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Tanay Singh Thakur February 28th, 2024 12:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Seeks Comments on Allowing VNOs to Partner with Multiple Telcos

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is seeking comments on whether virtual network operators (VNOs) should be allowed to partner with multiple telecom operators. The request has come from the VNOs as they are unhappy with the current rules. At present, any VNO can only have one telecom operator as a partner for providing services that require numbering and unique customer identification, such as mobile connections. However, the VNOs... Read More

Yashika Goel February 24th, 2024 12:39 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Recommends Introduction of CNAP as a Supplementary Service

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its recommendations on Friday regarding the 'Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) Service in Indian Telecommunication Network.' TRAI said after thorough analysis and consideration of inputs from stakeholders, it has finalized its recommendations, emphasizing the necessity of introducing CNAP Supplementary Service in the Indian telecommunication network. This service is aimed at enhancing the calling experience for telecommunication users across the country. Also... Read More

Yashika Goel February 23rd, 2024 11:56 AM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL and Vodafone Idea Continue to Lose Wireless Subscribers: TRAI

It's nothing new that the state-owned telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and the third-largest private telco Vodafone Idea (Vi) are losing wireless subscribers month on month, while Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are adding wireless subscribers for some time now. On Thursday, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its latest Telecom Subscription Data as of December 31, 2023, and the subscriber numbers confirmed the same. Let's... Read More

Yashika Goel January 30th, 2024 11:37 AM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Added Highest Wireless Broadband Subscribers in November 2023: TRAI

Bharti Airtel added the highest number of wireless broadband subscribers, with 3.98 million in November 2023, followed by Reliance Jio with 3.45 million and Vodafone Idea with 0.96 million, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report as of November 30, 2023. This brings Reliance Jio's wireless broadband subscribers in India to 455.82 million, Bharti Airtel to 255.07 million, Vodafone Idea to 126.63 million, and BSNL to 20.85... Read More

Yashika Goel January 7th, 2024 7:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Extends M2M and WPAN/WLAN Registration to All Entities

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), under the Ministry of Communications (MoC), has extended Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Wireless Personal Area Network/Wireless Local Area Network (WPAN/WLAN) registration to all entities involved in these businesses. All entities, including companies, government departments, organisations, partnerships, and more, engaged in M2M service provisioning and WPAN/WLAN Connectivity Provisioning, are advised to complete the registration process through the SaralSanchar portal (saralsanchar.gov.in) by March 31, 2024. Also Read: Government... Read More

Tanuja K November 22nd, 2023 5:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Fixing DND App Bugs, Should be Done by March

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is working on improving the experience of its DND (Do Not Disturb) app for consumers. There are bugs in the app that the regulatory body is trying to fix and it should be done by March next year. The DND app from TRAI is an important tool for many subscribers. It enables the users to quickly report pesky calls and texts. Read More... Read More

Yashika Goel November 15th, 2023 8:54 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Warns Public About Fraudulent Calls Claiming to Be from TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a warning to the public today about fraudulent calls claiming to be from TRAI. The regulatory body intends to alert the public that these calls are being made by companies/agencies/individuals who are trying to trick the public and should be considered potentially fraudulent. Also Read: TRAI Mandates Fresh Digital Consent for Commercial Communications Fraudulent Calls Claiming to be TRAI TRAI noted... Read More

Yashika Goel November 7th, 2023 7:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Mandates Fresh Digital Consent for Commercial Communications

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed various entities, including banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, trading companies, and others, to seek fresh explicit consent from telecom subscribers through Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) for sending any Commercial Communications. Also Read: TRAI Mandates AI, ML Based System to Tackle Unsolicited Commercial Communication TRAI DCA Directive In an effort to combat the menace of unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) and spam, TRAI... Read More

Tanuja K October 9th, 2023 11:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Can’t Regulate OTT Platforms: TDSAT

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been trying to regulate OTT (over-the-top) communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. TRAI even released a consultation paper around the same a while back. Now, TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal) has said that OTT platforms are out of the purview of TRAI as they do not require any license or permission from the central government. It is worth... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 30th, 2023 3:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Issues Consultation Paper on Digital Transformation through 5G Ecosystem

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper on 'Digital Transformation Through 5G Ecosystem'. The aim of the consultation paper is to build a proper policy and framework for faster adoption and effective utilisation of new technologies for a sustainable and holistic development of the economy driven by the 5G ecosystem, said TRAI. 5G is being rolled out in India and its ecosystem is currently in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 28th, 2023 2:08 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Turns Attention Towards Indoor Network Coverage

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on "Regulation on Rating Framework for Digital Connectivity in Buildings or Areas". TRAI said that while there has been significant improvement in network coverage on the street, there are still gaps observed in meeting the coverage demands of users inside buildings/residential or commercial areas. TRAI looks after the quality of services (QoS) provided by the telcos in all... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 28th, 2023 11:41 AM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Releases Consultation Paper Focusing on E & V Spectrum Bands

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on "Assignment of Spectrum in E&V Bands, and Spectrum for Microwave Access (MWA) & Microwave Backbone (MWB)." The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had asked the sector regulator to recommend the applicable reserve price, spectrum cap, scope of services/usages, methodology of auction, payment terms, block size, band plan, and more for the E & V spectrum bands. Note that... Read More