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Tanay Singh Thakur March 16th, 2024 4:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Amends MNP Rules: Now You Can’t Port Immediately after Swapping SIM

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has amended the mobile number portability (MNP) regulations. The regulations were announced back in 2009 and since then, a total of nine amendments have been introduced, with the ninth one being the latest. According to the amendment, telecom subscribers will no longer be able to port out of their current network operator if they have swapped their SIM cards recently. Swapping of SIMs... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 28th, 2024 12:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Seeks Comments on Allowing VNOs to Partner with Multiple Telcos

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is seeking comments on whether virtual network operators (VNOs) should be allowed to partner with multiple telecom operators. The request has come from the VNOs as they are unhappy with the current rules. At present, any VNO can only have one telecom operator as a partner for providing services that require numbering and unique customer identification, such as mobile connections. However, the VNOs... Read More

Yashika Goel February 24th, 2024 12:39 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Recommends Introduction of CNAP as a Supplementary Service

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its recommendations on Friday regarding the 'Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) Service in Indian Telecommunication Network.' TRAI said after thorough analysis and consideration of inputs from stakeholders, it has finalized its recommendations, emphasizing the necessity of introducing CNAP Supplementary Service in the Indian telecommunication network. This service is aimed at enhancing the calling experience for telecommunication users across the country. Also... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 23rd, 2024 12:34 PM 3 COMMENTS

Jio and Airtel Lead the Wireline Growth in Dec 2023: TRAI

TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has released its monthly performance report for the telecom sector for Dec 2023. The usual trend continued where Jio added the most wireless subscribers followed by Airtel. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) saw their subscriber base falling further. The same also happened in the wireline segment. Wireline segment promises a lot of growth for the telcos in the next few... Read More

Tanuja K February 19th, 2024 5:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Want TRAI to Ease Radiation Norms in India

The Indian telecom operators want the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to ease the radiation norms in India. According to the telcos, the strict radiation norms are affecting their 5G rollout and the 5G experience for consumers in the country. In a letter to the TRAI, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), said that the current EMF exposure limits in India are significantly stricter (10 times) than the... Read More

Yashika Goel January 30th, 2024 11:37 AM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Added Highest Wireless Broadband Subscribers in November 2023: TRAI

Bharti Airtel added the highest number of wireless broadband subscribers, with 3.98 million in November 2023, followed by Reliance Jio with 3.45 million and Vodafone Idea with 0.96 million, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report as of November 30, 2023. This brings Reliance Jio's wireless broadband subscribers in India to 455.82 million, Bharti Airtel to 255.07 million, Vodafone Idea to 126.63 million, and BSNL to 20.85... Read More

Tanuja K December 26th, 2023 2:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Delhi HC Asks TRAI Not to Give Details About Phone Tapping: Report

The Delhi High Court (HC) has asked TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) not to furnish any details regarding call tapping under the RTI proceedings. As per the HC, authorised officers can only give call-tapping orders. Thus, if the order to tap a phone number has come from the authorities, it is done only in the interest of India's national security or to prevent a crime. If those details are... Read More

Tanuja K November 22nd, 2023 5:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Fixing DND App Bugs, Should be Done by March

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is working on improving the experience of its DND (Do Not Disturb) app for consumers. There are bugs in the app that the regulatory body is trying to fix and it should be done by March next year. The DND app from TRAI is an important tool for many subscribers. It enables the users to quickly report pesky calls and texts. Read More... Read More

Yashika Goel November 15th, 2023 8:54 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Warns Public About Fraudulent Calls Claiming to Be from TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a warning to the public today about fraudulent calls claiming to be from TRAI. The regulatory body intends to alert the public that these calls are being made by companies/agencies/individuals who are trying to trick the public and should be considered potentially fraudulent. Also Read: TRAI Mandates Fresh Digital Consent for Commercial Communications Fraudulent Calls Claiming to be TRAI TRAI noted... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 7th, 2023 8:07 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telcos Can’t be Stopped to Reissue Deactivated Numbers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (SC) has made it clear that it won't ask the telcos to stop issuing phone numbers which were deactivated. The pain point for the consumer here is that when the SIM is deactivated, the number is reissued to some other person after a certain amount of time (90 days). Due to this, the personal information that is associated with the deactivated number, such as the data that... Read More

Yashika Goel November 7th, 2023 7:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Mandates Fresh Digital Consent for Commercial Communications

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed various entities, including banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, trading companies, and others, to seek fresh explicit consent from telecom subscribers through Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) for sending any Commercial Communications. Also Read: TRAI Mandates AI, ML Based System to Tackle Unsolicited Commercial Communication TRAI DCA Directive In an effort to combat the menace of unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) and spam, TRAI... Read More

Tanuja K October 9th, 2023 11:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Can’t Regulate OTT Platforms: TDSAT

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been trying to regulate OTT (over-the-top) communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. TRAI even released a consultation paper around the same a while back. Now, TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal) has said that OTT platforms are out of the purview of TRAI as they do not require any license or permission from the central government. It is worth... Read More