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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 21st, 2018 4:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Plans to Sit With Telcos and Discuss Concerns Over New Pesky Call Rules: R S Sharma

The Indian telecom regulator will be soon meeting the telecom operators to discuss the concerns raised over the freshly issued pesky call rules. Trai chief, R S Sharma today reaffirmed that Trai would look into concerns flagged by the industry on the implementation of new pesky call rules, while the serious issue of unsolicited telemarketing calls and messages cannot be "undermined." Sharma, who has been re-appointed as Trai Chairman for... Read More

August 21st, 2018 9:10 AM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL Pips Bharti Airtel in Subscriber Addition During June 2018: Trai

BSNL has been reporting new subscriber additions every month and the same continued in June 2018. The state-run telecom operator, which operates in 20 telecom circles has added 2.44 lakh new customers during the month, according to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). In the process, BSNL has added more subscribers than the current leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel which has added a mere 10,689... Read More

August 19th, 2018 1:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai to Soon Start Consultation on Traffic Management Practices for Net Neutrality

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon start consultation on recommending a framework for traffic management practices as well as structure and nuances of a multi-stakeholder body outlined in the net neutrality principles. According to a senior Trai official, the discussion paper to tackle the twin aspects is likely to be brought out in about a month's time, and the Trai intends to follow the consultative process before finalising... Read More

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