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December 26th, 2019 12:15 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Set-Top Box Interoperability Now Opposed by Cable TV Operators After DTH Companies

One of the prime things of focus for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) this year has been the issue of Set-Top Box Interoperability. The telecom regulator has floated consultation paper earlier this year to garner the views of industry stakeholders on the technology and implementation of interoperable Set-Top Box. However, in this paper, Trai’s views have not exactly been met with affirmation. Instead, the DTH operator opposed the... Read More

December 25th, 2019 7:42 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Is Taking These Steps to Improve Health of Telecom Sector But Still There are Hurdles

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is responsible for overseeing the regulations in the telecom and other related industries. The year 2019 has been a very important one for the telecom regulatory majorly because of the regulations that it has issued and whatever has ensued in the sector as a whole. But, right now, the responsibility on the shoulder of Trai is a huge one because the telecom regulator... Read More

December 24th, 2019 2:51 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Chairman Explains Why Mobile Number Portability Rules Were Changed

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is the one responsible for bringing reeling changes in the telecom industry and ensuring that the interests of the consumers remain a top priority in the sector. As such, the regulator has recently brought some changes into the industry which have to do with the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regulations. These changes significantly change the MNP process and reduce the time that was... Read More

December 19th, 2019 12:15 PM 7 COMMENTS

Trai Might Help Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel In Improving Their Financial Situation

In a situation of distress where the older telecom companies in India, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel are under massive financial pressure and are surrounded by dues and debts, some of the steps which are to be brought forth by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) might help these telcos in climbing back to sustainable levels. As per a new ET report, some of the steps that Trai is... Read More

December 18th, 2019 9:38 AM 40 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Jio Tariff Might Increase Further Over New Trai Floor Pricing Consultation Paper

After denying several times, Trai has finally come up with a new consultation paper to set floor pricing in the bleeding Indian telecom industry. Trai's latest "Tariff Issues of Telecom Services," consultation paper seeks the stakeholder and public views on setting minium price for data and voice calls. Trai never intervened in the tariff department and left it entirely to the telcos on designing tariff plans of their choice in... Read More

December 17th, 2019 6:56 PM 35 COMMENTS

Trai Zero IUC Regime Will Now Come into Effect in 2021, Companies Will Pay IUC For One More Year

The debate on the Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) has been a long-standing one in the industry now. This debate has also been a reason for the tussle between the telecom operators, with the incumbents standing on one side and the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator on the other side. It is worth noting that until now, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said that it would transition to... Read More

December 17th, 2019 3:27 PM 13 COMMENTS

Trai to Take Right Decision on IUC Before January 2020: RS Sharma

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today confirmed that it would take the right decision on Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) before January 2020. For the unaware, Trai was all-set to remove the IUC on January 1, 2020, however, top telcos- Airtel and Vodafone Idea opposed the move saying that it will only benefit Reliance Jio and not them. Trai reduced the IUC to six paise per minute from 14... Read More

December 13th, 2019 7:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

New Consultation Paper to Patch NTO Will Not Make Major Changes: Trai Advisor

Both the DTH operators and the broadcasters in the Indian DTH and broadcasting industry have been wary of the new consultation paper which the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is going to bring for the industry. The industry has taken a beating during its transition from the older pricing pattern in the DTH industry to the new one which was introduced at the start of this year. However, Trai... Read More

December 13th, 2019 3:59 PM 11 COMMENTS

Trai Maybe Open to the Idea of Setting Minimum Tariff for Calls and Data to Ensure Viability

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which constantly denied the set up of floor pricing in the Indian telecom industry, has now dropped the first signs of considering floor pricing to ensure stability in the sector. According to a PTI report, Trai says it may be open to the idea of setting floor pricing for calls and data in the telecom sector. A few weeks ago, telcos had approached... Read More

December 12th, 2019 1:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai STB Interoperability Plans Might Get Slightly Delayed Owing to Extended Deadline

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is responsible for making a lot of changes in the DTH and the telecom industry. The regulator has been the hand behind many changes which have changed the scenario of the telecom and the DTH industry in India. One of the major changes in the industry happens to be in the form of Trai tariff regime as well. However, there are other avenues... Read More

December 9th, 2019 6:02 PM 61 COMMENTS

Trai MNP New Rules Right Around the Corner, Porting On Hold Till December 15

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is responsible for bringing some radical changes in the telecom and DTH industry in India this year. While some of these radical changes have not been liked by the subscribers in the industry, still there are some other changes which the subscribers have appreciated. Another such area which has deserved change since a long time is the process of Mobile Number Portability (MNP).... Read More

December 6th, 2019 6:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Why Trai Must Bring Interoperable Set-Top Boxes For DTH Subscribers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is not only responsible for regulating the DTH and the telecom industry but sometimes the regulations which the authority introduced act as a tipping scale for the innovation that actually drives the industry forward. This year, Trai has made a lot of changes in the DTH industry which has drastically affected the subscribers, and the top one of them happens to be the... Read More

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