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CCPA pulls up six e-commerce platforms for selling GPS jammers, drone jammers and anti-drone systems
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (511+ words) The CCPA has directed these platforms to submit information outlining details regarding source of procurement / import along with copies of import licences, invoices and related documents CCPA pulls up six e-commerce platforms for selling GPS jammers, drone jammers and anti-drone…...
Spectrum redefined - The HinduBusinessLine
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (276+ words) SC ruling necessitates relook at spectrum utilisation The Supreme Court's ruling on telecom spectrum settles a long-running legal ambiguity By holding that spectrum is a sovereign, finite natural resource held in public trust by the Centre, and that telecom operators…...
Ericsson sues Acer over 4G, 5G wireless patent licensing
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (234+ words) Ericsson has sued Acer in Delaware federal court, seeking a declaration "that the Swedish telecommunications company does not infringe Acer patents "related to 4G and 5G wireless standards. Ericsson "said in a complaint made public "on Wednesday that Taiwan-based Acer broke its…...
YouTube restores service after brief streaming disruption
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (149+ words) YouTube said on "Tuesday it has resolved an "issue that briefly "affected access to the video-sharing platform, after outage-tracking website Downdetector reported "widespread global disruptions. YouTube said that an "issue with its "recommendation "system had prevented videos "from appearing across…...
Samsung opens 40th smartphone service centre in Kerala at Kochi
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (161+ words) A view of the new smartphone service centre in Kochi, Kerala. Consumer electronics brand Samsung has announced the launch of its 40th dedicated smartphone service centre in Kerala. Located near Lulu Mall in Edappally, the new premium facility focuses on delivering…...
AP police busts international SIM Box Racket, 14 held
1+ week, 36+ min ago (276+ words) The Cyber Crime Police Station, Crime Investigation Department (CID),Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, has busted an international cybercrime network involved in routing foreign calls as local calls using illegal SIM Box operations. After a case wasregistered following credible inputs received through the…...
Telecom service providers do not own spectrum, cannot list the public resource as an ‘asset’ for insolvency or liquidation: SC
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (327+ words) The Supreme Court on Friday laid down that telecom service providers (TSPs) do not own spectrum, a precious and finite public resource meant to be used for the common good of all, and cannot include it among their pool of…...
TRAI appeals customers to use DND app to report spam calls
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (254+ words) Just blocking the numbers won't help, consumers should report spam calls through the do not disturb (DND) app, Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here on Friday, adding that TRAI will also roll out revamped…...
Trai to add appeal feature in DND app; revamped MyCall app in March
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (373+ words) Telecom regulator Trai plans to provide appeal feature in the DND app to enable consumers escalate unsatisfactorily addressed complaints for action by higher authorities, a top official said on Friday. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti…...
BharatNet reaches 2.14-lakh gram panchayats till now: Scindia
1+ week, 1+ day ago (411+ words) The government on Thursday said that, under BharatNet, the flagship rural broadband connectivity programme, optical fibre cable is being laid across 2.56 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country. With an investment of around "42,000 crore, 2.14 lakh GPs have already been made…...