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November 22nd, 2017 3:47 PM 4 COMMENTS

Trai Proposes Easing Spectrum Holding Norms; May Help Vodafone-Idea Merger, RCom

In a bid to encourage mergers and acquisitions as well as spectrum trading in India's telecom market, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has suggested removing caps on spectrum holding in the individual band. In its response to the report on ‘Issues Relating to Spectrum Cap’, the regulator has recommended the existing limit to hold up to 50% by an operator of the total spectrum available within a band in... Read More

November 10th, 2017 3:30 PM 46 COMMENTS

Tata Teleservices Pips Jio in Subscriber Addition; Airtel, Vodafone India; Idea Lose Subscribers in August: Trai Data

Tata Teleservices, which is in the process of merging its telecom business with telecom major Bharti Airtel, has pipped 4G entrant Reliance Jio in August by adding 4.88 million subscribers, according to subscription data released by sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Thursday. Tata Teleservices' total customer base went up by over 10 percent to 46.9 million. Reliance Jio Infocomm, however, added 4.09 million customers in August,... Read More

October 28th, 2017 12:53 PM 6 COMMENTS

Trai Unlikely to Accept Reliance Jio’s Request of Slashing International Termination Rates: Report

Telecom regulator Trai is not considering to reduce the international termination rates (ITR). Trai conducted a workshop on October 16 to discuss the ITR and in the same workshop, Jio asked the Trai to set same rates for both domestic and international termination rates. However, according to a new report from Economic Times, Trai is unlikely to reduce the international termination rates (ITR), which is a charge paid by telecom... Read More

October 17th, 2017 9:09 AM 21 COMMENTS

After Domestic IUC Reduction, Reliance Jio Now Wants International Call Rates to be Reduced

Reliance Jio has made a bold proposal yet again. Yesterday, Trai conducted a workshop on discussing the International call termination rates, and at the workshop, Reliance Jio stated that the call termination rates should be same for both domestic and international calls. Reliance Jio asked the regulator to slash the international call rates to 6 paise per minutes, and later on, completely scrap it. With this bold proposal, Reliance Jio... Read More

October 16th, 2017 8:46 AM 11 COMMENTS

COAI Asks for a Steep Hike in International Termination Charges from 53 Paise/Min to Rs. 3.50/Min

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) urged for a massive hike in the international call termination charges to Rs. 3.50 per minute from the current 53 paise per minute charges. Recently, it was said that Trai will sit on October 16, which is today to review the international call charges. Trai is currently in the process of reviewing the international call rates. The regulator recently revised the domestic charges, as... Read More

October 10th, 2017 7:12 AM 3 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular’s Upload Speed is Highest at 6.307 Mbps, While Reliance Jio Leads Trai’s Average Download Speed List

Telecom operators in India are fighting against each other in India for the top position- whether it be data speeds or tariff plans, all the operators are at the top of their game. Trai's MySpeed application has revealed the data collected by the operator in August 2017. There are not many noteworthy changes to the list when it comes to download speed, but the upload speed list has some differences.... Read More

October 9th, 2017 1:00 PM 8 COMMENTS

Trai to Likely Meet Telecom Operators on October 16 on International Call Termination Rates

Telecom regulator Trai is all set to meet telecom operators of India later this month to review international termination charges, as per an official of Trai. The regulator recently fixed the domestic mobile call termination rates. A report from PTI says that the meeting with international long distance operators and the access providers will likely take place on October 16. At the meeting, Trai will ask the "operators to give... Read More

October 5th, 2017 5:51 PM 44 COMMENTS

DoT Writes to Trai on Telecom Operators Review of Spectrum Cap

Indian telecom operators, at the moment, are in deeper troubles and the pressure mounting on them to rival with the new telecom operator Reliance Jio. Now, it is said that top telcos Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, and Reliance Communications have approached the Department of Telecommunication seeking for the removal of spectrum cap in the country. Telecom operators Vodafone, Idea, and RCom have requested for the spectrum cap removal, while Bharti... Read More

October 3rd, 2017 7:25 PM 4 COMMENTS

Trai Plans to Strengthen its MySpeed App; Seeking Methodology From Ookla and Others

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today revealed its plans to strengthen its MySpeed app. The My Speed app of Trai measures mobile data speeds of Indian telecom operators. Recently, the application was criticized by the operators saying that the testing methodology is wrong. RS Sharma, the Chairman of Trai said that the regulator is looking to make the evaluation method more transparent after consultation with operators. He also confirmed... Read More

September 29th, 2017 12:19 PM 6 COMMENTS

Apple Approaches Trai for the Inclusion of DND App on iOS App Store: Report

Trai recently introduced DND app in order to keep a check to spam calls and messages. However, Apple refused to include the application on App Store because the app violates Apple's privacy policies. Apple said that the application seeks user's private data. It is now reported that the Cupertino giant has approached Trai for ‘more consultation’ on including the application officially on the App Store. Trai's DND application keeps a... Read More

September 5th, 2017 8:15 PM 81 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Tops TRAI’s My Speed Chart For the Seventh Consecutive Time; Registered Average Speed of 18.331 Mbps in July 2017

While the tariff plan war is still on between Reliance Jio and incumbent telecom operators, the newcomer is silently dominating the Trai's My Speed monthly data report. In Reliance Jio's nascent stages or to be precise exactly a year ago, the operator was under tremendous pressure due to poor LTE speed claims from the customers. However, since the start of this year, Trai's MySpeed portal reports have rated Reliance Jio... Read More

September 1st, 2017 7:22 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telcos Can Now Breathe As IMG Recommends Spectrum Auction for Next Fiscal: Report

The Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) is reportedly not looking to hold the next round of spectrum auction this financial year, keeping the financial stress in the telecom sector at the moment. A report from PTI says that "inter-ministerial group (IMG), looking at measures to mitigate financial stress in the telecom sector, has recommended that the new round of spectrum auction be held in the next financial year and not the... Read More

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