The Indian telecom operators have been saying that the pricing of the spectrum in the upcoming auctions should be brought down to make the spectrum more affordable. In a latest development, the telecom operators have reiterated their demand for more affordable spectrum prices to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) noted that the total wired broadband subscribers in India have declined from 18.42 million in March 2019 to 18.41 million in April 2019. This has been a 0.04% drop in the number of wired broadband subscribers in the country. As per the data … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought views of the industry stakeholders on whether or not it should allocate a large chunk of 700 MHz spectrum to the Indian Railways for passenger safety and security applications, as per an ET Telecom report. Since this spectrum will be allocated … Read More
Telecom operator, Reliance Jio, has added a whopping eight million subscribers in the month of April 2019, reveals the data released by Trai. At the end of April 2019, Jio’s subscriber market share is 27.08%, which is right below that of Bharti Airtel’s 27.69% share. However, this data by Trai … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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) … Read More
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