March 24th, 2022 9:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Infra in India: TRAI Releases Consultation Paper for Use of Street Furniture

We know that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is already piloting a test in multiple locations of the country to check how street furniture can be leveraged for deploying small cells to offer better 5G. Now, the regulatory body has also floated a consultation paper on the use of street furniture to see how aerial fiber and small cells can be used to deliver 5G to people around... Read More

December 27th, 2021 1:07 PM 1 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Need Access to Private, Public Premises for Better 5G

The Indian telecom industry has been complaining about not getting access to private and public premises for deploying telecom infrastructure to provide quality services. Looking at the same, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) might soon come out with a consultation paper seeking views on mandatory deployment of telecom infra in public and private premises. For providing quality services to the masses, the telecom operators need to heavily invest... Read More

December 24th, 2021 9:57 PM 4 COMMENTS

TRAI Suggests Compulsory Deployment of Telecom Infrastructure Within Buildings

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is expected to issue a consultation paper shortly, outlining its position on the non-discriminatory and compulsory deployment of telecom infrastructure within building premises to address Right-of-Way (RoW) issues, particularly in-building solutions (IBS). A source aware of the matter told ET Telecom that a discussion paper on granting compulsory access to telecom service providers within the building premises to facilitate in-building solutions, including optic-fibre... Read More

September 20th, 2019 4:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Introduces New Paper to Develop Unified Numbering System in India

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been on a row of introducing new consultation papers. The telecom regulator is introducing these new papers to improve the industry with innovative solutions to the problems that exist. Some of the consultation papers have been about the issues in the new taariff regime as well. However, today, Trai has floated a new consultation paper in the public domain, which targets the... Read More

September 17th, 2019 12:27 PM 25 COMMENTS

Trai To Now Discuss Ringing Duration of Call for Optimised Use of Network Resources

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) seems to be on a spree of introducing new consultation papers. The sector regulator has issued a lot of consultation papers in the past few months only and in a new development now, Trai has floated another consultation paper which has a unique proposition. As per an ET Telecom report, the topic of the new consultation paper floated by Trai has to do... Read More

September 5th, 2019 12:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Finalises New Regulations on Register of Interconnection Agreements for Broadcasters

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has introduced new regulations which will allow the industry stakeholders, mainly DPOs and broadcasters, to register interconnect regulations. Trai has today issued the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Register of Interconnection Agreements and all such other matters Regulations, 2019. The telecom regulator has noted that the main aim of this new regulation will be to bring together a reporting system for the service... Read More

August 28th, 2019 5:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Issues New Consultation Paper on Platform Services by DTH Service Providers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been in an ideation mode ever since the new tariff regime went into effect. After the implementation of the new regulatory framework, the Authority has been floating new consultation paper and recommendations for fine-tuning these rules. Now, in a new move, Trai has floated yet another consultation paper, and it has to do with Platform Services offered by DTH Operators. In its... Read More

August 27th, 2019 2:08 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Says It Will Only Tweak Regulations to Empower Consumer Choice and Not Change the Tariff Regime

There have been concerns building up in the broadcasting industry about the new consultation paper that Trai has floated. The new consultation paper from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is aimed at resolving the issues that currently remain in the new tariff regime. However, according to a new ET Telecom report based on an interview with Trai chairman, RS Sharma, the official has clarified a lot of misconceptions... Read More

August 26th, 2019 3:15 PM 5 COMMENTS

Trai Consultation Paper on Tariff Regime Correction Could Hurt Small Niche Channels and Broadcasters

It has not been a lot of time since the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) implemented the new tariff regime in the country and now the regulator is already looking towards amending the new regulatory framework. After it faced a backlash from the consumers and some sections of the industry like the MSOs, Trai decided to bring some changes to the new rule. For this, Trai has floated a... Read More

August 24th, 2019 6:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Consultation Paper for Correcting Tariff Regime Could Backfire, Says IBF

There has been a lot of headlines pertaining to the new consultation paper that Trai has floated regarding the correction of the new national tariff order, which the regulator had introduced last year. The consultation paper seeks to invite comments from the industry stakeholders to discuss the issues plaguing the broadcasting and DTH industry. However, as per a new ET report, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) that represents television broadcasters... Read More

June 2nd, 2017 4:24 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Seeks to Improve Data Speeds in the Country Through New Consultation Paper

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a new consultation paper which aims at framing rules and regulations to ensure transparency and customer awareness regarding data speeds under wireless broadband plans. The paper comes at a time when increasing number of consumer complaints regarding slow data speeds by various telecom operators. The regulator, through its consultation, wants to know whether telecom operators can specify an average data speed.... Read More

May 1st, 2017 8:26 PM 6 COMMENTS

TRAI Starts a New Process to Frame Rules for Network Testing Before Commercial Launch

Reliance Jio’s free services for six long months has forced Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to implement a new paper on network testing ahead of the operator’s commercial launch of services. The consultation paper from TRAI is due to the criticism faced by telecom regulator when Jio came out with two promotional offers for 90 days. Reliance Jio became paid just a couple of weeks ago, but before that the... Read More

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