Peru’s wireless providers fined PEN700,000 apiece

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has rejected proposals put forward by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the introduction of a ten-digit number series for fixed line voice accesses. According to the Hindu Business Line, the DoT has instead suggested that fixed line numbers should remain at eight digits in length, but that the number series starting with 2 and 4 should be made available to all operators; these numbers are presently reserved exclusively for state-owned telcos Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). Private operators meanwhile are currently numbers assigned different starting digits for their respective fixed line services, with 3 being used by Reliance Communications (RCOM), 6 by Tata Teleservices, 5 by Quadrant Televentures and Sistema Shyam Teleservices and 4 by Bharti Airtel. [More]

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