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Kripa B July 5th, 2024 9:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government Enforces New Sections of Telecommunications Act 2023

The Union Government has issued a notification enforcing another set of sections of the Telecommunications Act 2023, which will come into effect on Friday, July 5, 2024. These sections, effective from today, relate to the optimal utilisation of spectrum, equipment that blocks telecommunications, and rules concerning the appointment of the chairman and members of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Also Read: Telecommunications Bill 2023 Gets President’s Assent: Report... Read More

Kripa B June 29th, 2024 10:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Introduces Stricter Regulations to Prevent Fraudulent Mobile Number Portability

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) under the Ministry of Communications has announced that the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, will come into effect from July 1, 2024. Aimed at thwarting fraudulent practices involving SIM swaps or replacements, these regulations introduce stringent measures to safeguard consumers. Also Read: TRAI Clarifies: No Charges for Multiple SIMs in Proposed Numbering Plan Key Provision of the Amendment Under the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 20th, 2024 12:15 PM 11 COMMENTS

Jio and Airtel Add Wireless Users, Vi and BSNL Lose in April 2024: TRAI Data

Reliance Jio was the lone telecom operator in India which saw its active subscriber base going up in April 2024. The data was shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its monthly performance indicator report. Jio added 3.06 million active users in April 2024. That took Jio's total active user base to 433.42 million. In addition to this, the total subscriber base of Jio stood at 472.42... Read More

Kripa B June 16th, 2024 4:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Clarifies: No Charges for Multiple SIMs in Proposed Numbering Plan

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a clarification amidst misleading media reports regarding its recent consultation paper on the revision of the National Numbering Plan (NNP). Contrary to recent claims in some media outlets, TRAI has categorically denied any proposal to impose fees on mobile or landline numbers, or charges for holding multiple SIMs or numbering resources. The authority asserts that such speculation is baseless and aims... Read More

Kripa B June 6th, 2024 9:05 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Issues Consultation Paper on Revision of National Numbering Plan

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper today on the revision of the National Numbering Plan in response to the evolving telecommunications landscape and the advent of 5G networks. The national numbering plan, last updated in 2003, needs review to address challenges posed by the increasing number of subscribers and the expansion of services, the statement said. Also Read: TRAI Advocates Both Passive and Active... Read More

Kripa B May 4th, 2024 3:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Gained Wireless Subscribers Across All Circles in March 2024

BSNL and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have lost wireless subscribers, while Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have gained wireless subscribers in March 2024, as per the Telecom Subscription Data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday. The report noted that Airtel had gained wireless subscribers across all circles during the month. With this, the total number of wireless subscribers across all the operators in India increased at... Read More

Kripa B April 26th, 2024 10:08 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Mandates Enhanced Reporting Standards for Base Stations to Improve QoS

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued directions today to all access service providers for the submission of granular details of Base Stations, strengthening the reporting rules for Base Stations' details submission. TRAI has asked operators to submit details such as site location, type of site (Macro/Micro/IBS/Other), technology (2G/3G/4G/5G), radiating frequency, type of backhaul connectivity (Fibre/Wireless/Others), Date of Commissioning of the site, etc., in a revised format as... Read More

Kripa B April 25th, 2024 11:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Advocates Both Passive and Active Infrastructure Sharing in Telecom

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on Telecommunication Infrastructure Sharing, Spectrum Sharing, and Spectrum Leasing. The recommendations, released by the TRAI on Wednesday, address several critical aspects of telecom operations in India. Following the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) request for recommendations on the proposal to allow sharing of all kinds of telecom infrastructure and network elements among all categories of service providers, TRAI first issued a Consultation... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 14th, 2024 1:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Suggests Govt to Provide Funding for New Telecom Products

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that new-age startups or innovators should be helped by providing them with funds. Some tech, which may not be able to attract private money, may have the potential to bridge the digital divide and bring socio-economic benefits. Funds under Digital Bharat Nidhi (commonly known as the Universal Service Obligation Fund), can be used to support... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 11th, 2024 7:22 PM 1 COMMENTS

1.1 Crore Requests Recorded in India to Port SIM in February 2024

More than 1 crore requests were made in India by users to port SIM cards in February 2024. Indian telecom consumers have the option to port their SIM card to some other telecom operator’s network if they don’t want to stick with their current operator anymore. The users don’t have to worry about losing their existing contact number. Porting to another operator here means that the number will remain the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 8th, 2024 3:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Seeks Recommendations for Auction of Spectrum in New Frequency Ranges

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), recently released a consultation paper for the auction of spectrum in new frequency ranges. The regulatory body, upon the request of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), is seeking recommendations on auctioning frequencies in the following range - 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz, and 42.5-43.5 GHz. A consultation paper titled, 'Auction of Spectrum in 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz and 42.5-43.5 GHz bands Identified for IMT',... Read More

Yashika Goel April 2nd, 2024 7:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Releases Consultation Paper for Formulating National Broadcasting Policy 2024

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation Paper titled 'Inputs for formulation of National Broadcasting Policy-2024'. This announcement comes as part of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's initiative, dating back to July 13th, 2023, where TRAI was tasked to provide insights for the formulation of the National Broadcasting Policy. Following this directive, TRAI initiated the process by releasing a Pre-Consultation Paper on September 21st, 2023,... Read More