New Delhi: When it comes to the number of disputes of phone billing, Aircel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular fared the worst in several service areas during the quarter ended December 2012, according to a report by regulator TRAI.
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) Performance indicator Report released today, Aircel customers in 10 out of 22 telecom service areas disputed bills, Vodafone consumers in four and Idea subscribers in three service areas contended their bills.
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10:37 AM, May 07, 2013
Mumbai: Telecom operator Reliance Communications today announced a roaming agreement with Aircel, under which both the companies will use each others' mobile towers to improve network coverage for 2G GSM services. RCom is in talks with other operators as well to have similar arrangements and add total of around 10,000 base stations (mobile towers) in its network, it said in a statement. "We are already in advanced stages of talks...
03:46 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Aircel has confirmed that it will launch BlackBerry 10 in India when the smartphones are available in India, which should be a few weeks after the global launch scheduled for January 30. ...
12:07 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Saeda outplayed Russian Evgeny Donskoy 6-1, 6-2, in just 59 minutes to enter the second round of the Chennai Open. ...
08:32 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland has confirmed her participation in the Aircel Chennai Open. ...
04:16 PM, Dec 24, 2012
TDSAT directed Aircel to pay SMS termination fee of 5 paise per message to Vodafone till the dispute is finally resolved by the tribunal. ...
11:07 AM, Nov 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the government of India to refund Rs 400 crore that was collected from telecom companies as penalty after they failed to meet the rollout obligations. The companies included Unitech, Aircel, Dishnet, Systema and Videocon. More details are awaited. ...
02:01 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Chennai: Two-time former singles champion and world No.15 Marin Cilic and Stanislas Wawrinka are set to take part in the 18th Aircel Chennai Open, to be held here from December 31 to January 6. The confirmation from these two top-20 players along with participation from World No.6 Tomas Berdych and World No.9 Janko Tipsarevic have ensured that the tournament will have one of the strongest fields in its history. Cilic,...
05:19 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Chennai: Some of the top tennis players, including world No. 6 Tomas Berdych and No. 9 Janko Tipsarevic, are set to take part in the 18th Aircel Chennai Open 2013 to be held here from December 31. This will be 26-year-old Berdych's second visit to the tournament, while Tipsarevic will open his new season at the Chennai Open for the fifth successive year. "We are pleased to announce the participation...
03:58 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation submitted its status report in the Aircel-Maxis deal in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The deal involves former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and a Malaysian business tycoon. The CBI also told the court that its domestic investigation into the deal is complete but the overseas probe was being delayed due to the influence of the firm's owner in Malaysia who is "powerful politically"....
04:38 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Apple's iPhone 5 - thinner, lighter and with a 4-inch screen - went on sale in India on Friday with a starting price of Rs 45,500. The iPhone 5, which Apple CEO Tim Cook said was the "fastest-selling" phone in history, sports a 4-inch "retina" display and is 20 per cent lighter than the iPhone 4S. The 16 GB model of the new iPhone will sell for 45,500...
06:12 PM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: Indians eager to buy an Apple iPhone 5 will have to wait a little. Apple is expected to bring the latest edition of its bestselling smartphone in India by December 2012. Though the Cupertino-based tech giant has adopted an aggressive launch schedule for the iPhone 5, the India launch may happen three months from the unveiling as compared to a month-and-a-half for the iPhone 4S. The iPhone 5...
06:29 AM, Sep 14, 2012
Ranchi: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday alleged that his telephones and those of his family were tapped after he raised the Aircel-Maxis issue against Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram. "When I raised the Aircel-Maxis issue against P Chidambaram, orders were given to tap my telephones and those of my family members, but we are not afraid," Sinha told a press conference in Ranchi. Dubbing it as a pressure...
10:16 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran has been questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the allegations that he had received Rs 547 crore as kickbacks from a Malaysian company in the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal. CBI sources said Maran was questioned last week, the first time after the agency had registered a regular case against him, his brother Kalanithi Maran, SUN Direct TV Pvt Director,...
08:05 PM, Jul 26, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday told a Parliamentary panel that A Raja constantly misled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G license case while it has so far found no criminality on part of Home Minister P Chidambaram on the issue. Appearing before the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the 2G case, top CBI officials led by probe agency chief AP Singh on Tuesday briefed the panel on the progress...
10:12 PM, Jul 24, 2012
New Delhi: Apple iPhone 3GS may seem to be obsolete, but it has got the same user interface that the latest iPhones have. And Aircel is offering the phone for just Rs 9,999. To grab this deal customers will need to pay advance rental of Rs 3,000 in addition to the cost of the phone which will offer them 2 GB unlimited (after 2 GB at a slower 128 Kbps...
01:01 PM, Jul 20, 2012
New Delhi: Following the footstep of Airtel, RCom and Idea, Aircel has reduced its 3G prices too. The teleco has introduced four new unlimited data card plans at very attractive price. The plans are available in the 13 circles where it has 3G license. This Data Card will work on 3G and 2G networks seamlessly with no usage restriction on any device. The 3G Aircel Pocket Internet Smart offers starts...
11:41 AM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will come to an end on Tuesday. Several issues including the BR Ambedkar cartoon row and the 'Kali-Ma' beer rocked the session, that on its second last day, also managed to table the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to make a statement on the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal on Tuesday. On Monday, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance...
09:21 AM, May 22, 2012
Chennai: As former telecom minister A Raja secured bail in the 2G spectrum case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said the case appeared to be getting "diluted". "I am hearing from you only now. It definitely looks as though it is getting diluted," she said in reply to a question from reporters on a Delhi court granting bail to Raja, the prime accused in the case, 15 months...
05:05 PM, May 15, 2012
An emotional Home Minister clarified saying his family was not directly or indirectly related to the controversial deal. ...
10:28 PM, May 14, 2012
