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New Delhi, May 30 Come June and the country’s largest telecom service provider, the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will start offering the lowest STD rates, between Re 1 and Re1.20 per minute. In fact, for some special plans, the rates would drop to a low of 70-80 paise per minute. The current STD rate is Rs 2.40 per minute. The BSNL rate cut would complete the tariff reduction process started by Bharti Airtel last month and followed up by Vodafone Essar. While Bharti slashed the STD rates to Re 1.50 per minute Vodafone had cut it to Re 1.30 per minute. An advantage of the BSNL scheme is that the new rate would be applicable to landline phones also. According to the plan, STD calls on BSNL’s own network would be at Re 1 per minute while calls on other networks would be at Re 1.20 per minute. Landline STD calls on all networks would be at Re 1.20 per minute because here the system cannot distinguish between the networks. The scheme would be applicable to pre-paid as well as post-paid schemes. Lifetime schemes, however, would attract a tariff of Re 1.50 per minute. BSNL officials said with the new STD rates, to be effective from either June 1 or 5, BSNL tariffs would continue to be the lowest. BSNL has a GSM mobile subscriber base of 36.68 million while its landline user base consists of about 31 million, making it the largest telecom company by gross subscriber base. In the GSM mobile space it ranks third after Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar. The latest round of tariff war started initiated when the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India removed the access deficit charge (ADC) on STD calls from April 1. The Companies were quick to pass on the benefits to the consumers.

i am unable to call icicibank 18003453499 no , i even call *333 they are unware of such facilty for BSNL toll free numbers

i also talked with CC they are juat unaware of such facility , poor people

i have N191 handset it does not show any signal i have gone to service centre they told programming of the mobile has been changed for CONNECT mobile ( in punjab ) and it is not possible to revive it for reliance , can anybody help me to revive it for reliance please help

i got new gtran 4020 , but i do not have its software cd with me , can anybody share it on rapidsahre or preferably on megaupload i will be very thankful

i want to setup kannel as sms gateway on Linux (debian) , using any any low end cdma reliace mobile , please tell be has anyone able to setup? i tried with Gtran GCP 4020 but it struck at ATI command , please share ypur exp for setting up the same , and also give kannel configuration and most important handset , please help robby

there is one link after login called "My Profile" , i never undestand why they have provided this, the website has only the option for "bill management", we can not modify our services like call waiting, voice mail, etc. through the site. Reliance should start this, what do you feel?

i have Gtran GCP - 4020 ,please tell me how to configure it for Bitpim , i tried all model but bitpim does not recofnise my mobile please help

as so many news are coming , i feel as if plan 700 is under threat , what people have opinion about this plan , i am using this plan for more than 4 months , it is huge saving for me :'( Now fixed telecom service only on wireline, says DoT by Siddharth Zarabi Monday, September 05, 2005, New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) has proposed a radical change in the way telecom service providers roll out their services across the country in the future. Currently, companies like Tata Indicom, Reliance Infocomm, HFCL, Shyam Telelink use wireless in local loop technology (WLL) for the last mile connection to the consumer. The phones, which look like normal landlines except for a small antenna, are called fixed wireless phones/terminals. The DoT has now decided that ‘fixed’ services could now be provided only through wireline. In effect, the last mile will have to be a copper cable and normal instrument, the normal way BSNL, MTNL, Bharti connect landline users. It proposes to amend the basic services and unified access service licenses of all operators. Once implemented, it would mean that operators would not be able to offer FWP services. The decision was taken at a high-level DoT meeting about ten days ago and was put up for the approval of Minister of Communications Dayanidhi Maran on August 30. Just a day before this decision, the department had ordered a major clamp down on the existing 60 lakh WLL connections like the Tata Walky. These users will now have to pay a higher call rate of Rs 2.10 per three months, up from the present Rs 1.20 for the same duration. But it is believed an extension (possibly 90 days) is likely to be given for implementation of this order. However, the amendment of the license on fixed services is a far bigger move as it seeks to amend all existing policies. In fact, almost all the growth in fixed line services over the past three years has come as a consequence of using WLL technology and the fixed wireless phones. The impact, the operators claim, would be higher in rural and distant India, as it is prohibitive to lay wireline networks in such areas. Proponents of WLL technology used to say that it was the only solution for connecting the unconnected. As the numbers reveal, these phones are being used more in cities than elsewhere.

