November 6th, 2015 9:37 PM 58 COMMENTS

Mobile tariff to move north as TRAI overturns telcos’ demand to withdraw call drop compensation order

Telecom regulator Trai has overturned telecom operators’ demand to withdraw an order of compensating the customers for up to three call drops, as a result, the telcos are most likely will pass on the burden to the customers now in the form of rise in mobile tariffs. GSM lobby group COAI and the association for CDMA operators AUSPI had written to Trai on October 27 to withdraw its regulations on... Read More

July 14th, 2015 3:18 PM 9 COMMENTS

TRAI’s suggestions to improve broadband service to be reviewed

Telecom Commission will discuss the suggestions laid by TRAI for improving broadband services on 14 July 2015. TRAI has recommended a number of good moves, which may lead to call rate reduction for landlines. The regulator has suggested incorporating Virtual Network Operator (VNO) in the country under new licenses. VNO may be allowed to provide service in the country as retailer of the operators, providing one bill to customers for... Read More

May 29th, 2015 2:00 PM 33 COMMENTS

Operators against TRAI proposal on mobile internet activation, Why it’s a bad move ?

TRAI had recently come with a proposal which require explicit consent of consumers before activating mobile internet facility. This was aimed at protecting consumers from 'bill shock' due default activation of mobile internet services. Private Telcos Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance Jio has opposed this proposal and stated that data service should be part of basic mobile telephone service like calling and SMS. Operators also said TRAI is considering data service under value added service... Read More

May 17th, 2015 7:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI to wait for SC order before implementing tariff orders for commercial subscribers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to wait for the verdict of Supreme Court to make further amendments to its tariff orders for commercial subscribers issued on 1st October 2014 and 21st July 2010. These tariff orders were stayed by Telecom Disputes Settlement and Arbitration Tribunal (TDSAT) on 9th March 2015. The amendments to tariff orders prohibited the broadcasters from providing channels directly to subscribers and brought... Read More

May 11th, 2015 6:05 PM 1 COMMENTS

Stakeholders can specify if they do not want TRAI to display email IDs on website

A day before the deadline for counter comments to expire, TRAI ordered all stakeholders to mention ‘Do not display my ID’ in the subject line of mail, in case they do not wish to publicize their email ID. This is after the regulator drew criticism for displaying email IDs of over one million stakeholders who responded to its net neutrality and OTT regulatory framework consultation paper. The regulator has asked... Read More

April 10th, 2015 12:36 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI responds to DOT’s reference on priority call routing during emergencies and disasters

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India wrote a recommendation letter to Department of Telecommunication (DoT) stating the failure of the network during the network disaster on November 26, 2013. Immediately after the receipt of this letter, the DoT constituted a committee and ordered the examination of these recommendations suggested by TRAI. After putting in extra-ordinary efforts to look after all the possible points, it forwarded the report to the Committee on... Read More

October 18th, 2014 2:37 PM 7 COMMENTS

Mobile Services In Delhi May Get Effected Due to Delay In Frequency Allocation: TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has warned that telecom services in Delhi may be disrupted partially from December, blaming DoT's delay in fresh spectrum allocation to Airtel and Vodafone. Note that Vodafone and Airtel, together control 45 percent of total subscriber base in Delhi, roughly 20 million mobile subscribers. The two telcos have their permits expiring this November and had acquired fresh spectrum in February 2014 through the auctions.... Read More

August 8th, 2014 1:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI to initiate the Consultation process for Upcoming bout of Spectrum Auctions

The Telecom Authority of India (TRAI) began its consultation for the upcoming rounds of auctions to be held for mobile operators. The licenses were issued based on 20 years basis according to which license of some of the Telecos like Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Rcom are set to expire this year. The consultation process will help in determining the reserve price of spectrum to be auctioned for a total of... Read More

April 24th, 2014 8:04 PM 239 COMMENTS

TRAI set to mandate minimum download speeds for 2G and 3G: What it means to consumers?

Indian telecom operators have a wide network of 2G and 3G networks and the wireless data adoption has been multiplying every year. so much so that, 76% of Indian Internet consumers access data through mobile devices. But are consumers happy with the data speeds that they are experiencing? Many people complain about 3G speeds dropping as more and more people start using this service. TRAI has already set QoS for... Read More

February 22nd, 2014 3:33 PM 9 COMMENTS

TRAI Releases Recommendations on Reserve Price for Auction of Spectrum in the 800 MHz Band

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released its recommendation for base price for upcoming 800 MHz CDMA spectrum auction. The regulator recommends that the reserve price for the forthcoming auction of 800 MHz spectrum should be fixed at 80% of the average valuation. In terms of  the quantum of spectrum to be put for auction, TRAI suggested that the entire spectrum in the 800 MHz band available with... Read More

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