Mobile Number Portability, a facility that Indian telecom users have waited a long time for, will finally be available in Haryana starting this November.

According to a direct source, the telecom department is in the stages of finalizing the penalty amounts that will be levied on new players in the market for delayed rollout of services.

Tata Indicom, the CDMA division of Tata Teleservices has announced a new tariff plan called Ulta Plan. The reason it’s called ‘Ulta’ is because STD calls cost less than local calls.

Ever since Bharti Airtel’s App Central was launched in March 2010, there has been no looking back for the mobile service provider.

Chinese telecom gear-maker Huawei Corp has said that it was seeking clarification from the Indian government after the media reported that India was banning telecom service providers from procuring equipment from Chinese manufacturers citing security concerns.

Revenue to be gained from bidding of 3G spectrum in India may amount to Rs 450 billion ($10.1 billion). The newly revealed estimate is higher than the previous estimate of Rs 350 billion.

As may as nine telecommunications companies operating in India have submitted their bids for the auction of the 3G spectrum. According to the Department of Telecom, it has also received The DoT also said it has received 11 applications for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA).

New Delhi: Reliance Communications Limited has introduced 2 night-call packages for both its GSM and CDMA customers, by offering free local calls between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Virgin Mobile is launching its GSM services in India, beginning with 5 telecom circles in southern India within a week.

MTS Mumbai mobile telephony services were launched today. With this, MTS becomes the latest cellular service provider in Bombay. The other wireless operators in Mumbai currently are MTNL, Tata Indicom, Tata DoCoMo, Reliance Communications, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Aircel and Loop Mobile. Uninor is expected to launch its mobile phone services in a short while.