Idea Cellular – Unhappy with Government + Politicians Must Stay Away from Telecom

January 29, 2011 · Filed Under Mobile, Telecom · Comment 

Sorry for the late post but life is turning into a hell with Governance Deficit and Paralysis of Policies headed by one of the Weakest Prime Minister’s in our History.

In the Conference Call hosted on the 25th of Jan, Idea Cellular Management expressed their unhappiness over the Government’s reluctance to indulge Operators and various stake holders in talks. They hoped that the Minister will take inputs but my guess is he didn’t. I am not an advocate of Idea Cellular nor have any interest [direct / in-direct got nothing to do with them], but in the past 2 / 3 years they have repeatedly written to the Telecom Ministry and on some occasions even to the Prime Minister to come with a Read more

Reliance NetConnect Broadband – (EVDO Based) to 500 Cities

January 7, 2011 · Filed Under Broadband · 6 Comments 

I get more excited than necessary when I get to read / hear availability of broadband in different parts of India and as consumers get a choice. Reliance Communications will expand its EVDO based Reliance NetConnect+ Broadband offering to more than 500 cities / towns across India. From a modest beginning of 35 Cities in March-2009, it will now be covering 15 times the area in 2 years. Good job, in my view, they need to become more aggressive and improve their customer care Read more