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Bala Yogesh July 17th, 2020 7:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

TDSAT Stays Trai Order Halting Vodafone Idea Premium Plan

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on Friday stayed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) order that required the telecom operators to withhold the premium plans promising “priority” access. The TDSAT said that the Trai directive issued to both Vodafone and Bharti Airtel “lacks even prima facie reasons” as Trai said that the suspension of plans would facilitate detailed examination. The decision by TDSAT paves way for... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 17th, 2020 4:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Register Increase in Network Speeds in June: Trai

The telecom operators in India including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea registered an increase in 4G data speeds in June, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data reveals. The data released by Trai on its MySpeed Portal is said to be generated using the authority’s MySpeedApp which is designed to measure data speed experience, signal strength and “other network information.” According to the Trai data, Reliance Jio has... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 14th, 2020 5:33 PM 14 COMMENTS

Jio and BSNL Gain Subscribers in March as Vodafone and Airtel Lose

Reliance Jio and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) gained subscribers while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost its users in March, a report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) reveals. The Trai report highlighting the Telecom Subscription Data as on March 31, 2020 said that India had 989.10 million active wireless subscribers. Crucially, the total number of telephone subscribers in India is said to have decreased from... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 10th, 2020 3:24 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telcos Urge Trai to Charge SUC on Shared Spectrum Bands

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, have urged the telecom regulator Trai that additional spectrum usage charge (SUC) of 0.5 % must only be applicable in shared spectrum bands rather than the entire spectrum band. Not only this, but the telcos have asked Trai to consider the necessity of SUC charge as the airwaves are purchased in auction by paying market prices. As reported by ET Telecom,... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 3rd, 2020 3:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

National Digital Communications Policy Should Be Implemented Soon: Trai Chairman

Trai Chairman RS Sharma has addressed the importance of new telecom policy and stated that the government should implement the National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) which has been approved by the cabinet back in 2018. As reported by PTI, Trai Chairman stated in a COAI meeting that the NDCP 2018 policy needs to be pushed by the government. No official person has raised any concern regarding the terms of the... Read More

Chakri K June 30th, 2020 9:56 AM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Becomes 2nd Largest Telco With 28.35% Market Share: Trai Data

Bharti Airtel has added 0.85 million customers in February this year, while Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm added 6.25 million, according to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday. The Trai data revealed that state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nagar Limited (BSNL) added over 0.43 lakh new subscribers taking its total tally to nearly 119.9 million at the end of February 2020. Ailing telecom operator... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 25th, 2020 12:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Unveils Channel Selector Mobile App to Aid Users View and Modify TV Subscription

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday announced a TV Channel Selector App that aids users to view and modify their TV subscription. The authority said that the app enables users to check their subscription and view the packs and bouquets offered by their service provider. Additionally, the Channel selector app would enable the users to “check real time” status of the user’s subscription request. Trai said that... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 20th, 2020 3:04 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio Register Improvement in Speeds: TRAI

Indian telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio registered an improvement in download speeds in the month of May as compared to April, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data reveals. The data released by TRAI is said to be generated using the authority’s MySpeedApp which is designed to measure data speed experience, signal strength and “other network information.” Reliance Jio has continued its position at the top... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 10th, 2020 7:11 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Blockchain Technology Faces Legal Blockade From Telemarketers

The ambitious blockchain technology by Trai to stop the unwanted messages from unregistered telemarketers in the telecom sector is facing legal troubles as various registered telemarketers are protesting due to various conflict issues. As per the latest data of Trai, there are nearly 22,000 registered telemarketers in the country. As reported by ET Telecom, one of the telemarketers from the group, which is Venets Media have challenged Trai’s move on... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 5th, 2020 12:33 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Dismisses 50 Paise per Spam SMS Rule

Trai has dismissed the rule which made it compulsory for a telecom operator to provide 100 SMSes at a discounted rate and charge 50 paise per SMS. As stated by Trai, the tariff regulation rule which can affect the interest of genuine non-commercial bulk users of SMSes is no longer necessary, and it can be removed. The move by Trai is also another step towards firming the regime of tariff... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 1st, 2020 7:37 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai to Initiate Discussions to Increase Broadband Speeds and Reliability in India

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or Trai is considering an industry-wide discussion to increase the internet speed in India and offer seamless broadband connectivity to digital users. Since the threat of Covid-19 disrupted the entire country, the government of India announced a lockdown period to stop the spread of the virus and ensure the safety of people. Also, all the big companies announced work from home for their employees.... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 1st, 2020 1:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

10 Digit Mobile Numbers to Continue: Trai

The Trai rolled out five recommendations to create a ‘Unified Numbering Plan’ to ensure adequate numbering services for the mobile services and fixed line (landline) in the country. One of the major recommendations that Trai stated earlier was adding 0 as a prefix when calls are made in fixed lines (landline) and shifting to 11-digit numbering scheme. However, Trai recently stated that the telecom body has rejected the 11-digit numbering... Read More