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Yashika Goel

TRAI Mandates Fresh Digital Consent for Commercial Communications

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 … Read More

Tanuja K

TRAI Can’t Regulate OTT Platforms: TDSAT

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 … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

TRAI Turns Attention Towards Indoor Network Coverage

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 … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

TRAI Releases Consultation Paper Focusing on E & V Spectrum Bands

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, … Read More

Yashika Goel

TRAI Proposes Overhaul of Telecom Entry Fees and Bank Guarantees

TRAI Proposes Overhaul of Telecom Entry Fees and Bank Guarantees

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued recommendations for the “Rationalization of Entry Fee and Bank Guarantees” in the telecommunications sector. TRAI’s action comes in response to a reference from the Department of Telecommunication (DoT), dated 3rd March 2022, seeking the rationalisation of Entry Fees and Bank Guarantees … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

TRAI Recommends Pvt FM Players to Broadcast News

TRAI Recommends Pvt FM Players to Broadcast News

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended allowing private FM players to broadcast news. Currently, private FM players are only allowed to broadcast All India Radio’s news bulletins without any changes. But that can change as TRAI has recommended that private FM players be allowed to broadcast independent … Read More

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