The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) to move fast on the recommendations. According to an ET Telecom report, there are a lot of pending decisions that DoT and MIB need to take based on the recommendations given by the TRAI. The sector regulator has warned that if timely actions are not taken, the recommendations... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had earlier asked the telcos in India to at least offer one prepaid plan to their users, which comes with a validity of 30 days. Further, the regulatory body had asked the operators to ensure that users get a plan with which they can recharge on the same date every month. The telecom operators had three things to say about these orders. First,... Read More
The minister of state for communications, Devusinh Chauhan, in a statement on Wednesday at Lok Sabha, said that telecom companies have called on the government for easier 5G spectrum payment terms in the upcoming spectrum auction. In a response to a query in the parliament, the minister stated that some of the TSPs have represented seeking easier payment terms for the 5G spectrum. The CEO of Airtel Gopal Vittal as... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is all set to submit its long-awaited recommendations around the working of the 5G spectrum auction and its pricing in about 10 days’ time as informed by a prominent TRAI official. The government has asked the telecom regulator to submit the recommendations by March 31 so that the auction process can be commenced in May or June 2022. This would allow the government... Read More
The Chief Technology Officer of Bharti Airtel Randeep Sekhon has made an appeal to the telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) for the affordable pricing of the 5G airwaves. The statement comes ahead of the regulatory body TRAI’s recommendations on spectrum auctions. According to a report from PTI, Sekhon said that 5G will have a mass appeal and should not be restricted to the premium segment only, as the market... Read More
We know that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is already piloting a test in multiple locations of the country to check how street furniture can be leveraged for deploying small cells to offer better 5G. Now, the regulatory body has also floated a consultation paper on the use of street furniture to see how aerial fiber and small cells can be used to deliver 5G to people around... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has kicked off a pilot study at the GMR international airport in Delhi for the use of street furniture in enhancing connectivity. The regulatory body has made a working group for the study, which will have representatives from the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), GMR, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Civil Aviation, and major telecom service providers. This study will help... Read More
As the 5G spectrum auctions are awaited, the telecom companies are now relying on the industry regulator and the government to ensure easier payment terms for the upcoming 5G spectrum auctions. The telecom companies have also brought to attention the criticality of fast-track fiberisation of tower networks as India braces to roll out 5G later this year. Leading executives from top telecom operators have stated the expectations of easier payment... Read More
In a surprising turn of events, Reliance Jio lost 12.9 million subscribers in December 2021. During the same month, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bharti Airtel added 1.1 million and 0.47 million users, says Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data. Vodafone Idea (Vi) again lost 1.6 million users during December. BSNL would be happy with the prepaid tariff hikes as many low paying subscribers in Jio, Vi, and... Read More
The broadcasters in India will be withdrawing the petitions filed against the New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 in the Supreme Court. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will soon be coming out with a consultation paper to address the issues faced by the broadcasters and all the concerned stakeholders. The Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) and its members will be withdrawing the petitions without any conditions. The bodies... Read More
The mega spectrum auction is all set to take place later this year and the regulatory body of the telecom sector held an open house discussion (OHD) on Tuesday. The telecom service providers and satellite operators, however, had a clash of views regarding the allocation of airwaves for the fifth-generation or 5G broadband services, and in particular the mmWave band. Both the parties asked for effective interference redressal. The Issue... Read More
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, during the Rajya Sabha session on Friday, stated that the government is currently in the process of reviewing the proposals from three telecom companies who are interested in converting their interest on the deferred spectrum as well as Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues into equity. The minister responded to an enquiry made during the question hour asking whether the government has any equity in the private... Read More
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