GSM Operators added 9.31mn users in August

GSM service provider Idea Cellular has added 1.54 million new subscribers in August, taking its total subscriber base to 50.05 million. The addition has helped the Aditya Birla group company consolidate its position as the fifth-largest operator in the country and inch up closer to state-owned BSNL, data released by the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) said.
According to Cellular Operators Association Of India,  GSM operators in the country has added a total of 9.31 million users in August taking the total number of GSM subscribers to 335.45 million by August end.The details are as follows.


Operator                        August Addition                        Total no. of Subscribers


Bharti Airtel                    2.82million                                107.99million


Vodafone-Essar               2.19million                                  80.87million                        


BSNL                              1.36million                                  52.05million


Idea Cellular                   1.54million                                  50.05million


Aircel                             1.31million                                  24.42million


 MTNL                            20,150                                        4.35 million

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Mobile numbers starting with '8' series in India

As the Mobile Numbers starting with '9' are exhausting, DoT has allotted  a new series beginning with the digit '8' to Reliance Communications(RCom) for its Maharashtra and Goa circle. The series begins with 8055.
It is to be noted that this is the first time in India, a Telecom Service provider has been alloted with number series starting with 'digit 8'

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TATA DOCOMO offers Blackberry services

After Telecom giants Airtel and Vodafone, its now TATA's turn. Oh yes...TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, and Research In Motion (RIM) launches BlackBerry services in India. TATA DOCOMO is offering the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphones to its customers in India.
TATA DOCOMO offers two different plans for BlackBerry data service-'Do 299' and 'Do 899'. The 'Do 299' plan provides unlimited data usage for e-mail and instant messaging and 'Do 899' plan includes unlimited data usage for Internet, e-mail and instant messaging. 

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Star Sports rebranded and launched with new Logo

The biggest sports broadcasters of Asia, ESPN & STAR Sports have revamped their look in order to gear up themselves with the new sports season lined up. The channels have been rebranded and launched its new on-air presentation. The rebranding includes a new look for STAR Sports developed with an aim to keep the brand fresh and relevant to young and diverse demographics.

Some of the most popular events that are lined up to start soon include ICC Champions Trophy, Airtel Champions League Twenty20, Formula One Grand Prix and the Barclays Premier League this September. These draw a wide number of fans for the exciting action.

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