Recently an announcement was made by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which has allowed CDMA players to participate in the auctioning of 3G spectrum.

A senior DOT official pointed out, “If there is adequate representation and if the contention is that an operator would have a monopoly then we will make sure that there is a level playing field and will revise the guidelines.”

He also clarified that CDMA spectrum in 3G will also be reserved for BSNL and MTNL. These two companies have already been issued spectrum in the 1800 band and will pay for the spectrum later or after the auction is completed.

Aditya Birla owned Idea Cellular has decided to formally launch its services in the country’s financial capital, Mumbai within the next few days.

Amman - Investment in Jordan's telecommunication sector reached 1 billion dinars (1.4 billion dollars) over the past seven years, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission head Ahmad Hiyasat said Thursday.

A number of new laws and regulations had helped boost competitiveness in Jordan's telecommunications sector, he told a foreign investment conference in Amman.

The government had also withdrawn from the sector and opened it to foreign investors - the first Arab country to do so, Hiyasat said.

In order to increase its capacity coverage, the Palakkad telecom district of Bharti Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to set up nearly 27,000 broadband lines and 50 additional mobile towers.

While speaking with mediapersons K L Jairam, BSNL general manager said, “There is a spare land line capacity of 60,000 in the district and a spare capacity of 30,000 for WLL which could help provide instant connections to as many persons.”

MTNL is providing broadband services, which would lower the rent of another tariff plan by 34%.

In New Delhi, MTNL Broadband services reduced the charges up to 50% for the users. Due to the decreasing rates in the broadband services, the public sector telecom major is planning to charge a monthly rent of only Rs 99 per 150mb of free download.

The internet lovers will also have a scheme of paying only Rs 149 with free download of 400mb and all this would be applicable from the of August 15th.