The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued a direction to all telecom service providers to take steps for controlling bulk messages relating to investment in the securities market. The regulator is acting on the concerns expressed by Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) relating to misleading unsolicited … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has come up with a consultation paper on “Privacy, Security and Ownership of the Data in the Telecom Sector” with an aim to identify the scope and definition of personal data, ownership and control of data of users of telecom services. “The availability … Read More
India’s telecom regulator has reportedly rejected top telcos like Idea Cellular’s proposal for the establishment of a floor price for voice and data tariffs in the country. RS Sharma, the chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), said that the regulator decided that fixing a floor price was … Read More
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the government had begun work on framing the new telecom policy, which will be application is driven against the last policy, National Telecom Policy, 2012, which was connectivity driven. The policy is expected to be introduced by 2018, according to media reports. … Read More
Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has added 3.9 million new subscribers in the month of April, taking its overall base to 112.6 million. The telco pipped incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular in terms of user additions in the month, according to latest data released … Read More
India’s telecom regulator TRAI may come up with stringent regulations for international SIM card and global calling card companies, following a detailed discussion with these companies, earlier this year, PTI reported. The TRAI had reached out to consumers through an SMS-based survey, seeking feedback on services provided by international SIM … Read More
India’s telecom regulator Trai has reportedly dismissed incumbent telcos’ demand that the interconnect usage charge (IUC) be fixed as the minimum price of a voice call at 14 paise per minute. In an interaction with ET, Trai chairman RS Sharma termed incumbents’ demand as ‘too much noise’. “I don’t think … Read More
India’s telecom regulator TRAI will soon come up with a new consultation paper on the timing of the next spectrum auction, allowing Indian telecom operators to provide their views on the same. The telecom department recently asked the regulator to set the rates for spectrum in multiple bands used for … Read More
After fighting rigorously over the network speed claims by Bharti Airtel, Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio has now opened up a new battlefront against India’s leading telecom operator. Jio has now reportedly approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India seeking highest penalty on Sunil Mittal-led telco for violating tariff … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is reportedly planning to frame strict rules for the new entrants in the Indian telecom scene for testing their network before making their services available for public on a commercial scale. According to PTI’s report, TRAI will start framing these rules as early … Read More
Earlier today, Bharti Airtel expressed its disappointment towards Reliance Jio for continuing its Summer Surprise Plan despite TRAI’s advice to take down the offer. Now, Vodafone, India’s second largest telco which is working on a merger with Idea accuses Jio of violating the regulations set by TRAI. Just in case … Read More
According to the latest report published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea are among the ones to have received maximum billing complaints during October and December in 2016. With 0.11% to 0.12% benchmark violation range, Bharti Airtel received most of its complaints from the … Read More
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