2.9 million new subscribers in September

According to figures released by telecom regulator TRAI, telecom companies added 2.9 million subscribers in September, taking the total subscriber additions in the first half of this fiscal to 15.14 million and the total to 65.05 million.
“The average additions for the first half of the current fiscal reached 2.46 million per month as against 1.83 [...]

BSNL slaps additional interconnect levy

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has slapped a levy of Rs 15,000 per annum on private telecom operators for providing them additional interconnect. This has enraged the operators.
The charge, which has recently been unilaterally fixed at the rate of Rs 15,000 per E-1 per annum, that too from back date is not fair and we consider [...]

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