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Jio Wants Higher Spectrum Cap, Airtel and Vi Disagree

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 10:38 PM PST

Bharti Airtel

The 5G spectrum auctions are only a few months away, and the telecom operators have made their final submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) with regards to how the spectrum auction should take place. On an interesting note, Reliance Jio has called for the need for a higher spectrum cap across bands of 50% from the current 35% in some. However, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have shared their disagreement on the same. Airtel and Vi say that the spectrum cap should remain where it is right now.

Airtel and Vi Not in Favour of Increasing Spectrum Cap

Reliance Jio, in its final submission to TRAI, said that an overall 35% spectrum cap is not the right way to promote competition in a three-player market. The telco believes that such a limit puts in scope for the quasi-administrative allocation of the airwaves leading to a monopolisation of national resources.

Bharti Airtel disagrees with this and has recommended that a 35% overall cap is appropriate and has asked the regulator to include the 3.3 GHz – 3.6 GHz band in the 35% limit as well. In addition to this, Airtel has also asked the regulator to include the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands in the 35% spectrum cap.

While Vodafone Idea (Vi) agrees that an overall spectrum cap of 35% is appropriate, unlike Airtel, the telco wants the mmWave spectrum bands to be excluded from the limit.

Airtel's reason for reducing the sub-GHz band cap to 35% comes because the telco believes that the supply of such bands is going to increase with the availability of the 700 MHz band along with the 600 MHz and 500 MHz bands.

Airtel doesn't want that any player should have the advantage of holding more of a certain spectrum band and have a monopoly over it. Jio believes that a 35% cap for sub 1 GHz bands is not the right way to go ahead.

Airtel, Jio, Vi Prepaid Plans That Cost Less Than Rs 200

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 09:15 PM PST

Bharti Airtel

The telecom service providers Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio have an interesting mix of prepaid plans offering various benefits to their subscribers. Prepaid plans below Rs 200 are targeted at the users who do not expect much in terms of data, validity and additional benefits. Most of the plans come with 1GB to 1.5GB data benefits. Here are the prepaid plans from Airtel, Jio and Vi below Rs 200.

Airtel Prepaid Plans Below Rs 200

Airtel has three prepaid plans below Rs 200 price point – at Rs 179, Rs 155 and Rs 99. Airtel prepaid plan at Rs 179 is a monthly recharge option, offering 2GB of data, unlimited calls and 300 SMS for a period of 28 days. As additional benefits, subscribers can also get a 30-day free trial to mobile edition Amazon Prime, free hello tunes and free Wync Music.

Airtel prepaid plan at Rs 155 offers 1GB of data in total, besides 300 SMS and unlimited calls. The validity of the plan is only 24 days. It comes with the same additional benefits as Airtel Rs 179 plan. Airtel's Rs 99 plan is a smart recharge option with 200MB of data for 28 days. The calls are not free and are charged at Rs 1 paise/sec. SMS too is charged at Rs 1 for local text messages and Rs 1.50 for STD messages.

Jio Prepaid Plans Below Rs 200

Jio prepaid plans below Rs 200 denominations are 1GB/day and 1.5GB/day plans. There are two 1GB/day packs, one at Rs 179 and another at Rs 149. Jio prepaid plan at Rs 149 offers 1GB/day (20GB total data), unlimited voice calls, 100 SMS/day, all for 20 days. Jio Rs 179 prepaid plan offers similar benefits as that of Rs 149 plan, except that the validity is for 24 days. Also, the total data limit is 24GB.

Under 1.5GB/day pack, Jio offers a prepaid plan at Rs 119, offering the benefits for 14 days. The plan comes with unlimited calls, 300 SMS and 1.5GB/day data (21GB total data).

Jio subscribers can access Jio's suite of applications – Jio TV, Jio Cinema, Jio Security and Jio Cloud with the plans.

