Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India

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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

TRAI asks telcos to extend prepaid validity. (Photo- PTI)

TRAI asks telcos to extend prepaid validity so users get uninterrupted services

Telecom Regulatory Authority sought details of the steps taken to ensure uninterrupted telecom services to customers on a "priority basis"

30 Mar 2020 3:53 PM

Trai Chairman R S Sharma claimed that telecom tower infrastructure posed no health hazards, and urged people to allow cell phone towers to be installed in on their properties. (Photo | Pexels)

Telcos can't provide poor service quality citing free calls: Trai chairman

Trai getting telcos to fix the issue of call drop on priority, R S Sharma said

01 Mar 2020 7:59 PM

TRAI informed HC that its latest amendments to TV broadcast sector tariffs, aim to ensure transparency and non-discrimination in channel rates.

TRAI defends amended tariffs

Petitioners claimed that the new rules were unreasonable and violated fundamental rights guaranteed by Constitution.

23 Jan 2020 3:22 AM

We expect that in any particular year there will be 1,00,000 mobile tower installations. But at the last count, it has reached 50,000 or 60,000 towers, said COAI Director General, Rajan Mathews.

Mobile tower installation at 60 pc of annual target due to permission delays: COAI

Overall, structural issues need to be identified and addressed at the earliest, COAI Director General noted.

08 Oct 2019 7:23 PM

OTT services refer to applications and services that are accessible over the internet and ride on an operator's network.

TRAI to take more time on OTT norms; lawful interception, security issue now in focus

Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and Hike are some of the popular and widely-used OTT services.

02 Oct 2019 3:40 PM

This isn’t the first time India has reviewed its numbering plan. This has actually happened twice before, in 1993 and in 2003. (Representational Image)

11 digit phone numbers are coming to India

Currently, the country has 10-digit mobile phone numbers beginning with 9, 8 and 7, which can accommodate 2.1 billion connections.

23 Sep 2019 12:21 PM

The Indian broadcasting sector is in turmoil and looking at a reduced number of pay TV subscribers by millions after the announcement of a new consultation paper by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the tariff order, barely six months after the New Tariff Order (NTO) was introduced in February this year.

New Trai tariffs amid broadcast turmoil?

Sources said the problem may be that the regulator does not go to the bottom of the issue on what caused the hike in consumer bills in the NTO.

18 Sep 2019 3:07 AM

Spectrum auction and spectrum prices are the most important items on agenda for the upcoming meeting which will be held in the third week of this month, an official privy to the matter said.

DoT making all efforts to hold spectrum auction by Dec: Source

Digital Communications Commission is scheduled to meet next week to take a final decision on spectrum prices.

10 Sep 2019 6:17 PM

Total volume of wireless data usage increased from 20,092 million GB in the year 2017 to 46,404 million GB in the year 2018 with yearly growth rate of 131 per cent.

Since 2014 Mobile data price down by 95% but revenue up 2.5 times : TRAI

TRAI has released a new report on wireless data usage in the country.

25 Aug 2019 3:05 PM

In response to a written question, Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said, No incidence indicating that the DTH operators are not adhering to the TRAI's norms with regards to pricing of channels has come to the notice of TRAI.

No complaint about non-adherence to channels pricing norms received by TRAI: I&B ministry

As per new regulations, every broadcaster is required to offer all its channels on a-la-carte basis and declare MRP per month.

12 Jul 2019 7:13 PM

The latest Trai data pegs India's total wireless subscriber base at 1161.8 million as on March 31, 2019, while the wireless teledensity stands at 88.46. (Representational Image)

Trai mulls approach to determine unique mobile subscribers base

Subscriber number does not give exact picture of those connected or unconnected as it counts multiple phone connections.

16 Jun 2019 4:03 PM

Most of the times, the consumers are not able to contact the toll-free number of Dish TV India to express their grievance, said TRAI.

TRAI pulls up Dish TV India; seeks compliance with new regulatory norms

As per complaints, the DTH operator 'is forcefully offering a bouquet of free-to-air channels without their consent.'

25 Apr 2019 2:38 PM

In May last year, the Telecom Commission -- the highest decision-making body in the DoT -- had cleared the proposal for creation of an ombudsman under the aegis of TRAI to resolve subscriber complaints, a move aimed at empowering mobile consumers. (Photo: Twitter)

No yet apprised of govt's decision on telecom ombudsman: TRAI to DoT

TRAI has asked DoT to apprise it of the decision taken by the government on the said recommendations.

17 Feb 2019 1:55 PM

The proposed model of interoperability will be a "gamechanger", she added. (Photo: File)

Govt mulling interoperability for public Wi-Fi network: Sundararajan

3.7 lakh Wi-Fi hotspots have been deployed by the industry: Sundararajan.

15 Feb 2019 4:53 PM

With viewers likely to opt for popular channels, large broadcasters will have greater pricing power.

Cable TV bill set to shoot up

Crisil’s analysis assumes a scenario where subscribers opt for the top 10 channels by viewership in addition to the free-to-air (FTA) ones.

05 Feb 2019 2:15 AM

The Department of Telecom has sought legal opinion on creation of an ombudsman under sector regulator Trai which aims to give impartial hearing to telecom subscribers on their complaints.

DoT awaits legal opinion on creation of ombudsman under Trai

The Trai Act may be modified to create an ombudsman with power to penalise operators or compensate consumers.

02 Oct 2018 8:07 PM

Regulator TRAI has imposed penalties on major telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular (now merged), for slipping on various service quality benchmarks for the March quarter, according to multiple sources. (Photo: AFP)

TRAI slaps fine on Jio, Airtel, others for not meeting quality norms

The fines cover various parameters and service areas, and all the operators are in the process of making the payment.

09 Sep 2018 1:52 PM

The telecom regulator will soon start consultation to recommend a framework for traffic management practices as well as structure and nuances of a multi-stakeholder body outlined in the net neutrality principles, according to a senior Trai official.

Trai consultation soon on traffic management practices for net neutrality

The regulator will suggest the nuances of the proposed body, such as composition, structure, and other aspects.

19 Aug 2018 12:48 PM

Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday recommended pan India base price of Rs 492 crore per megahertz for 5G radiowaves, and lowered the base price of frequencies that remained unsold in the 2016 auctions.

Trai suggests Rs 492 crore per Mhz for 5G spectrum

The price suggested for 5G spectrum is about a third of the 1800 MHz band in 2012.

02 Aug 2018 12:46 PM

Telecom regulator on Tuesday released new parameters for assessing call quality on the 4G network with a view to checking problems like voice mute faced by customers.

Call drop: Trai sets new quality norms for 4G networks

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has decided to measure call quality on the 4G network in terms of data packets.

01 Aug 2018 12:45 PM

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