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Arpit Sharma September 26th, 2019 1:41 PM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Says VoLTE Is the Reason for Its Lower Network Costs, Not Accounting Practices

When the issue of Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC) came up, the Sunil Bharti Mittal led telecom operator, Bharti Airtel alleged that the network cost incurred by Reliance Jio is lower because of its different accounting practices. Now in a new update, as reported by ET Telecom, Reliance Jio has rejected the allegation saying that the network costs are lower for the telco because of the technology that it uses and not... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 25th, 2019 1:43 PM 20 COMMENTS

After Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Now Reliance Jio Also Wants Delayed 5G Auction

The next big event in the telecom industry is the auction of 4G and 5G airwaves. The telecom operators, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), all have been following up with the issue of the upcoming auctions. Trai has already recommended the reserve prices of the spectrum to the Digital Communications Committee (DCC) which is yet to approve the pricing in its upcoming... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 23rd, 2019 3:42 PM 4 COMMENTS

Telcos Clash in Again as Trai Issues New Consultation Paper on Review of Interconnect Usage Charges

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has lately issued a new consultation paper on the review of Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC). The IUC is defined as the cost that a mobile operator pays to another operator for carrying through or terminating a call. For example, if you call from one mobile network to another mobile network, then the first operator will pay a charge to the second operator for... Read More

Arpit Sharma 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

Arpit Sharma September 18th, 2019 5:49 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime Drove Away 15 Million Subscribers and Undermined Investment

If we know one thing for sure about the new National Tariff Order (NTO) for the broadcasting and cable sector, it is that the new regulations have had a mixed impact on the industry. While the new tariff regime enforced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) was largely meant to bring transparency and pricing changes for the subscribers, it has also driven a lot of them out of... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 18th, 2019 12:27 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Lose Out on Potential Revenue Because of IUC Scrapping

Going by the voice minutes, the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm, has soared ahead of other telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, thus amassing the most share. As per a new ET Telecom report, the Reliance Jio now has a share of 36% voice minutes, as compared to Bharti Airtel which has 33.5% and Vodafone Idea which has 30.7% share. This re-ranking of the telecom operators means... Read More

Arpit Sharma 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

Chakri K September 13th, 2019 4:55 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Aims at Reducing Monthly TV Bills by Implementing These Changes to Tariff Regime

Trai recently issued a consultation paper for revising the broadcasting tariff regime which became effective earlier this year in April. Right after the new regime became effective, Cable TV and DTH consumers complained regarding increased TV bills. The primary aim of Trai was to bring transparency to the sector, however, somehow it managed to increase the monthly bills, largely due to the fixed NCF charges. Under the new mandate, if... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 11th, 2019 6:30 PM 13 COMMENTS

Trai Announces New Porting Fee for MNP, Will Go Effective on September 30

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has introduced a new fee for mobile number portability (MNP) which is pegged at Rs 5.74, and it will be effective starting September 30, 2019. As per the telecom regulator, this new fee has been calculated based on a cost reimbursement basis after the change in architecture. This report comes from ET Telecom. The Telecom Regulatory chairman, RS Sharma, said, “These (mobile portability)... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 10th, 2019 6:45 PM 11 COMMENTS

DoT Adamant on Conducting 4G and 5G Spectrum Auction by Year End

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has a huge responsibility on its shoulders of conducting the upcoming auctions for the 4G and 5G airwaves. As per an official of the DoT, the department is trying to arrange the sale of the spectrum in the current calendar year even though the timeline of the auction seems pretty packed. As per an ET Telecom report, the Digital Communications Committee (DCC) will meet next... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 10th, 2019 2:58 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Sets Its Sight on Set-Top Box Interoperability: What is It and Will it Be Useful?

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been making a lot of changes in the Indian broadcasting industry to make it more accessible and transparent. In the same process, the sector regulator introduced a tariff regime aiming at bringing more transparency in the industry. However, the new tariff regime failed to impress the consumers as they complained about increased TV bills. But Trai has another major move under its... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 9th, 2019 5:44 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Recommended Spectrum Pricing Likely to Get Approved by DCC

The Digital Communications Committee (DCC) which was previously known as the Telecom Secretary, heads the apex telecom related decisionmaking in the country now. The next most crucial decision in line for the committee seems to be regarding the 4G spectrum and 5G airwaves auction. In a new development reported by ET Telecom, the DCC might likely approve the spectrum pricing recommended by the sector regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of... Read More