Thomas K. Thomas New Delhi , Jan. 17 IN a blow to Reliance Infocomm, the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today said the fixed wireless terminal (FWT) phone being offered by the company was equivalent to a limited mobile service and not a fixed line telephone. This means that 24 lakh Reliance Infocomm FWT subscribers will have to pay access deficit charge (ADC) to state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Reliance Infocomm had filed a petition with the TDSAT challenging BSNL's demand for ADC payments. The telecom tribunal in its ruling has said that the Reliance service was similar to the `Walky' offered by Tata Teleservices. Though the petition was filed against BSNL Chennai circle's claim of about Rs 27 lakh, Reliance Infocomm's net outgo to meet similar demands from other BSNL circles after this judgment is estimated to be between Rs 60 crore and Rs 100 crore. In September 2005, responding to Tata Teleservices petition against BSNL, the tribunal had rejected the challenge and said that "Walky" was WLL (M) service, a service with limited mobility and not a fixed telephone service contrary to the licence granted to the company. The tribunal also held that Tata was not entitled to the benefit of ADC, a levy collected by BSNL to fund its rural telephone projects. Fixed line telephone operators are exempt from paying the charge and BSNL alleged that Tata and Reliance were offering mobile type service in the garb of fixed line telephone to escape ADC payments. Tata Teleservices has challenged the TDSAT order in Supreme Court and now Reliance may become a party to the case. During the hearing in TDSAT, Reliance contended that its service was different from that of Tata Teleservices since mobility was possible within one base station. The TDSAT, however, ruled that "since it is held that the instrument supplied by the petitioner in this petition is also capable of being used outside the premises and choice of use is left to the subscriber, it loses its categorisation as a fixed line phone for the reasons already mentioned in the earlier petition. Therefore, we need not once again go into this question for answering the contention of counsel for the petitioner that in spite of the instrument supplied, the service provided by the petitioner is that of WLL-F."

Rajesh S Kurup in Mumbai | January 16, 2006 10:19 IST Toeing the line taken by Reliance Infocomm, other Indian telecom majors – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Tata Teleservices, Hutch and Airtel – are readying for the rollout of 'OneIndia' plans that offer a single tariff structure across various circles in the country, by January 26. The only exception is Idea Cellular, which has no intentions of joining the bandwagon. "The telecom players are gearing up to launch 'OneIndia' services this month, with most of them intending to launch the services by around January 26. The companies are trying to cash in on the Republic Day spirit. The rollouts will take place around January 26, maybe not on that day itself, it being a holiday," a telecom industry analyst told Business Standard. IT and Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran had earlier announced launching the 'OneIndia' plan in January this year. And with the minister mooting the plan for the PSU, the other players are following suit. According to Kobita Desai, principal analyst (telecom), Gartner, "All players will begin rolling out a single plan to stay buoyant in the industry and to tide over competition. Reliance Infocomm has already rolled out its 'OneIndia' plan and others will not like to be far behind." BSNL officials said that the company was ready with the scheme and will be offering the services under its 'IndiaOne' brand. "It is all ready, we are just waiting for approval from the higher-ups. The scheme would be launched either on Pongal day on January 14, or on Republic Day. This is yet to be finalised," they said. When contacted, sources in TTSL were of the opinion that the "company will roll out customer-friendly initiatives and 'OneIndia' is part of the plan". However, the exact launch date nor the tariff plan was revealed. Ditto is the case with Hutch and Airtel, with officials confirming that a similar plan is being considered and would be rolled out once the competition heats up. Meanwhile, Idea Cellular is one company that has no intentions of joining the bandwagon. Vikram Mehmi, CEO, Idea, said, "Integrated players with their own national long distance network can take a hit on their NLD margins, but it may not be viable for pure play operators". A 'OneIndia' plan would result in erosion of average revenue per user as the players would be offering services at lower prices, but they expect to make good the losses with increase in volume over a longer period of time. Telecom Democracy * The country will have a uniform STD slab for both fixed line and mobile services, irrespective of distance of calls. * Reliance Infocomm as been the first off the block, with its recently-launched 'One Nation One Tariff' plan. * All major operators are also drawing up plans to match the Re 1 tariff of Reliance Infocomm.

ya many time i face my inability to call icici helpline and many other call in TV shows , TRAI should think in this line , i have mailed to TRAI , you also mail them ,

please help me , in transferring the voice recordings to my PC as such there is no option in software for this please help

ok my dears i have both GCP 4020 and 350R but i still did not get any solution , please send any software or any other way to get voice recordings ....................

hi i am ready to help you , i have some exp in web based programming , actually i am an IT enginner , let me know if i can help you

i think it should be GSM as these fones are operating in high frequency as energy is directly prop to frequency so more radiation shlould be there but at same time battery (Power ) consumption in CDMA is more as compare to GSM what i found , so these are two something contradicting , what other people have views on this ?

