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Arpit Sharma October 17th, 2018 6:38 PM 7 COMMENTS

Apple and Trai Likely to Reach a Resolution Regarding Third Party DND Apps in iOS 12

iPhone’s latest operating system, the iOS 12 offers ways for the users to report spam calls and messages easily via the use of third-party DND (Do Not Disturb) apps. To recall, there was a struggle going on between the Indian regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and the Cupertino based giant, Apple regarding granting third-party apps the access to SMS and call logs of Apple iPhone users. While Trai... Read More

Chakri K October 10th, 2018 8:48 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Seeks Data from Telcos to Analyse Call Set Up Time

One of the major issue faced by Indian telecom subscribers is the call set up time. Aiming to solve the issue, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today revealed that it would ask telcos for the call set up time data from October 1 to bring a solution to the issue. For the unaware, call set up time is the duration taken to connect a call after a user... Read More

Chakri K October 4th, 2018 1:09 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Races Ahead of Competition in AGR for June Quarter as Per Trai Report

The latest telecom entrant in the industry, Reliance Jio has officially surpassed the former Market leader Bharti Airtel in terms of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) as per the latest Trai report. The industry regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) published data about the quarter ending in June where it was apparent that the Mukesh Ambani led telco has managed to race past Bharti Airtel to establish itself as one... Read More

Chakri K September 28th, 2018 11:01 AM 4 COMMENTS

Trai in Search of a Technical Solution for People Obstructing Mobile Tower Installation

Call Drops has become one of the major issues in recent times and the government is pushing telcos to solve call drops issue at the earliest. Telecom Minister, Manoj Sinha is in a view that call drops are occurring because of the people who obstruct mobile installation and the Trai is searching for a technical solution. Manoj Sinha, on Thursday, blamed people who obstruct installation of mobile towers due to... Read More

Chakri K September 26th, 2018 9:38 AM 11 COMMENTS

Trai Makes Major Changes to MNP Procedure, Cuts Down the Porting Time Within Circle to Two Days

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has finally released the draft of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) recommendations. Earlier this year in April, the regulator released consultation paper for the change in MNP procedure, and now, it has drafted the recommendations. Trai has reduced the porting time within a circle to two days and also made some major changes to the entire process. Trai proposed the processing of mobile number portability... Read More

Chakri K September 17th, 2018 5:13 PM 5 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos in Stifled Condition as Spectrums Get Priced Exorbitantly

Last month in August 2018, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India made recommendations for the pricing of new spectrum in the 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300, 2500, 3300-3400 and 3400-3600 MHz bands. These pricing recommendations come at a crucial time when the industry is going through a phase change in terms of power and market shares. Not only that, among these bands, the Indian telecom regulator will also be auctioning... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 16th, 2018 4:16 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry on the Verge of New Growth Wave: Trai

Contrary to what the analysts say about the newly merged Vodafone Idea Ltd, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asserted that it is confident about the upcoming situation in the telecom sector that no more telecom operators will be facing heat due to excessive competition. The regulator has also said that the industry is on the verge of hitting a new growth wave. The analysts are of a... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 14th, 2018 3:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

OTT Apps Like WhatsApp, Viber and Skype to Remain Unregulated: Trai

A new report has surfaced which points towards the reduction of regulatory measures on OTT (Over the top) applications and platforms by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). With the present data, the telecom operators seem to be satisfied with the growing data usage which these OTT applications are driving on their networks, as opposed to their previous stance. Data Consumption Rising Courtesy of OTT Apps Trai has said... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 12th, 2018 2:29 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Issues Notice to Bharti Airtel for Ignoring QoS Norms After Slapping Reliance Jio with Fine

After Reliance Jio, the former market leader, Bharti Airtel has confirmed that the industry regulator Trai has imposed fine on the telecom operator for slipping on the Quality of Service norms. Notably, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has also fined Reliance Jio for 34 lakhs for violating the same standards. The Sunil Bharti Mittal led telco responded to a BSE query on media reports about Trai slapping fines on... Read More

Chakri K September 9th, 2018 5:15 PM 48 COMMENTS

Trai Imposes Rs 34 Lakh Fine on Reliance Jio for Not Meeting Service Quality Norms During March Quarter

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has reportedly imposed penalties on leading telecom operators- Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular for missing the Quality of Service (QoS) norms during March quarter. According to sources close to PTI, Trai has imposed fines based on the new parameters and it also covered various service areas. Furthermore, the report added the telcos are in the process of clearing the... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 6th, 2018 5:48 PM 21 COMMENTS

Trai Seeks to Change Norms of Mobile Number Portability to Bring Down Waiting Time to 2 Days

Back in April, the industry watchdog, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had issued a consultation paper to review the norms about mobile number portability. This consultation sought inputs from the concerned authorities about fastening of the MNP process which currently takes up to 7 days in the country. While in the other parts of the world, the process is almost instantaneous. If passed, then these new norms will ensure... Read More

Chakri K August 23rd, 2018 8:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Commision Accepts Trai Recommendations for In-Flight Connectivity

After a lot of back and forth, finally, the wait for in-flight cellular services is over. Now fliers will be able to make calls, send SMS and browse the internet while flying as now the Department of Telecommunications has given a green flag to allow cellular connectivity in flights. An official from the Department of Telecommunication has said: “We are in the final stages of in-flight connectivity licence norms and... Read More