A call drop is a voice call, which after being successfully established, is interrupted.
TRAI removed network interconnection charges.
Meanwhile, on the contentious issue of roaming pact among leading service providers to offer 3G mobile services, the company seems to have hardened its stand by stating that they are ready to return the 3G spectrum to the Government and will take back the money if the roaming pact is not allowed.
Discussing the prospect of more reform earlier this month, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a delay in the 5G spectrum auction. India's telecom sector regulation has to be benchmarked with the global best, he said. It's another matter that many countries have either introduced or are about to roll out 5G services that will enable cutting-edge tech in diverse areas. For India, too, it will mean a lot for healthcare, robotics and unleashing a new chapter in Digital India perhaps.
Recently, companies like Bharti airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Reliance Communications raised tariffs for their services by about 20 per cent in most operating circles.
The Army has asked telecom companies to realise the security implications of such malpractices.
Trai calls both Jio and incumbents for a meeting to discuss the issue
Amid reports of telecom operators not responding to the grievances of the subscribers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday directed service providers to assign a fixed number for registering their complaints.
Leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has urged the government not to change existing spectrum allocation criteria and to continue with the additional 2G spectrum allocation policy based on subscriber figures.
In a move that could bring down national and international telecom tariffs even further, telecom regulator TRAI on Monday sought views from industry and experts to liberalise Internet telephony segment.
Mobile telephone subscribers would have to wait a little longer to change their service provider without changing their numbers.
The minister said revenue receipts for 2014-15 will be generated from auction of spectrum in 800MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands and from annual spectrum usage charges.
The per second billing introduced by telecom companies has come as a boon to millions of mobile users in the country but it is proving to be a bane for cellular service providers as it is affecting their revenues, feel industry experts.
Every telecom service provider, who does not comply with the provisions of the regulations will be fined up to Rs 5,000 for the first instance. The operator could be fined up to Rs 20,000 every time the offence is repeated, Trai said in a release on Monday.
'We have filed our draft red herring prospectus for a floating IPO for a net offer size of 86.6 million shares.'
Roaming will be cheaper by up to 23 per cent.
The department of telecom (DoT) on Friday announced a set of rules for granting telecom licences and allocating spectrum that is likely to impact GSM-technology service providers like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, among others.
For getting the benefit of the NDNC registry, the subscriber will have to register his telephone number with his telecom service provider. The registration of subscribers for NDNC has already commenced.
Flipkart may walk away from ongoing discussions with telecom service provider Airtel for their platform 'Airtel Zero'.
Interconnect user charges are paid by one telecom service provider to another for enabling calls from one network to the other. The present interconnect charge of 30 paise per incoming minute was fixed in 2003. The price was considered high even then. Now, with equipment prices falling, a revision was called for, said industry analysts.
Leading service provider Spice Telecom has said consumer must be given competitive choices to choose from and number of telecom players in a circle cannot be an issue.
A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
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.
Zuckerberg says internet.org can co-exist with net neutrality
The government on Thursday warned telecom service providers of action if they failed to pass on the benefit of withdrawal of levy to consumers.
India is ranked below Bhutan and Sri Lanka in terms of broadband penetration, says TRAI.
GSM mobile telephony operators have resisted any move to levy entry charge for 3G spectrum from existing operators, even as they opposed allocation of additional spectrum to CDMA-based mobile service providers.
The company has reportedly been in the process of shutting its CDMA business and shifting its subscribers to 2G, 3G and 4G networks.
BSNL, Bharti and Reliance have failed to meet the call success and drop rate performance standards set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in some circles, while billing problems, network congestion and poor customer care continue to haunt t
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday said it would come out with recommendations on broadband speed for service providers next week.
Seeks clarification on a few issues such as enhancement of entry fee and performance bank guarantee from telecom regulator
VoIP services include communications applications such as Skype, Line and Viber
India has now around one billion mobile subscribers, he added.
Telecom operator Vodafone has been the top gainer of customers through mobile number portability facility while Reliance Communications is the biggest loser.
