Category: Technology

Keen to grow its rural customer base, Hutchison Telecom is offering free incoming calls for a minimum monthly bill of Rs. 499.00.The minimum charge including rental will leave the customer with Rs. 324.00 worth of calling time. rnrnHutchisons Telecom Chief Executive Tirukumar Nadarasa says studies within their customer base show that free incoming call was […]

Experts say the country will have to diversify its export base in the face of stiff price competition from other large exporters like China. Some companies have already started going higher up the export value chain, franchising local IT development skills to the international market.rn rnGateway Institutes Kids Computer School for Kids is pioneering in […]

Key stakeholders in the private sector, government and the donor community are getting together to set up a Development Portal, aligned with a larger World Bank development initiative.The web site portal is being billed as an important link in the government e-Sri Lanka initiative.rn rnThe web site plans to connect the countries development partners from […]

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) described as an “always on” board band connection, offers subscribers continued high speed internet connectivity at relatively low costs through existing phone lines*. (*see detailed description below)rn rnPut in place at a cost of Rs. 100 million, ADSL will initially be offered in the Colombo and Greater Colombo area.rn rnSuntels […]

The international call access code auction has run aground with regulators now eying a late June date for the event. Industry officials say despite a working model being in place, a number of other issues need to be resolved before the auction.rn rnThe list of chores include registering a web address, the terms and conditions […]

Money clogged up due to coin jams in Tritel payphones will go to charity in the provinces they come from, the Maharagama Cancer Hospital the first to benefit. Tritel officials say, since it was impossible to return the money to the people who lost it to the payphone, they have decided to donate it to […]

External Gateway Operators (EGO) registered by Tuesday (May13) will qualify to bid at the first online short code auction scheduled for May 21 or 22.E-W Information Systems, contracted to design and conduct the auction over the internet say EGOs who register with the telecom regulator will choose upto five short codes two hours before the […]

Sri Lanka Telecom is seeking approval for an all inclusive rental package for its low usage customers. The package will include the monthly rental and a fixed number of call minutes, with an additional charge for extra minutes. rn rnThe packaged deal is part of SLTs revised tariff rebalancing proposal pending regulator approval.rn rnRetail customers […]

The telecom watchdog is about to rubber stamp a long overdue tariff rise for Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), while also reviewing its tariffs for submarine cables.The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), is seeking a consultant to re-look at the pricing structure on the SEA-ME-WE submarine cables to allow cheaper access to other operators.rn rnSLT enjoys access […]

The telecom regulator is awaiting Ministry approval to allocate two frequency slots in the 1800 MHz range, of three put up for sale. Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Director General, Themia Hurulle on Wednesday said that the documentation for the allocations would be presented to the Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Communication during the week.rn […]

Legislature to roll out the e-Sri Lanka initiative is to be debated in Parliament on May 22. Economic Reforms, Science and Technology Minister Milinda Moragoda told participants at the first e-government conference on Friday that the ICT Bill was approved by Cabinet recently and would be debated in Parliament shortly.rn rnThe bill will formalise the […]

The first online auction to sell four-digit international short codes for the telecom sector will get under way on May 22, the telecom watchdog said Wednesday.The Information Communication Technology (ICT) firm, who will design and run the auction will be announced on Thursday, picked from proposals submitted in response to the regulators call, Prof.Rohan Samarajiva, […]