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Sanjay July 27th, 2012 5:54 PM 56 COMMENTS

TRAI to Telcos : Don’t Reduce Broadband Speed below 256 Kbps in Any Tariff Plan After FUP

In order to further improve transparency in Broadband services, India’s telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued a Direction to all Telecom / Broadband service providers on for delivering Broadband services in a transparent manner by providing adequate information to broadband consumers specially on Fair Usage Policy (FUP) with Unlimited Plans. TRAI also clarified that Broadband speed should not be reduced or slashed below 256 kbps... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 15th, 2012 1:37 PM 28 COMMENTS

No Ears To Industry Concerns, TRAI Sticks To Own 2G Auction Proposal

It seems that the Regulator is in a complete state of denial and has adamantly chosen to avoid the clarifications issued by the industry and continues to rely on fallacious assumptions to arrive at an erroneous conclusion that the high reserve price will have no impact on affordability of service. On the issue of High Reserve Price and its impact on affordability, while the industry was already concerned with the... Read More

Sanjay April 23rd, 2012 6:41 PM 77 COMMENTS

TRAI Sets 2G Spectrum Reserve Price Higher Than 3G

India's telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) finally today proposed a base price for auction of 2G spectrum that is 7th time higher than the 3G auction price of 2010. The value of 2G spectrum has been pegged at Rs 7 lakh crore. According to TRAI's recommendation, For the the 900 mega hertz band (2G) a base price at Rs 7000 crore, which is twice the base price... Read More

Sanjay April 20th, 2012 6:57 PM 28 COMMENTS

TRAI Makes ‘Per Second Tariff’ for Postpaid & Prepaid Mobile Mandatory

India's telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made it a must for all mobile service operators (CDMA/GSM) to offer "Per Second Tariff Plan" to their prepaid and postpaid users. Telecom Regulator, TRAI today in a tariff amendment order said "It had become "mandatory" for service providers to offer in each service area/telecom circle at least one tariff plan each for both postpaid and prepaid subscriber with a... Read More

Sanjay April 20th, 2012 2:19 PM 27 COMMENTS

TRAI Increases Processing Fee, Now Pay Rs.1 more For Every Mobile Recharge above Rs.20

India's prepaid mobile service subscribers now will have to pay an extra Rs. 1 every time they recharge or Top-Up their prepaid account for more than Rs. 20. This appears to be a setback for more than 90% mobile service users in the county. India's telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued amendments to the Telecommunication Tariff Order (TTO) enhancing the ceiling or processing fee from... Read More

Sanjay April 19th, 2012 12:02 PM 16 COMMENTS

TRAI Says, No Separate Exit Policy – No Refunds For Telcos Wanting To Exit

In a major setback for mobile service operators, especially those whose mobile service licenses has been canceled by the Supreme Court under 2G verdict and who want to shut operations in India like Etisalat DB, STel and Loop Telecom ect., the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said there was no need for a separate exit policy. In its recommendations to the Department of Telecom (DoT), TRAI said "Presentiy there... Read More

Mandanna March 21st, 2012 2:16 AM 94 COMMENTS

TRAI Simplifies Life for Mobile Users Starting Today

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) the regulatory body seeks to ensure Quality Of Service (QOS) across telecom operators in the country. On 6 January 2012 it outlined several guidelines via Directive no. 308-5/2011-QOS dubbed as TELECOM CONSUMERS PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2012, as earlier we shared on TelecomTalk. On 21 March 2012 these directives need to be implemented starting today. BSNL will be the first telecom operator which has already announced... Read More

Sanjay March 2nd, 2012 2:09 PM 21 COMMENTS

TRAI Extends Deadline For Mobile Operators To Provide Prepaid Account Info

Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the implementation time of its Telecom Consumers Protection Regulations, 2012 from 45 days to 75 days. On 7th January 2012 to bring in transparency in tariff offerings, help consumers in understanding the various tariff plans and vouchers on offer TRAI has made it a must for all mobile phone operators (CDMA/GSM) to provide prepaid users updates of calls made and... Read More

Sanjay February 23rd, 2012 1:03 PM 115 COMMENTS

TRAI to Telcos : Don’t Cancel MNP Port Out Requests

After the lot of complaints of false practice by some leading operators regarding Mobile Number Portability (MNP), Indian telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued new directive to stop the cancellation or withdrawal of MNP Port Out request by 'Donor' operator. TRAI said that as a donor operator, some of the mobile service providers are rejecting the Porting request by accepting cancellation request in the form of... Read More

P K Tarun January 25th, 2012 4:10 PM 25 COMMENTS

TRAI Exempts Machine to Machine SMSes From the Limit of 200 SMS/Day

Now, there seems to be good news for all the Service Organizations! Indian Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today exempted the machine to machine and person to machine messages from the limit of 200 SMS per day per SIM. TRAI said that it has received representations from various companies, for clarification regarding delivery of information through SMS related to services or maintenance provided by them to their... Read More

Sanjay January 17th, 2012 11:32 AM 25 COMMENTS

TRAI To Enhance Transparency In Tariff Plans Offered By Telecom Operators

In a bid to protect the interest of mobile and basic phone service customers, India's telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made it a must for telecom operators to publish all the tariff plans meant for prepaid and postpaid subscribers in separate and tabular formats at one place for facilitating easy comparison. TRAI has issued a new directives to all Telecom operators to further improve transparency in... Read More

Sanjay January 7th, 2012 8:13 PM 154 COMMENTS

Provide Call, SMS & Data Usage Details to Prepaid Mobile Customers : TRAI

In an attempt to protect the interest of consumers and improve Quality of Prepaid Mobile Service with accurate billing; Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made it a must for all mobile phone operators (CDMA/GSM) to provide prepaid users updates of calls made and data downloads every time they use voice and data services. All the information, to be sent by SMS, or reflecting on customers mobile phone via... Read More