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Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Manu Sebastian February 28, 2018 7:34 pm Change Font Size The Islamabad High Court has declared that the Federal government has no authority to direct the suspension of mobile phone services on the ground of national security. It was held that such power can be exercised only after the proclamation of emergency by the President. The declaration was made while allowing an appeal filed by a telecom company, CM Pak Limited, against the shutdown of cellular network ordered by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. The cellular company contended that the telecommunication authority had been compelling it to suspend services from time to time on mere apprehensions, infringing the fundamental rights of the company. It was also contended that the suspension of services infringed the customers’ right to receive uninterrupted cellular voice and data services.  According to the appellant, the authority had no power under the … [Read more...] about Pak Court Holds Suspension Of Mobile Services By Federal Govt On Ground Of National Security Illegal [Read Judgment]

BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup Technology By AJ Dellinger 02/21/18 AT 5:21 PM While mobile carriers in the United States are starting to experiment with building out 5G networks intended to provide next-generation internet to mobile users, current network speeds place the country toward the back of the pack when compared to the rest of the world.According to data collected by Open Signal as part of its quarterly “State of LTE” report, the U.S. ranks 62 out of 88 countries in 4G download speeds, with an average connection speed of 16.31 megabits per second (Mbps).The average 4G network connection in the U.S. puts the country in the same grouping as Egypt, Peru, Morocco and Kazakhstan, with just 26 nations in the world scoring lower in terms of download speeds.The U.S. also lags significantly behind the countries with the fastest download speeds. Singapore boasts the best 4G network in the world, … [Read more...] about U.S. Mobile Internet Speeds Lag Behind Most Of The World

A deal several years in the works may finally be happening if government regulators do not prevent the massive $26.5 billion merger of major wireless providers T-Mobile and Sprint. T-Mobile CEO John Legere and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure released a joint video message on Sunday promising benefits from the consolidation deal. The two pitched that the deal will contribute to putting America at the forefront of 5G network development, create thousands of new jobs, boost the economy, and bring more network options for rural Americans.Claure explained the difference between 4G and 5G as the difference between black and white television and color television. Legere told viewers that only Sprint and T-Mobile together will have the “network and spectrum capacity to quickly create a broad and deep 5G network in the first few years of the 5G innovation cycle.” He said that other providers cannot do the same alone.Legere said that the new company will be the “ONLY company with the … [Read more...] about Giants T-Mobile and Sprint Merging with Big 5G Promises

NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint and T-Mobile are talking up their $26.5 billion combination as great for high-speed wireless investments, rural service and U.S. competitiveness. But there are reasons to doubt the deal would do much on any of those fronts — and that it could also result in higher wireless costs for consumers.The deal announced Sunday would combine the nation's third- and fourth-largest wireless companies and bulk them up to a similar size as Verizon and AT&T, the industry giants. Here's a look at how the deal might affect your phone bill and prospects for better service.FROM FOUR TO THREET-Mobile and, to a lesser extent, Sprint have been leaders in shaking up the cellphone industry. The "Big Four" wireless carriers now offer lower prices and more choices, including the restoration of unlimited data plans. Two-year service contracts are gone. That's been a boon to consumers.The worry is that with just three major carriers, there would be less incentive to … [Read more...] about How the proposed Sprint and T-Mobile $26.5B deal might affect consumers

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Apoorva Mandhani May 2, 2018 2:44 pm Change Font Size In a major relief for consumers, the Government has directed operators to accept alternate documents such as driving license, passport, and voter ID card for providing new mobile phone SIMs, Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan told TOI. “The ministry has issued instructions to all telecom companies, asking them not to deny a SIM card to any individual who does not have an Aadhaar number. We have asked them to accept other forms of KYC (know your customer) documents, and continue to issue SIM cards,” she was quoted as saying. The move comes after the Government, on April 26, admitted before the Supreme Court that the direction for Aadhaar SIM card linkage was not based on the Supreme Court order. During the hearing, the Senior Counsel Rakesh Dwivedi had referred to a DoT circular dated March 23, 2017, calling upon all the telecom operators to conduct an … [Read more...] about Operators Directed To Accept Documents Other Than Aadhaar For Mobile SIMs: Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan