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Archive: May 2009
Very soon, petrol and diesel prices will be decided by Oil companies as per crude oil prices internationally or may be by whim and fancy by the oil company directors!
But as per latest news, it is going to happen. Consumer might have to pay more or less according to crude oil prices as the price [...]
Can it be a scam waiting to be unearthed ? I wrote about late arrival of bill and late payment charges by telephone companies, and I had an experience with online payment facility provided by Airtel. So, I am just wondering, can it be a scam where mobile companies love to levy late payment charge [...]
More choices for Delhi and Mumbai phone subscribers! As per recent news, Systema Shyam Telecom Ltd. with brand name “MTS” is going to launch CDMA services in Delhi and Mumbai by December 2009. Already Mumbai and Delhi have all major Telephone Service Providers and with entry of MTS, ultimately mobile subscribers will be benefited.
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Many credit card holders may not be aware of guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India. It is worthwhile to know about this guidelines for a credit card user. It may be very useful while confronting a bank for charging unknown charges, complaining about payment reflected late thereby earning penalty etc. Here is the complete [...]
Bank holidays are those days when banks remain closed and no transaction takes place! These Holidays are essentially same as national holidays but they may differ from one state to another. Recently I found a list on a website where list of Holidays are given state wise:
Here is the link :
http://www.banknetindia.com/holidays/holidays.htm
Finally, MNP ( Mobile Number Portability ) may start in India from 20 September, 2009 as per recent news. Mobile Subscriber may have to pay around Rs. 300 for this service. Here is the news :
KOLKATA: Consumers in all likelihood will not have to pay more than Rs 300 to change from one mobile service [...]
Finally, TRAI ( Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has come out with directive to Value Added Service providers to take explicit consent from subscribers before enabling any accidental subscription to Value Added Service. Click here for the link to TRAI Press Release.
And here is the news in Economic Times:
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai on Monday [...]
