Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio, however, continued to add wireless subscribers
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday came out with a revised subscriber-linked policy for spectrum allocation to GSM operators, which is in line with the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
"We have received complaint from a state yesterday and so far discussed with three states. Too much variations have been reported in results of rapid test kits and RT-PCR kits. We advise states not to use them for the next two days," ICMR's Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar said.
Mishra, a 1967 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has served in various administrative field positions.
In a blow to Tata Teleservices, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked the company to refund the excess amount charged from customers under its Walky plan.
Hutchison Telecom International Ltd is believed to have called a meeting of shareholders on February 15 to seek their approval for the proposed sale of its 67 per cent stake in India's Hutch-Essar.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has pulled up Cellular Operators Association of India
The average revenue per user, an indicator of revenues for telecom service providers, of GSM operators has declined, while that of CDMA operators is on the rise.
Sibal said that Trai had compared India with China.
Broadcast regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has struck down Nimbus' appeal to price its two sports channels at a premium to market rates, including in conditional access system areas.
"In all cases it appears the impact was minor and the issues were quickly resolved," an ICANN spokesperson said.
For national long distance calling, the government had proposed 'One-India' in a bid to create uniform call rate across the country and for this it had invited four telecom players.
The roll-out of the conditional access system will become mandatory in 57 cities in the country in a phased manner between January 2008 and March 2011.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may look at excluding SMSs while formulating a policy on unsolicited commercial calls.
Cable operators and MSOs in the city were happy with today's developments.
At present, in BSNL and MTNL, there is no such proposal for reduction of landline call charges and mobile roaming charges, officials of both the companies said.
The bill to set up an Airport Economic Regulatory Authority, which will fix tariffs for different agencies involved in airport operations and management, will be introduced in the budget session of Parliament next year.
State-run BSNL has questioned the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's powers and jurisdiction in matters relating to interconnection between the PSU and other private service providers.
Telecom regulator TRAI has said private GSM operators were acting as a "cartel" against MTNL and BSNL and charging higher tariffs from customers for calls terminating in the networks of the two state-run companies.
The purpose of CAS -- to check piracy -- is defeated, if pay channels can be watched free, as is apparently happening in localities like Devli village near Sainik Farms, Pushp Vihar and Saket, all areas where CAS has been implemented.
Chai Sahay, an artificial intelligence-based mobile app, will be primarily used to issue advisory, disseminate information related to various schemes of the board for the sector as well as provide real-time weather updates, says Avishek Rakshit.
Broadcast regulator TRAI is likely to fix the maximum retail price for television channels under the Conditional Access System regime, which will require a nine-month transition period as per the consensus, the government said on Monday.
Work at Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) office on Wednesday came to standstill after Municipal Corporation of Delhi sealed its building.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday proposed setting up of a 'National-Do-Not-Call Registry' to save millions of phone users from unsolicited calls from telemarketing executives.
In financial year 2006-07, the exchequer earned Rs 2,090 crore (Rs 20.90 billion) as spectrum charges and Rs 6,360 crore (Rs 63.60 billion) as licence fees.
Reliance Industries along with US oil major Chevron on Wednesday announced signing of an agreement for purchase of 5 per cent equity of Reliance Petroleum Ltd for $300 million
In a bid to promote competition in resale of bandwidth, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in its recommendations submitted to Department of Telecom has favoured not fixing any ceiling on the number of players in the segment.
Trai asks telcos to add towers to address call drops.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is understood to have taken a decision to recommend auction of spectrum for the launch of next generation (3G) mobile services.
New Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Nripendra Misra said on Wednesday there were no differences between the regulator and the Department of Telecom.
The launch of services by Jio in September 2016 had disrupted the whole telecom sector, with operators matching low rates to maintain competitive edge
It is significant that Modi who speaks of introducing a new kind of governance, decided to amend the law to accommodate one person, when the law was made to ensure that bureaucrats do not use their connections to seek out lucrative postings.
The rift between state-owned telecom services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and the telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India over reducing access deficit charge is likely to benefit consumers.
In a move, which may allow direct-to-home service providers to beam exclusive channels, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has sought a review of the existing policy, which bars such channels on DTH platforms.
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