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June 24th, 2019 12:00 PM 5 COMMENTS

Trai Looking Forward to Making Modifications for Good in New Tariff Regime

In a new statement, chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), RS Sharma has said that the regulator is open to fine-tuning the new Trai tariff regime to address any "aberrations", as per an ET Telecom report. However, the chairman has also said that the regulator won't rush into this step without collecting adequate data backup. According to Sharma, the new Trai tariff regime has been a game changer... Read More

June 19th, 2019 12:29 PM 10 COMMENTS

After Trai Tariff Regime, Subscribers Turn to OTT Apps Due to Increased TV Bills

As the days passed after the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime, the subscribers waited for the good effects to show up on their pricing and the working of the industry. However, the subscribers were disappointed to know that they would be paying more for the same channels after this new introduction. Later, Trai also admitted to the fact that the new norms had upped the prices of channels... Read More

June 17th, 2019 4:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

DCC Seeks Trai’s Views on Revising Rs 3,050 Crore Penalty Imposed on Vodafone Idea and Airtel

Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision-making body of the telecom department, Monday approved imposing penalty on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio. However, before imposing the penalty, the Commission has decided to seek Trai's views on revising Rs 3,050 crore penalty recommended by the sector regulator amid financial stress in the sector. While Digital Communications Commission (DCC) approved imposing penalty on the... Read More

June 14th, 2019 1:47 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Asks Tata Teleservices to Refund Unspent Account Balance of Subscribers

After the coming of Reliance Jio into the telecom sector back in 2016, the other telecom operators faced heavy competition and some ceded to it very early on. Some of the names in this data tariff war which could not survive the financial wrath included Aircel and Tata Teleservices. Although Aircel decided to wrap up its operations and slipped into insolvency, Tata Teleservices did not meet such an unfortunate fate... Read More

June 13th, 2019 8:08 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Panel Asks Trai to Reconsider Prices for Next Spectrum Auction

The apex decision-making body at the Telecom Department Thursday decided to refer to Trai for reconsideration the recommendations on spectrum auction amid industry's concerns on pricing. The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), which met here Thursday, also approved the terms and conditions for 5G trials in the country, sources said. The official privy to the development said that the DCC members felt that Trai should revisit its recommendations keeping in mind... Read More

June 9th, 2019 9:36 PM 4 COMMENTS

Trai Will Work to Reduce Costs After Admitting to Increased Subscription Rates After New Tariff Regime

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) rolled out the new regulatory framework to bring more transparency to the DTH and broadcasting industry. It also intended to change prices on the business side of things. However, some of the unexpected drawbacks of this new rule change meant rising costs for the subscribers and major inconvenience as well. While Trai was initially not admitting to this, the regulator has now admitted... Read More

June 6th, 2019 6:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai to Bring New Rules to Regulate Wired Broadband Service Testing

The Indian telecom watchdog, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said that it plans to set in place pre-launch network testing rules for wired broadband operators similar to how they exist for mobile services. It is worth noting that Trai has very clear rules defining how long a mobile service provider can offer free services and how many subscribers it can amass in this period, but there are... Read More

June 5th, 2019 2:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Network Coverage Map Likely to Go Live in a Few Weeks

Trai hopes to go live, in a few weeks, with an all India coverage map on its site that will allow telecom subscribers to check the extent and strength of an operator's network coverage at a chosen location, a top official has said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had, last year, launched the beta version of the map on a limited scale - covering only two circles including... Read More

June 4th, 2019 2:04 PM 2 COMMENTS

Following Rollout of New Trai Tariff Regime, Hindi GEC Channels Viewership Underwent Massive Change

In the effects following the rollout of the new regulatory framework from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), we have seen lots of parameters change like pricing of channels, monthly subscription bills, and even viewership. While nobody expected the viewership to take hit by large margins for some channels, it has undoubtedly happened. Many big broadcasters like Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), Star India, Viacom18 and Sony Pictures have withdrawn their... Read More

June 1st, 2019 7:17 PM 5 COMMENTS

As Trai Tariff Regime Shows Effect, Star India Reduces Prices of English Channel Packs

We have already seen the new tariff regime by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) change the viewership of the channels. There has been a significant change in the number of viewership for specific channels as a lot of channels have been dropped by the subscribers of DTH and cable TV services in a bid to reduce their monthly bill. Now to bring these viewership levels back to what... Read More

May 30th, 2019 5:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Chairman Exudes Confidence on New Government to Accelerate Reforms in Telecom Sector

Trai Chairman R S Sharma on Thursday exuded confidence that the new government will work with "renewed vigour" to accelerate reforms in the telecom sector with a sharp focus on 5G roll-out and the implementation of the new telecom policy. Sharma said it is for the government to take a call on its priorities for the sector but added that he sees an accelerated implementation of various provisions of the... Read More

May 24th, 2019 5:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Sends Out Notices to Three More MSOs For Violation of New Tariff Regime Norms

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been very stringent lately regarding the compliance with the new tariff regime. The sector regulator has already issued warnings and notices to many companies in the wake of the new regulatory framework. Firstly, the telecom regulator targeted the cable TV subscribers and then turned its head to DTH providers and did not spare big companies like Airtel Digital TV and more. However,... Read More

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