February 10th, 2025 7:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

IAFI Urges Faster Satellite Spectrum Allocation to Deploy Tranformative Technologies: Report

The ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI) has urged the Central government to accelerate satellite spectrum allocation under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, to support efforts in bridging the country's digital divide. IAFI said that the rapid advancements in satellite technologies, particularly in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellations, have opened new avenues for delivering high-speed internet connectivity to remote and underserved regions, according to an ET report.... Read More

February 10th, 2025 3:10 PM 30 COMMENTS

TRAI Releases Recommendations on Revision of National Numbering Plan

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently released recommendations for the revision of national numbering plan. To address the constraints related to the availability of adequate fixed-line numbering resources, DoT (Department of Telecommunications) had asked TRAI to give its recommendations. TRAI has now issued the recommendations, and here are the highlights. Read More - BSNL/MTNL to Get Rs 6000 Crore for 4G Expansion: Report TRAI Recommendations on Revision of National... Read More

February 4th, 2025 6:16 PM 5 COMMENTS

TRAI Gives Recommendations for 37 GHz, 42 GHz IMT Spectrum Bands

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has finally given recommendations for the 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz, and 42.5-43.5 GHz bands identified for IMT. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had sought TRAI's views on whether these bands should be put to auction for the telcos. Now, TRAI has finally made a call on the matter. Here are the recommendations and everything else you should know. Read More - Jio, Airtel,... Read More

January 2nd, 2025 12:27 PM 1 COMMENTS

Monthly ARPU for Indian Telcos Jump in September 2024 Quarter: TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its performance indicator report for July-September 2024 quarter. It is worth noting that in July during the year, private Indian telcos implemented a tariff hike. This made the plans more expensive for consumers and contributed in growing the ARPU (average revenue per user) figure. As per TRAI data, the monthly ARPU for wireless services increased by 9.60% from Rs 157.45 in... Read More

December 17th, 2024 11:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI to Release an Updated DND App Soon: Report

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is working on an updated DND (Do Not Disturb) app for Indian consumers. The goal of the regulatory body is to deliver the app with a user-friendly experience and more capabilities. Currently, with the DND app, users can flag spam communications (both SMS and calls), however, they can't take any actions such as blocking the communication. The feedback gets sent from the DND... Read More

October 10th, 2024 8:30 PM 2 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Sector Monthly ARPU Rises to Rs 157.45 in June 2024 Quarter: TRAI

The Indian telecom sector has seen a steady increase in monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) over the last several quarters. Now, as per data shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the monthly ARPU of the telecom sector for wireless services increased by 2.55% from Rs 153.54 in QE (quarter ending) March 2024 to Rs 157.45 in QE June 2024. On a YoY basis, this is an... Read More

September 30th, 2024 2:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Releases Consultation Paper on Forming Digital Radio Broadcast Policy

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper titled 'Formulating a Digital Radio Broadcast Policy for Private Radio Broadcasters.' The consultation paper is to enable an ecosystem where all the analogue radio signals can be digitised. In India, the analogue terrestrial radio broadcast is carried out in medium wave (MW) (526-1606 KHz), Short Wave (SW) (6-22 MHz), and VHF-II (88-108 MHz) spectrum bands. VFH-II is popularly... Read More

September 26th, 2024 4:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Mandate to Only Send Whitelisted Content on SMS Comes to Effect on Oct 1

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made it mandatory for the telcos to only allow whitelisted content to be sent via SMS to customers. This rule was announced by the regulatory body on August 20, 2024. The rule instructs all access service providers to block any SMS traffic that contains APKs, URLs, or OTT links that have not already been whitelisted. This direction is all set to come... Read More

September 16th, 2024 3:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Believes VNOs Should Partner with Multiple Telcos

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that Virtual Network Operators (VNOs) should partner with multiple telcos to improve services. Along with that, TRAI has also now recommended that VNOs should be allowed to take wireless services from one operator and wireline from another in one licensed service area (LSA). This gives more flexibility to the VNOs for offering higher-quality services. Read More - DoT Simplifies Telecom Licensing... Read More

August 8th, 2024 1:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI isn’t Backing Down on New QoS Measures: Report

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is not going to back down on enforcing stringent Quality of Service (QoS) measures. The new QoS measures from TRAI will come into effect from October 1, 2024. However, the telcos are not happy with these new measures. They have expressed that the new measures are too stringent, and also will increase the cost of operating the business without benefitting the consumer much!... Read More

August 2nd, 2024 5:04 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Doubles Down on Curbing Spam Calls in India: Report

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the telcos to provide information or data on the spam calls that were made to Indian consumers in the April-June 2024 quarter. There are many unregistered telemarketers in the country who keep making robocalls to customers. While the regulatory body has earmarked the 140 numbering series for all promotional or marketing calls, there are still robocalls being made via 10-digit numbers.... Read More

June 16th, 2024 4:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Clarifies: No Charges for Multiple SIMs in Proposed Numbering Plan

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a clarification amidst misleading media reports regarding its recent consultation paper on the revision of the National Numbering Plan (NNP). Contrary to recent claims in some media outlets, TRAI has categorically denied any proposal to impose fees on mobile or landline numbers, or charges for holding multiple SIMs or numbering resources. The authority asserts that such speculation is baseless and aims... Read More

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