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Palak Sharma July 19th, 2022 10:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI in-house Study Centre to Keep India Up to Mark with Innovative and New Tech

To support proactive research activities into emerging and developing technologies that are anticipated to further disrupt the telecommunications and broadcasting industries, the Indian telecom regulatory authority (TRAI) has established an internal study centre. A senior TRAI official told ET Telecom that the regulatory body has formed a study centre which will indulge in pro-active research in new and forthcoming sectors. The official added that the scope would also include fact... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 18th, 2022 6:15 PM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Continues to Provide Best Voice Calling Experience to Users in June 2022

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, continues to deliver the best voice calling experience to users in 2022. The data comes through the Trai MyCall portal. As per the data, in the month of June 2022, Vodafone Idea outscored Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) in the area of providing the best calling experience. In June 2022, Bharti Airtel provided the worst... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 5th, 2022 8:45 AM 1 COMMENTS

Jio, Vi, Airtel, BSNL Will be Audited for Differential Offerings to MNP Users

None of the telcos want to lose their customers. Be it the operator at the top or the operator at the bottom, everyone values their customers just the same. Thus, when the consumers put in the MNP (Mobile Number Portability) request, the telcos try to do their best to stop them from leaving their network. Because of this, quite often the telcos have been accused of offering differential pricing to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 1st, 2022 5:48 PM 2 COMMENTS

TRAI to Leverage AI for Curbing Cybercrime and SIM Frauds

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is looking to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) for curbing cybercrime and SIM frauds. India allows consumers to hold up to 9 SIM cards under their name. This gives fraudsters room for taking multiple SIM cards and then utilising them for fraud. (Note that J&K users can only keep 5 SIM cards). According to an ET Telecom report, a TRAI official said that they... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 25th, 2022 10:28 AM 6 COMMENTS

Jio, Vi and Airtel to Get Help for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing from TRAI

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the top three private telecom operators in India, have had a very constrained journey because of the uneasy policy environment in the telecom sector. However, all that is changing now. The telcos are getting plenty of help from the government, and the policies are evolving to help the sector. Spectrum sharing has been a topic that has not been too focused on.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 16th, 2022 10:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vi and Jio to Benefit from Lower Yearly Costs

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the 5G spectrum auction on Wednesday. The auction is all set to take place on July 26, 2022. DoT said that the telcos wouldn’t have to pay SUC (Spectrum Usage Charges) along with the Bank Guarantees (BGs) for the spectrum they acquire during the upcoming auction. This means that the outgo of cash for the telcos will reduce significantly.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 3rd, 2022 7:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Again Extends NTO 2.0 Implementation Date for Broadcasters

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the NTO (New Tariff Order) 2.0 implementation date for the broadcasters. Earlier, the regulatory body had directed all the broadcasters to implement the NTO 2.0 by June 1, 2022. But, in a new directive, TRAI has extended the last date for implementation of the new tariff order 2.0 to November 30, 2022. In addition to this, TRAI has asked all the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 28th, 2022 7:04 AM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Will Check Whether Telcos Are Playing Clever Game of Differential Tariffs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is looking to conduct a special audit on the telcos in India to check whether they were offering differential tariffs through the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) route. Back in 2021, TRAI had released a directive which said that the telcos along with their channel partners can’t make differential tariff offers for attracting customers through the MNP route. According to an ET report, the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 24th, 2022 2:18 PM 3 COMMENTS

Truecaller CEO Says TRAI Caller Display System Won’t be Competition

Truecaller, one of the most popular caller identification mobile applications in the world, is not worried about TRAI’s (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s) caller display system. The CEO of Truecaller, Alan Mamedi, said that TRAI’s initiative for caller identification is not a competition to Truecaller at all. Mamedi said that Truecaller offers a complete range of services to its 310+ million monthly active users, which makes TRAI’s caller identification feature... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 23rd, 2022 3:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Jio Only in Strong Position for Upcoming 5G Spectrum Auction

The reserve price recommended by the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) is still not what the industry people wanted. Regardless, the Cabinet is likely to go ahead with the pricing recommendations from the regulator. This puts Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio only as the companies which are expected to participate heavily in this auction. Vodafone Idea (Vi) doesn’t have a strong balance sheet at the moment, and the telco... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 20th, 2022 3:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

TRAI to Soon Start Working on KYC Based Caller Name Mechanism

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will soon start working on a new mechanism that will display the name (registered during KYC process) of the caller on the receiver’s phone. The regulatory body has already received a reference for the same from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and will soon start consultation. According to a PTI report, the consultation for this mechanism will being in a few months. PD... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 17th, 2022 4:32 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Completes 25 Years, COAI and Other Industry Member Send Congratulations

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has completed 25 years today. The regulatory body has played a key role in the development of India’s telecom industry. Whether it was 2G, 3G, 4G, or now 5G, TRAI’s inputs have made a major impact on the growth of India’s telecom sector. Upon the special occasion, industry members, including COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) and DIPA (Digital Infrastructure Providers Association), have... Read More