Telcos Can Soon Issue New SIM Cards Using Face Authentication Feature for Aadhaar, Says UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which announced the face authentication feature for Aadhaar earlier this year, today stated that it would start the rollout of the feature in a phased manner.

Data drive: Paying the price of data war

Since the launch of Reliance Jio’s operations in September 2016, the telecom industry’s realisation has been declining because of lowering of tariffs. The average realisation per MB (ARMB) dropped from 23 paise in FY16 to a mere 1.6 paise in FY18.

Editor's Pick of the day – Looking back at the life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday at the age of 93 after battling a prolonged illness. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party and considered by some as the moderate face of the party. Vajpayee breathed his last at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

BSNL Offers 14GB Data and Unlimited Voice for 7 Days at Half the Price of Other Telcos

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) the state-owned telco has totally ambushed Reliance Jio by the introduction of Rs 29 and Rs 9 Freedom Prepaid Plans. These new plans have already started retailing for BSNL subscribers since last week. Notably, the lowest offering before this was by Reliance Jio in the name of Rs 49 prepaid plan.

BSNL telephone exchange case: SC dismisses media baron Kalanithi Maran’s plea against his trial

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by media baron Kalanithi Maran in connection with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited telephone exchange case, PTI reported. Maran, the brother of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, had challenged a Madras High Court verdict setting aside a trial court order discharging him in the case.

BSNL Broadband Plan 995 Launched With 200GB Data

BSNL Broadband Plan 995: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has launched a new BSNL Broadband Plan. The state-run telecom operator has launched the new broadband plan 995. This new plan of BSNL Broadband is only launched for the users of Kerala. The new plan is named as BSNL FIBRO BBG ULD 995 CS287. In this plan, the telecom operator is offering the speed of 20 Mbps.