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September 5th, 2019 5:49 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Looking to Make New Changes to New Tariff Regime: What Does it Entail for the Consumers?

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the new tariff regime for the good of the industry back in 2017, the new regulatory framework which involved changes to the quality of service norms, changes to rules related to distribution, broadcasting and the way these services were priced. However, when these new rules went into implementation, the market did not precisely react how the telecom regulator had thought that it... Read More

September 3rd, 2019 1:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Appoints Nine Agencies to Audit Addressable Systems of DPOs

In line with the new Telecom Regulatory Framework, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has appointed nine agencies to conduct an audit of the Digital Addressable Systems (DAS). The list of these auditors include CA Anil Kumar Jain, Borkar & Muzumdar, Peeyush Vaish, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP, Rahul Shah, Associate Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Jitendra Kumar Sarawgi, Managing Partner, J.K. Sarawgi & Company, Jeenendra Bhandari, Partner,... Read More

August 30th, 2019 12:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Pins Down Five Multi System Operators for Not Complying With New Regulatory Framework

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has struck five Multi-System Operators (MSOs) with a new direction. The telecom regulator has demanded that these multi-system operators provide a compliance report with the new regulatory framework within seven days. The regulator has reached out to these MSOs for non-adherence to the new regulatory framework and violating some causes of the new regulations. The five MSOs which are in the crosshair of... Read More

August 30th, 2019 9:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Despite Increased Bills, Television Subscriber Base Continue to Grow Under New Trai Tariff Regime

Trai tariff regime in the broadcasting industry has caused major disruption as several subscribers complained increased TV bills which did not go well the regulator itself. It's expected that the Television Subscriber Base in India will be decreased owing to the sub-par implementation of the new tariff regime. However, that seems to be not the case, according to a new report by IRS Study. According to the study, TV homes... 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 28th, 2019 12:40 PM 39 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Emerges as Top Telecom Operator by Revenue Market Share, Airtel Regains Second Spot

According to a new report, in less than three years in the telecom industry, Reliance Jio Infocomm has managed to occupy the largest revenue market share (RMS) of all the telecom operators in the April-June quarter. Also, on the same lines, Sunil Bharti Mittal led telecom operator, Bharti Airtel has also regained its position as the second-ranking telco in the industry by RMS. The new ET report highlights that Vodafone... 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

August 23rd, 2019 5:53 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime With Amendments Might Make DTH Connections More Affordable

The new regulatory regime brought into effect the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been anything but smooth. The DTH service providers, the broadcasters, MSOs and the consumers alike have been roped into the new tariff regime as the result of its implementation. As part of the new rules, Trai switched up things like the pricing on the broadcasters’ end, introduced something called as the network capacity fees (NCF),... Read More

August 22nd, 2019 10:06 AM 4 COMMENTS

DTH Operators Could See Profitability Going Down After New Trai Tariff Regulations: Ind-Ra

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is planning to bring some major changes to the broadcasting tariff regime which stirred the entire DTH and Cable TV sector earlier this year. Trai, last week, released a consultation paper, in which it sought the views from shareholders on various aspects which will make the tariff regime more transparent. Market research firm, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), says that the new changes... Read More

August 20th, 2019 10:44 AM 26 COMMENTS

BSNL is the Fastest 3G Operator in India With an Average Download Speed of 2.5 Mbps: Trai

Reliance Jio continued its leadership position as the fastest mobile network with an average download speed of 21 Megabits (Mbps) per second in July, while Vodafone topped the chart in terms of upload speed, as per the recent data published by sector regulator Trai. After registering a dip in 4G download speed at 17.6 Mbps in June, Jio's network recorded improvement in speed at 21 Mbps, and the operator is... Read More

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