plan, then you get talk time of Rs 52. In this plan, which comes with a validity of 28 days, you will get 100MB of data to use the Internet. Free SMS and other benefits are not available in this plan. Both these plans of the company are currently being offered only in Maharashtra and Goa circles.

    These days, users are very fond of Vi’s 79-rupee plan. In this plan, users get talk time of 64 rupees. This plan, which comes with 28 days validity, is also getting the benefit of 400MB data.

  • Vodafone-Idea wins over call quality

    In November, Vodafone-Idea has overtaken Reliance Jio and Airtel in terms of excellent call quality. Vodafone-Idea has been the best in terms of call quality. This has been revealed in a report by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Vi has got the top position in terms of voice call quality.

    For information, let us know that the data of the user has been collected from 2G, 3G and 4G on behalf of TRAI. Voice quality feedback has been made available through the user application from TRAI’s MyCall dashboard.

    Idea received a 4.9 out of 5 rating in terms of indoor call quality in November, which means Idea got the first position, while Vodafone received a 4.6 rating. Let us tell you that in the beginning of November this year BSNL achieved the top position in terms of call quality with 3.7 rating, while Airtel got 3.5 rating. After this, Reliance Jio was rated 3.2.

    Talking about outdoor voice quality, Vodafone has a rating of 4.3, while Idea has a rating of 4.9. Apart from these, Airtel has an outdoor voice quality rating of 3.9 in November, while Jio has an outdoor voice call rating of 3.6.

  • BSNL launches new prepaid plan with 365 days validity

    Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new pre-paid plan of Rs 1,499 in which users get 365 days validity. BSNL – Vodafone Idea and Airtel have brought this special plan to compete with the Rs 1,499 plan. In this new annual prepaid plan of BSNL, 24 GB data and daily calling up to 250 minutes have been provided for 365 days. The user will have to pay a fee for using more than this. There is also a facility to send 100 SMS daily in this plan. To activate it, we need to send ‘PLAN BSNL1499’ to 123. You can also activate this plan through Paytm or PhonePe.

    Let us know that BSNL has recently started providing over the top (OTT) service. If you are a subscriber of BSNL, now you can also get free subscription of ‘ZING’ app. The Jing app can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store. Under this offer of BSNL, there will also be free access to premium and non-premium content on ZING.

  • 4G speed is not available on the phone, so change fast settings and run fast internet

    In India, more users use Internet on 4G smartphones, but it is not necessary that you are always getting the best 4G speed. There can be many reasons for this. In this case, you can improve internet speed by changing some settings of the device. If you are users of Reliance Jio, Vodafone-Idea or Bharti Airtel, then you can get best 4G speed by changing these settings in the device.

    You need to select the best network type in your phone. For this, you have to go to the Settings of the phone and tap on ‘Network Settings’ and here you will need to select 4G or LTE in Preferred Network Type. By doing this the network of your phone will not shift to 3G or 2G. This way you will continue to get the best speed.

    On using the phone for a long time, Cache files are stored in it. With such files, not only your phone, 4G Internet also becomes slow. In such a situation, it is important that you clear the phone’s Cache at least once in 7 to 10 days. For this, the help of auto cleaner apps can be taken.

    For information, let us know that Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea have different APN (Access Point Network). You can check whether your APN of your telecom service provider is correct by going to your phone’s network settings. If the phone is not getting the right speed, then you go to the APN Settings menu and click on Reset to default. With this, your phone’s network will start working well.

    Due to the use of data in the background, many times you get slow internet speed. With the help of data usage apps, you can find out which app in the phone uses the most data. In such a situation, you stop the background data access of the app which is not necessary.