The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is working on improving the experience of its DND (Do Not Disturb) app for consumers. There are bugs in the app that the regulatory body is trying to fix and it should be done by March next year. The DND app from TRAI is an important tool for many subscribers. It enables the users to quickly report pesky calls and texts. Read More... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a warning to the public today about fraudulent calls claiming to be from TRAI. The regulatory body intends to alert the public that these calls are being made by companies/agencies/individuals who are trying to trick the public and should be considered potentially fraudulent. Also Read: TRAI Mandates Fresh Digital Consent for Commercial Communications Fraudulent Calls Claiming to be TRAI TRAI noted... Read More
The Supreme Court (SC) has made it clear that it won't ask the telcos to stop issuing phone numbers which were deactivated. The pain point for the consumer here is that when the SIM is deactivated, the number is reissued to some other person after a certain amount of time (90 days). Due to this, the personal information that is associated with the deactivated number, such as the data that... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed various entities, including banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, trading companies, and others, to seek fresh explicit consent from telecom subscribers through Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) for sending any Commercial Communications. Also Read: TRAI Mandates AI, ML Based System to Tackle Unsolicited Commercial Communication TRAI DCA Directive In an effort to combat the menace of unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) and spam, TRAI... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been trying to regulate OTT (over-the-top) communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. TRAI even released a consultation paper around the same a while back. Now, TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal) has said that OTT platforms are out of the purview of TRAI as they do not require any license or permission from the central government. It is worth... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper on 'Digital Transformation Through 5G Ecosystem'. The aim of the consultation paper is to build a proper policy and framework for faster adoption and effective utilisation of new technologies for a sustainable and holistic development of the economy driven by the 5G ecosystem, said TRAI. 5G is being rolled out in India and its ecosystem is currently in... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on "Regulation on Rating Framework for Digital Connectivity in Buildings or Areas". TRAI said that while there has been significant improvement in network coverage on the street, there are still gaps observed in meeting the coverage demands of users inside buildings/residential or commercial areas. TRAI looks after the quality of services (QoS) provided by the telcos in all... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on "Assignment of Spectrum in E&V Bands, and Spectrum for Microwave Access (MWA) & Microwave Backbone (MWB)." The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had asked the sector regulator to recommend the applicable reserve price, spectrum cap, scope of services/usages, methodology of auction, payment terms, block size, band plan, and more for the E & V spectrum bands. Note that... Read More
Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) has applauded P D Vaghela, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), for releasing an insightful and well-documented white paper. DIPA said this white paper delves into the impact on GDP, as well as the social and economic values associated with the 6 GHz band, which represents a specific frequency range within the radio frequency spectrum. Also Read: Deutsche Telekom Records 12 Gbps... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in a recent report, said that manufacturing telecom gear in India is 12-13% more expensive than in China. This is even after including the incentives that the companies get from the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. Even in Vietnam, it is 3% cheaper to manufacture the same telecom equipment compared to India. If the PLI benefits weren't considered, then the relative cost difference... Read More
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has welcomed the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for improving mobile network connectivity in the North East. Much recently, TRAI released its recommendations on 'Improving Telecom Infrastructure in Northeastern States of India'. In the recommendations, TRAI has suggested several measures such as ensuring electricity supply, faster environmental clearances, aligning RoW (Right of Way) policies with that of the central... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given its recommendations to improve connectivity in North East India. The North Eastern part of the country still doesn't have access to fast-speed networks as the rest of the country does. This is due to a number of reasons such as poor RoI (return on investment) for the telcos, issues related to the RoW (Right of Way), low or poor availability of... Read More
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