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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

August 16th, 2019 7:00 PM 7 COMMENTS

Trai Discusses Variable NCF, Discounts on LTR Packs and More in Consultation Paper for Tariff Related Issues

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued a new consultation paper on Tariff related issues for Broadcasting and Cable Services. To recall, several TV viewers in the country had complained regarding the new tariff regime introduced by Trai earlier this year. After several backlashes from the viewers, Trai admitted that it would bring changes to the new tariff regime, and on the same lines, it has now issued... Read More

August 13th, 2019 6:58 PM 16 COMMENTS

Trai Might Reduce NCF Charges and Change Multi TV Policy as Part of Improvements to Tariff Regime

Trai's new tariff regime in the broadcasting sector wasn't well-received by the consumers as they faced an increase in TV bills. If the increase in TV bills was an aspect for the consumers to go against the new tariff mandate, the consumer migration from DTH and Cable TV operators was filled with a lot of pain. In fact, some Cable TV operators did not even provide proper channel packs for... Read More

August 10th, 2019 11:24 AM 4 COMMENTS

Trai Regime Will Show Positive Effects in the Industry Soon: RS Sharma

The new tariff regime implemented by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has garnered mixed views from the public. While the subscribers and the local cable operators (LCOs) have been against this implementation, the DTH operators and the MSOs have benefitted from these regulations. With Trai’s intervention, the industry has finally been able to establish a new pricing structure for channels through which the subscribers can choose the channels... Read More

August 9th, 2019 8:08 PM 5 COMMENTS

Trai Suggests Development of New App for DTH Channel Selection

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the national tariff order to bring about a much-needed change in the broadcasting and DTH industry of India. This tariff order by the sector regulator brought transparency and significant pricing changes in the sector. It also emphasised rules on quality of service (QoS) and consumer protection regulations as well. To recall, the tariff mandate was first introduced back in 2017, but it... Read More

August 8th, 2019 7:19 PM 7 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime Acted as Backbone for Subscriber Base Growth and ARPU to DTH Operators

While there were a lot of sceptics surrounding the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime which went to effect on March 31, 2019, there was also a little talk about positive long term effects of this implementation. Now that the DTH and broadcasting industry is nearing full integration with the Trai regulatory framework, we are slowly getting to see the positive ripples of the new Trai tariff regime. The... Read More

August 7th, 2019 12:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Asks Telcos to Submit Monthly Reports Over Complaints Regarding Pesky Calls

Trai on Tuesday asked telecom firms to submit a status report over complaints regarding pesky calls, on a monthly basis starting September, setting in motion a monitoring system for the new framework that aims to check unwarranted telemarketing calls and messages. "...the Authority...hereby directs all access service providers to submit... compliance reports, with effect from month ending September 2019, on a monthly basis, and within ten days from the end... Read More

July 29th, 2019 8:10 PM 6 COMMENTS

Trai Seeks to Bring Corrections to New Tariff Regime and These are the Areas of Focus

Trai or Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been under pressure over the last few months because of the new broadcasting regime it introduced earlier this year. Once the new mandate became fully effective from April 1, 2019, several DTH and Cable TV users complained of increased monthly TV bills. After three months into the mandate, Trai has finally admitted that it will try to make modifications to the tariff regime and try... Read More

July 25th, 2019 12:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Top 15 MSOs Occupying More than 65% Cable TV Subscribers: Trai

The top 15 Multi-System Operators (MSOs) in India boast of an active subscriber base of 52.33 million by April 1, 2019. The new report comes from the Trai data published on the subscriber count of the DTH industry. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India noted that Siti Networks, DEN Networks, Hathway Digital, GTPL Hathway, and IndusInd Media and Communications Ltd (IMCL) stand as the top five MSO in the country.... Read More

July 24th, 2019 9:11 PM 8 COMMENTS

Trai Recommended Fine of Rs 3,050 Crore on Airtel and Vodafone Idea Gets Approval from DCC

The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) which is the top wing of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has granted a green flag to Trai’s recommendations of levying a Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for denying sufficient Points of Interconnection (PoIs) to Reliance Jio. This report comes from ET Telecom and it highlights that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), had recommended the DCC that the... Read More

July 22nd, 2019 2:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Submits Recommendations to I&B Ministry On Entry level Net-worth Requirement of MSOs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been ideating on the entry-level net worth value for the eligibility of multi-system operators (MSOs). After a long wait, today Trai has released its recommendations on "Entry-level Net-worth requirement of Multi-System Operators (MSOs) in Cable TV Services". To recall, the Ministry of Information and Broadcastings had written a reference letter to the telecom regulator asking for recommendations on the Entry level Net-worth... Read More

July 21st, 2019 8:22 AM 9 COMMENTS

Trai Issues Consultation Paper on KYC of Set-top Boxes to Stop Smuggling of Equipment

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in a regulatory step towards the DTH industry in India has issued a consultation paper on KYC of set-top boxes. On December 27, 2018, Trai received a reference from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) which requests for the considered recommendations on the desirability or Know Your Customer (KYC) for set-top boxes in DTH services. And, the reference letter from the I&B... Read More

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