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Bala Yogesh September 25th, 2020 12:45 PM 24 COMMENTS

JioFiber Now Has 1 Million Users, BSNL Continues to Lose Users

JioFiber, the Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) arm of Reliance Jio now has over 1 million subscribers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) highlighted in its report on Thursday. The authority released the Telecom Subscription Data as on June 30, 2020, with the data highlighting that the internet service providers (ISP) in India added over 440,000 users in June. According to the data released by Trai, India hit a wired broadband subscriber... Read More

Chakri K September 18th, 2020 11:07 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Issues New Rules for Publishing Tariff Plans by Telcos to Boost Transparency

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today issued new directions on tariff advertisements and tariff publications for telcos. The new set of rules issued by Trai is in a bid to boost transparency in mobile offers published by telcos on their respective websites and other platforms. The regulator is aiming to help subscribers make informed decisions while choosing a tariff plan. For those who are unaware, a lot of... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 15th, 2020 11:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Recommendations on OTT Services Does Not Address Important Issues: COAI

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday said that the recommendations released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) services does not address important issues. SP Kochhar, director general of COAI said that the consultation paper released by Trai in 2018, had raised several “important issues” such as “lawful interception of OTT services.” However, Kochhar said that the recommendations released by Trai... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 9th, 2020 6:55 PM 23 COMMENTS

MTNL Delivered Higher Call Quality in August, Idea Registers Lowest Rating

Multiple Indian telecom operators including state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), Vodafone and Reliance Jio registered higher voice quality ratings in August, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data reveals. The data released by Trai on Sunday on its MyCall Portal is said to be generated using Trai MyCall application. Trai said that the data on its MyCall Portal highlights the voice call quality feedback provided by the users on... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 9th, 2020 1:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Chairman: Tax Rates for Telcos Should be Reduced for Further Growth

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman, Ram Sewak Sharma recently said that for promoting the growth of the telecom companies in India, GST rates should be slashed from the current 18% to 5%. Trai has requested from DoT (Department of Telecommunications) for the same to be implemented by looking at the telecom industry as an integral part of the economy of the country. If the tax rates are... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 3rd, 2020 2:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Releases Consultation Paper on Review of The Quality of Service

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday released a consultation paper on the Review of the Quality of Service regulation, the code of practice for metering and billing accuracy. The authority said that the Quality of Service regulation was introduced on March 21, 2006 to minimise the incidents related to billing complaints. Trai said that the Quality of Service regulation contains code of practice for metering and billing... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 26th, 2020 5:36 PM 56 COMMENTS

Telcos Lose Out on 5.6 Million Wireless Subscribers in May 2020: Trai Report

It has been a tough time for the telecom sector of India. With the pandemic and several lockdowns, telcos have been operating in losses. But it is not the same with Reliance Jio. While major telcos such as Vodafone Idea Limited and Bharti Airtel lost wireless subscribers, Reliance Jio gained a lot of them and surprisingly with it, BSNL also saw an increase in the number of subscribers on the... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 19th, 2020 3:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Sets August 26 Deadline for Broadcasters to Comply with NTO 2.0

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday directed the broadcasters to publish the maximum retail prices per month of its channels by August 26, 2020. The authority in its directions said that the broadcasters should publish the new prices reflecting the second amendments issued by Trai to the New Tariff Order (NTO). The second amendment to the NTO dubbed as NTO 2.0 was introduced by Trai in early... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 8th, 2020 1:48 PM 21 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Airtel Registered Increased 4G Download Speed During July 2020: Trai

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) released data of 4G download speeds for the telcos. The report is for the month of July 2020 and it highlights that Vodafone and Airtel have registered higher 4G download speeds than the previous month’s speeds. Idea, on the other hand, reported a dip in speed while Reliance Jio records identical speed as of June 2020. The data can be found in the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 7th, 2020 7:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Consumer Outreach Programme Conducted Online Witnessed a Large Number of Participants

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) ensures that everyone in the telecom industry is doing a fair business. It looks after the consumer rights and spreads awareness about the new rules set by telcos. Today, Trai conducted an online consumer outreach programme which witnessed a large number of people participating. The programme was conducted through the regional office of Trai in Bhopal. This is not the first time Trai... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 7th, 2020 11:13 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Channel Selector Mobile App: Optimise Your Monthly DTH Subscription Bill

Our smartphones are loaded with a ton of apps. There are different apps for different purposes. The sole aim of these apps is to make your life easy. Now you can do most of the things sitting in your home with these apps for which you had to go out and stand in lines for hours a few years back. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is offering its own... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 3rd, 2020 4:47 PM 16 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and VIL Questioned by Trai Over Differential Network Speeds

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) and Bharti Airtel are both being questioned by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) over their differential broadband speed plans. Both the telcos were earlier questioned on their Priority 4G Network offer which claimed to give customers a priority in speed than any normal customer . Now the regulatory has further questioned both Bharti Airtel and VIL about their differential broadband speed plans. It has... Read More