Vi Prepaid Plans Below Rs 200

Vodafone Idea subscribers have a couple of prepaid plans under the Rs 200 range. Vi prepaid plan at Rs 155 offers unlimited calls, 300 SMS and 1GB data for 24 days. There is Vi prepaid plan at Rs 149, offering 1GB of data and unlimited voice calls for 21 days. Interestingly, the plan provides no SMS benefit. Vi prepaid plan at Rs 199 is another offering under Rs 200. It provides 1GB of data per day, 100 SMS/day and unlimited calls for 18 days. Lastly, Vi offers a plan at Rs 179 for customers seeking monthly plans below Rs 200. It offers unlimited calls, 2GB of data and 300 SMS for 28 days. Unlike all other plans, Vi Rs 179 plan provides access to Vi Movies and TV as an additional benefit.

Airtel Xstream Premium Announces Partnership With Eros Now

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 08:30 PM PST

Airtel Xstream Premium

Bharti Airtel's bundled over-the-top (OTT) platform called Airtel Xstream Premium has announced a partnership with STX Global Corporation owned entertainment platform, Eros Now. The relaunched OTT Platform of Bharti Airtel will include Eros Now as an offering for the customers. This partnership will allow Eros Now to tap into Airtel's 300+ million customer base across the country.

At the same time, Airtel users will get access to Eros Now's rich content library, which includes 12,000 movies, originals, short-form content across multiple languages and genres. Note that Eros Now was already available for customers using Airtel Xstream Premium. So it is not a new partnership between the companies.

Airtel Users Have Highest Monthly Data Usage

Eros Now, in a statement, said that Airtel users in India have the highest monthly data usage and the telco also maintains the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) figure. Both the companies stand to benefit from the partnership.

Eros Now is available for Airtel customers inside the Airtel Xstream application on a standalone subscription manner as well as the bundled subscription plan from the telco. The bundled subscription plan, which was relaunched a few days back, costs Rs 149 per month and Rs 1499 per year.

The bundled subscription of Airtel Xstream Premium brings users a subscription to 15 different OTT applications. With video consumption on the rise and people shifting to OTT platforms from traditional TV, this service from Airtel marks its step into the future.

The bundled Airtel Xstream Premium subscription is a great deal for many who purchase monthly subscriptions of multiple OTT platforms. It allows them to save money by getting a subscription to 15 platforms for a mere amount of Rs 149 per month. If the user goes for the Rs 1499 plan, his/her monthly subscription price reduces to Rs 125, which is even cheaper.
Airtel Xstream Premium is only available for Airtel customers.

Telegram Top and Exciting Features for Users

Posted: 16 Feb 2022 07:02 PM PST

Telegram Features

The instant messaging service platform, Telegram provides end-to-end encrypted video calling, VoIP, file sharing and several other features. The cloud-based mobile application has witnessed tremendous growth in India in the last few years. Telegram offers multiple exciting features that set it apart from other messaging platforms. In this article, we have curated a list of a few features which can help you use the Telegram app more efficiently.

Slow Mode

Telegram application comes with a slow mode feature that can really help the group admins. Group admins can make use of the slow mode feature on the application when a large number of messages are being sent to a particular group. The slow mode can be enabled for different time intervals. For example, if the slow mode is enabled for 1 minute, then group members can send only one message per minute.

Editing Sent Messages

There can be multiple instances where users realise they have made mistakes in the messages that they have sent. For such scenarios, telegram offers features that can help you edit the wrongly sent messages. All you need to do is press and hold on to the message that has been wrongly sent and then tap "edit" to edit the text.

Polls

Telegram offers a feature where you can conduct polls on channels and groups. The platform offers three kinds of polls – Visible Polls which allows for everyone to see who voted for what, Multiple Answers which allows users to register multiple answers on one poll and a Quiz Poll which has only one correct answer.

Free Unlimited Online Storage

Telegram offers a cloud storage option as well which allows you to store all common file types such as text messages, images, links, audio and video notes, locations, contacts, and links as long as they are not bigger than 1.5 GB. The feature can be accessed by swiping right on the homepage and selecting "saved messages"

Customisation

Telegram comes with a variety of customisation options that lets users have truly personalised experiences on the platform. Users can change chat background, colour theme of the app, message corners and more. Users can also switch between the night mode and also make the emojis display larger. These features can be accessed under the chat settings options.

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