Govt unveils new system to block international calls posing as Indian numbers

Govt unveils new system to block international calls posing as Indian numbers

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday, October 22 announced a new spam-tracking system to identify and block incoming international calls posing as Indian phone numbers. The system was made operational and within 24 hours of operation, about 1.35 crore or 90 percent of all the incoming international calls with Indian phone numbers were identified as … Read more

India’s internet subscribers reach 969.6 million, ARPU sees growth

India’s internet subscribers reach 969.6 million, ARPU sees growth

New Delhi: The total number of Internet subscribers in India increased from 954.40 million to 969.60 million in the April-June quarter, registering a quarterly rate of growth of 1.59 percent, the government said on Wednesday, October 9. Out of 969.60 million Internet subscribers, number of wired Internet subscribers is 42.04 million, and number of wireless … Read more

Israel faces surge in cyber attack attempts amid ongoing conflict

Israel faces surge in cyber attack attempts amid ongoing conflict

Cyber-attack .Representational Image. The Israel National Cyber Directorate detected an increase in attempts to hack into various Israeli systems and disrupt services due to the current security situation. These attempts are expected to increase. These include Attempts to break into telephone centres for automatic calls. Distribution of threatening messages. Distribution of emails with links to … Read more

Centre responds to misleading claims

Centre responds to misleading claims

New Delhi: The government has responded to misleading claims regarding recent mobile services tariff hike, saying with three private and one public sector player, the current mobile services market operates through the market forces of demand and supply. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the rates of telecommunication services are decided by market … Read more

Telecom execs insist wireless prices going down as MPs voice concern over costs

Telecom execs insist wireless prices going down as MPs voice concern over costs

The chief executives of Canada’s three largest telecom companies stressed that phone and internet prices are coming down during an appearance before MPs on Monday, noting that increased data usage and high spectrum costs may be some reasons Canadians feel otherwise. The three CEOs — Rogers Communications Inc.’s Tony Staffieri, BCE Inc.’s Mirko Bibic and … Read more

Kolkata-Howrah Metro: Telecom Giants Ensure Seamless Connectivity Underwater

Kolkata-Howrah Metro: Telecom Giants Ensure Seamless Connectivity Underwater

Published By: Samreen Pall Last Updated: March 07, 2024, 15:10 IST Kolkata-Howrah Metro: Telecom Giants Ensure Seamless Connectivity Underwater. (Representational Image)(Photo: Zee News) Telecom operators ensure uninterrupted services for Kolkata-Howrah Metro, including under-river stretch. Vodafone Idea completes network; Airtel follows suit. Telecom operators have said they are ready with the infrastructure to provide uninterrupted voice … Read more

Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations

Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations

Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. News stations such as CTV and BNN Bloomberg would be affected immediately, according to an internal memo sent to Bell Media employees on Thursday. The … Read more

Netflix slams into live events with $6.7B wrestling takeover of WWE’s Raw

Netflix slams into live events with .7B wrestling takeover of WWE’s Raw

Netflix took a big step into live events on Tuesday with a more than $6.7 billion ($5 billion US) deal that would make it the exclusive home of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Raw from January 2025 onward. The 10-year partnership will put Raw on the streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and Latin America, among other territories, the companies said. Outside … Read more

Telecom services still too expensive, industry minister says

Telecom services still too expensive, industry minister says

Canadians are still paying too much for telecom services, the industry minister said Thursday, one day after Rogers Communications said it was raising the cost of some of its wireless phone plans. Rogers said Wednesday it would hike the cost of some of its wireless plans for non-contract customers. Bell is also reportedly increasing some of its existing wireless phone … Read more