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P K Tarun June 30th, 2009 9:02 PM 2 COMMENTS

TRAI ISSUES DRAFT REGULATIONS ON MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY

The TRAI today issued draft Regulations to facilitate Mobile Number Portability (MNP) implementation in the country. The draft regulations lay down the business process for implementing mobile number portability. The important points covered in the draft include Subscriber’s eligibility conditions for porting, Rights, obligations and duties of service providers; Rights, obligations and duties of Donor operator where the subscriber exists before porting; Rights, obligations and duties of recipient operator where... Read More

Sanjay June 23rd, 2009 1:14 PM 1 COMMENTS

PROVIDE QUALITY MOBILE SERVICE IN J&K : TRAI

TRAI has finally come forward in rescue of telecom subscribers in J&K after reviewing complaints from subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir TRAI has demanded all the telecom service provider who runs its service in J&K to provide quality mobile service. J S Sarma, Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has urged the telecom companies operating in Jammu and Kashmir to provide complete and quality mobile service to through... Read More

P K Tarun June 12th, 2009 11:08 AM 3 COMMENTS

NUMBER OF NEW TELECOM SUBSCRIBERS DIPS IN MAY

The Indian telecom industry saw a marginal dip in the number of new subscribers in the month of April the same has happened in May with no sign of growth in Subscriber base; India has added 8.3 million mobile subscribers in May taking the total subscriber base to 306.4 million in its GSM telecom networks. Top telecom operator Bharti Airtel still leads the chart with addition of 2.8 million subscribers... Read More

Sanjay April 27th, 2009 2:15 PM 2 COMMENTS

WRITTEN CONSENT OF SUBSCRIBERS MUST FOR VAS :TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today directed mobile operators to seek written consent from the users who have subscribed to their value-added services (VAS), such as call ring-back tone and hello tunes, in order to prevent accidental activation of such services. TRAI said it had given this direction to telcos after examining several consumer complaints in the matter. In a statement, Trai said all access service providers, including... Read More

Sanjay April 10th, 2009 2:23 PM 5 COMMENTS

TRAI HAS RECOMMENDED PHONE NUMBER CHARGE!

In a bid to encourage efficient use of numbering resources, DoT has been asked to charge a special levy for numbers allocated to telecom operators. A special research team (SRT) formed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended that DoT “earn revenue’’ and reasonably charge for each number.The SRT has said in its report that service providers may be asked to pay the licensor a one-time charge... Read More

P K Tarun March 21st, 2009 8:24 AM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI TIGHTENS QUALITY NORMS FOR BETTER SERVICE

Good news for subscribers who are facing severe call drops and network problem Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has come up with some strict governing norms for operator in which Telecom operators will be screened for poor service quality congested network and various other accepts. The new norm says-: If two calls out of 100 calls are dropped from an operator then the oerator will be held for poor... Read More

Sanjay March 13th, 2009 1:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI RECOMMEND 3YEAR LOCK-IN FOR NEW OPERTAOR

Amidst the controversial sale of stake by two new telecom operators, Swan and Unitech at a huge premium,TRAI has now recommended a 3 year lock-in period for stake sale by companies,which have recently got licences, in a bid to prevent them from making windfall gains overnight. Last year, DoT had suggested that existing telecom licensing norms be amended and a 3 to 5 year lock-in be imposed on the sale... Read More

Sanjay March 9th, 2009 6:43 PM 2 COMMENTS

MOBILE TARIFFS TO COME DOWN,TRAI CHOPS CALL TERMINATION CHARGES

Indian Telecom regulator TRAI today slashed call termination charges by 33 per cent, a move which would result in bringing down the mobile tariffs for consumers. Termination charges are paid by one operator to another on whose network the call ends.The regulator has reduced the termination charges on local calls to 20 paise a minute from existing 30 paise. The new operators such as Datacom, Unitech, Shyam-Sistema and Loop Telecom... Read More

Sanjay March 4th, 2009 6:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

INTERNATIONAL CALL TO INDIA MAY COST MORE

International or Overseas calls to India are likely to become more expensive. Four leading operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Aircel met telecom regulator Trai last week, seeking approval to charge foreign telcos more for terminating overseas calls into India. If this proposal is cleared, Indian telcos together can earn over Rs 4,000 crore annually from incoming international calls. This proposal of the GSM telecom operators is supported... Read More

P K Tarun February 17th, 2009 9:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

VODAFONE BLOCKS MyToday SMS SERVICE

MyToday SMS service has run into yet another blockade this time from Vodafone.Vodafone has blocked the short code 575758 so that subscribers can’t request or receive sms from 575758. Earlier Airtel had blocked MyToday SMS service quoting the service do not comply with telecom regulations in November 2008.Vodafone's initial remark has been that MyToday service do not entail with Trai's National Do Not Call (NDNC) regulations. TRAI had rolled out... Read More

Sanjay February 9th, 2009 5:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Warns Telecos,Give Quality Service Or Ready To Face Penalties

Telecom companies that provide below-par services could face penalties with telecom watchdog TRAI considering initiating steps to closely monitor the quality of services offered to customers. According to TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra, the penalty could be levied for services not conforming to the minimum established standards relating to ''quality of service to customers''. Misra told reporters at a open-house session that the regulator had already introduced financial disincentives for telecom... Read More