5 December 2005 New Delhi: The National Insurance Company and Oriental Insurance Company have suffered a loss of Rs142.63 crore as they extended their tailor-made insurance polices to the mobile handsets of Reliance Infocomm without risk analysis and reinsurance protection. NIC and OIC have so far suffered a loss of Rs142.63 crore (NIC Rs126.58 crore and OIC Rs16.05 crore) while General Insurance suffered a loss amounting to Rs41.37 crore, on the basis of paid and outstanding claims and expenses. While underwriting the unconventional policies, which had serious financial implications, the operating officers did not exercise due diligence and caution and did not ensure the compliance of guidelines issued by IRDA, General Insurance Public Sector Association and the Head Offices of NIC and GIC, which resulted in the loss. No responsibility has been fixed for the regional or divisional offices having exceeded their powers and exposing the companies to such heavy risk and loss.

please tell how to connect Gtran using bitpim as i dont have sinc sw for gtran and also unable to get from anywhere not even from net , please reply

i even downloaded using flashget , it is still currupt cant u upload to mega upload >?

please send me the same to zorbathezorba@yahoo.com

dear this zip file is currupt , please upload the working zip to megaupload

my dear i need software which come along gtran as small cd for wallpaper , phone book etc functions

ya it is always better to use 340 or 350R as FWP , as inside signal prblem will be there if possible tell reliance to install patch pannel which is external antena

They already installing patch panel in areas where signals are weak 41890[/snapback] ya i have already have patch pannel antena installed , signal is very good even in weak signal areas like me , by putting patch pannel they can restrict its mobility in say one room

Thomas K. Thomas New Delhi , Aug. 12 THE Department of Telecom (DoT) is considering a proposal to restrict fixed telephone services to only wire line, the way it was before the CDMA-based fixed wireless technology (FWT) came into the picture. The move comes after basic telephone operators including Tata Teleservices and Reliance Infocomm "failed" to give satisfactory response to DoT for allegedly violating basic service licence norms by offering mobile services on fixed wireless telephones using CDMA technology. As per the licence conditions, fixed wireless operators are supposed to restrict the mobility to within the premises of the user's home or an organisation. However, DoT found that the operators on one hand were using fixed wireless terminals to offer mobile-like services to their subscribers and on the other hand were enjoying the benefits accruing to fixed line telephone users. Even state- owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) was found to be offering unrestricted mobility. If the proposal comes through, tariffs for fixed wireless phones could increase. That is because under the existing regime fixed wireless phone users are not required to pay any access deficit charge just like a wire line phone user. However, once fixed wireless is kept out of the fixed telephone service licence then an ADC may be imposed to create a level playing field with mobile services. Mobile operators had earlier complained that subscribers of fixed wireless phones were moving around the telephone terminal almost making it a mobile service. DoT had issued a letter seeking clarification from all the operators offering fixed wireless services. The letter was sent to Tata Teleservices, Reliance Infocomm, MTNL, BSNL and Shyam Telecom. Ninety-nine per cent of fixed line phones owned by private operators are using the fixed wireless technology. "The responses from these operators have not been satisfactory. Tata has introduced a restriction zone but this also provides mobility to a large extent. No step has been taken by MTNL to restrict mobility and Reliance has taken some steps but still it is not being restricted to the premises," said a DoT source. BSNL and Shyam were offering services as per Government approvals. DoT in March had issued a clarification to all operators to restrict mobility of fixed wireless terminals, following a recommendation from the telecom regulator. DoT sources also said that since provisioning of fixed wireless services have changed the nature and character of fixed services; a penalty may be imposed on the operators. COAI petition: Meanwhile, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) representing the cellular operators using the GSM technology, has filed a petition in the telecom tribunal (TDSAT) against the fixed telephone operators who have not adhered to the DoT order on restricting mobility. Basic operators said that since the regulator was already looking at changing the ADC regime and the Government was working on a new telecom policy it would be a retrograde move to introduce such restrictive clause.