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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

Sanjay November 1st, 2011 4:24 PM 65 COMMENTS

TRAI Raises SMS Limit To 200 SMS Per Day Per SIM

Now, there seems to be good news for all the SMS fans or Heavy SMS Users! Indian Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today increased the limit of One hundred SMS (100 SMS) per day per SIM to Two hundred SMS (200 SMS) per day per SIM for prepaid users. TRAI also doubles the SMS limits/caps for Postpaid mobile service users from 3000 SMS per month to 6000... Read More

Sanjay September 29th, 2011 12:28 PM 37 COMMENTS

TRAI Clears Confusion Over 100 SMS Limit

After the successful implementation of new Do Not Disturb (DND) rules to curb pesky calls, SMS from telemarketers, Indian Telecom regulator TRAI clears its stand and confusion over 100 SMS Limit. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that the regulations prescribe several steps for protection of customers from unsolicited Commercial calls and SMSs. Currently, Telecom service providers offer SMS packages offering as many as 2000 SMS per day, which... Read More

Sanjay September 10th, 2011 3:30 PM 64 COMMENTS

India Reaches 858 Million Mobile Subscribers – Reliance Leads, Tata Loses

The mobile subscriber growth is slowing down, as per the TRAI report released today, mobile phone (GSM and CDMA) subscriber base in India continue at a less growth rates compare to previous months. In the month of July its grew by just 0.78 per cent with addition of 6.67 million new mobile connections taking the total number of wireless users to 858.27 million, according to the report by Telecom Regulatory... Read More

P K Tarun August 12th, 2011 12:23 PM 128 COMMENTS

Now Lifetime SIMs Will Loose Its Sheen Within 20 days

As per the latest report on 'Daily Bhaskar' it states TRAI guidelines on lifetime SIM card may soon be terminated from service if not recharged or any calls made or received from it in 20 days. Now if you think your lifetime sim will actually give you a lifetime validity then its time think again. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has silently put forward the new rules under which... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas July 26th, 2011 10:57 AM 88 COMMENTS

TT Digest: TRAI Wants New 2G Players to Leave, Voice Tariff Hike Why ?

TRAI Wants 2008-Licensees to Leave Indian Telecom sector In response to 2G scam TRAI is likely to make exit policy for new mobile operators who won licenses in 2008. It will also vacate 2G spectrum. It is a bad move. Global operators like Telenor, Sistema, Etisalat & Batelco are investing a lot in Indian mobile sector and they will not surrender. Till date only Loop Mobile has announced to return... Read More

Sanjay March 21st, 2011 12:33 PM 18 COMMENTS

TRAI Postpones Marketing Calls And SMS Regulations Indefinitely

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today postponed the deadline Indefinitely for implementing new rules to effectively arrest pesky commercial calls and empowered consumers against unwanted calls and SMSes. Earlier the deadline was March 21. The whole drama started in December as we shared in TelecomTalk when TRAI come with its first of its kind of amendment to regulate unwanted calls. TRAI said that the delay in allocation of a... Read More

TT Desk March 3rd, 2011 12:36 PM 122 COMMENTS

Unlimited SMS Pack is Now 100 SMS per Day But No Price Reduction

It seems that Mobile Service Operators threw water over Heavy SMS Users who had hopes of “Tariff Reduction in SMS Pack” after the new regulation announced by TRAI which put a Daily Cap of 100 SMS in a single day. Previously Airtel Kolkata was providing 500 Daily SMS with RCV 80 with validity of 30 days. At now for TRAI’s new regulation there is a cap of maximum 100 SMS/day.... Read More

Sanjay February 28th, 2011 5:24 PM 41 COMMENTS

TRAI Pushes Marketing Calls And Sms Guidelines To March 21

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today extended the deadline for implementing new rules to effectively arrest pesky commercial calls and empowered consumers against unwanted calls and SMSes. Now the new deadline is March 21. The whole drama started in December as we shared in TelecomTalk when TRAI come with its first of its kind of amendment to regulate unwanted calls. TRAI said that the delay in allocation of a... Read More

Girdher February 12th, 2011 10:17 PM 855 COMMENTS

TRAI Strict On Activation of VAS Without Subscriber Consent

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has shown its strictness on complaints of subscribers. Wherein subscribers complained that various Value Added Services are activated on their mobile without their consent. During the half yearly meetings of consumer advocacy groups several members highlighted this problem that VAS activated without their consent and money deducted from their account. Now TRAI has issued instructions to all Telecom Operators that they should examine various... Read More

Sanjay February 10th, 2011 9:01 PM 27 COMMENTS

Vodafone, IDEA And Airtel Says TRAI 2G Pricing Recommendations illogical

Pan India telecom operators IDEA Cellular, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today expressed their concern over the TRAI recommendation to the six-fold increase in 2G spectrum prices. Terming them as "Illogical, Arbitrary and Discriminatory" against the older telecom operators. IDEA Cellular said in a statement that "We are dismayed by the continual flip-flops in policy formulation in the telecom sector, which betray a... Read More

Sanjay February 10th, 2011 1:24 PM 35 COMMENTS

TRAI Starts Consumer Registration To Curb Unwanted Calls and SMSes

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today started its Mobile and Landline Consumer's Preference Registration process to to effectively arrest or stop pesky commercial calls and empowered consumers against unwanted calls and SMSes. So If you wish to block commercial communications like Unwanted SMS and Telemarketing calls, You can register your preference with your Service Provider either by way of voice call or SMS. All the options for customers will... Read More