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January 29th, 2014 2:37 PM 14 COMMENTS

TRAI Recommends Telecom Operators holding 2G, 3G, 4G (BWA) and CDMA Spectrum Should be Allowed to Trade the Spectrum

India's telecom regulator  TRAI has finalized its recommendations on the ‘Working Guidelines on Spectrum Trading’ which allowing outright transfer of spectrum by telecom companies to other operators, but has suggested a bar on its leasing for now. As per the recommendations by TRAI, telecom operators holding spectrum across services - 2G, 3G, 4G (BWA) and CDMA, should be allowed to trade the radio-waves. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in... Read More

December 26th, 2013 4:16 PM 58 COMMENTS

TRAI Classifies Minimum Broadband Speed As 512kbps

India's telecom regulator TRAI issued an guideline, making it mandatory for every Broadband service provider ( Wireline - ISPs) to offer minimum download speed 512 Kbps as "broadband' and reports the number of broadband subscribers in accordance with the revised definition i.e. greater than 512 Kbps. Earlier The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued a Notification on revising the definition of Broadband as ‘Broadband is a data / Internet connection that... Read More

November 28th, 2013 3:06 PM 3 COMMENTS

India’s Telecom Regulator TRAI Prescribes Tariff for USSD-based Mobile Banking Services

In a bid to promote use of Mobile Banking Services across India,  TRAI has come out with new Guidelines and Tariff on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data known as USSD -based mobile banking services. Telecom regulator TRAI has prescribed that ceiling tariff for an outgoing USSD-based mobile banking service shall be Rs.1.50 per USSD session.  All mobile service providers should facilitate not only the banks, but also the authorized agents of... Read More

November 10th, 2013 10:53 AM 41 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications de-activates around 10 million in-active GSM and CDMA Mobile Subscribers

India's single largest Duel technology mobile service provider (GSM and CDMA), Reliance Communications (Rcom) has de-activated around 10 million in-active, low-end mobile subscribers at the end of September. According to telecom regulator TRAI's data, Reliance Communications (Rcom) purged approx 8% of its GSM and CDMA subscriber base in the month of September, 2013. With this clean-up move, Rcom lost its third position in the Indian mobile - telecom market to... Read More

October 12th, 2013 11:20 AM 19 COMMENTS

Mobile VAS Complaints Declined After Strict Norms & Measures Undertaken By TRAI

India's telecom regulator TRAI today said that complaints of false activation of Value Added Services (VAS) have declined after tightens norms and following measures undertaken by it in last few months. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today issues VAS complaints data shows that in July 2013, the total number of VAS complaints were down to 1,85,468 as compared to 2,59,476 in June,2013. Earlier TRAI stringent guidelines for activation... Read More

September 26th, 2013 8:29 PM 9 COMMENTS

MTS India Want to Buy Additional Spectrum to Expand Operations Across the Country

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. (SSTL), which provides CDMA Mobile and Data services under the MTS brand today, informed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) that it wants to invest in India and participate in upcoming spectrum auctions to expand operations in more telecom circles in the country. MTS India has said this in a protest letter to India's telecom regulator TRAI against its recommendation to Department of Telecom (DoT) that... Read More

August 23rd, 2013 11:31 AM 16 COMMENTS

TRAI Tightens Norms, Now Rs.5000 fine on Telcos for Pesky Calls and SMS

In a bid to curb pesky calls from telemarketers, Indian Telecom regulator TRAI issued new rules include a fine of Rs.5000 for each complaint on a telecom operator if found that the unsolicited commercial call (UCC) or SMS was made by unregistered telemarketers using its network. TRAI also said that the basic phone or Wireless / Mobile connections of Banks, Insurance firms and Realty players will be disconnected if rules... Read More

August 17th, 2013 12:02 AM 15 COMMENTS

Reliance Adds Maximum Number of Subscribers in May 2013; BSNL is the Top ISP : TRAI

According to the latest subscription data by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Communications has added maximum number of wireless subscribers in May 2013 followed by Vodafone and Idea at the second and third spot respectively. Total wireless subscriber base in India has increased from 867.02 million in April 2013 to 870.20 million at the end of May 2013 thereby witnessing an addition of 3.18 million wireless subscribers in... Read More

July 30th, 2013 1:14 PM 8 COMMENTS

Telecom Regulator TRAI to Simplify Complaint Mechanism for Mobile and Landline Consumers

In a bid to to protect the interests of the mobile and landline service consumers in India, Telecom regulator TRAI today starts consultation process to simplify the existing complaint redressal system. TRAI proposed that all mobile, Landline and Broadband service providers should give option to lodge any complaint to appellate at their toll-free consumer care number. Earlier India’s telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had received a number... Read More

May 29th, 2013 1:53 PM 36 COMMENTS

SMS Dying: TRAI, Telcos or Messaging Apps – Whom to be Blamed for?

Short Messaging Service (SMS) will be dead in next 3-5  years, I believe. SMS is getting prominent threat from messaging services which works via data network like  WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Nimbuzz and others for last 1-2 years, but with recent regulation regarding  SMS termination charges from TRAI is also pushing SMS to be dead in coming days. With the growth of messaging over IP networks those are using smartphones seldom... Read More

March 21st, 2013 1:50 PM 16 COMMENTS

TRAI Wants to See More Options to Lower Roaming Tariffs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the date for comments on review of tariffs for national roaming to April 5. The regulator had earlier sought written comments by March 18. TRAI had floated a consultancy paper to lower rates of mobile calls and SMSes, while the user is on roaming facility as the part of pan India roaming facility. "Keeping in view the request of stakeholders for... Read More

March 13th, 2013 11:20 AM 22 COMMENTS

No More MNP for Customers on Closed Network of Mobile Operators Who Lost Licenses : TRAI

Mobile customers of Uninor, MTS India, Videocon and some others operators whose licenses were canceled by Supreme Court on February 2, 2012 in many circles and they failed to get fresh spectrum for respective circles, will no longer be able to port out from closed networks by opting Mobile Number Portability. India's telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued directive to all existing mobile service providers to... Read More

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