MTNL Mumbai has announced a one-month free offer in Mumbai, waiving installation charges (Rs 500) and 3 months' fixed charges for new landline telephone bookings.

MTNL has introduced two new BlackBerry 3G Data plans in Delhi, from May 18, 2009.

BlackBerry on MTNL has become a reality in Mumbai with the launch of Blackberry services by MTNL in the city. Government-owned MTNL today announced that it will launch three models of BlackBerrys in Mumbai on its network - BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8310 and the BlackBerry 8700g.

MTNL Mumbai 3G service Jadoo will be operational in April. 3G services will be available to MTNL subscribers who are using Dolphin and Trump services. Dolphin is MTNL’s post-paid (billing) cellular service, while Trump is its pre-paid service.

BlackBerry Niagara, the latest from the line of BlackBerry line of smartphones, is getting ready. The BlackBerry Niagara will be an EVDO device, which essentially means even if you get it in India - through Airtel/Vodafone/Tata Indicom/Reliance outlets or through a friendly cousin returning from US - you wont be able to use even a fraction of its potential, until the operators named above start offering EVDO services, which is a CDMA-based 3G technology.

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited has launched the first ever 3G services in India in Delhi, under the name 'Jadoo'.

January 2009 will see the South India's Chennai circle as well as the north eastern region of India wake up to third-generation telecom networks.