Reliance Jio has sent a second legal opinion to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on the subject of the potential allocation of satellite spectrum. The letter is written by retired Supreme Court Justice L Nageshwara Rao and argues in favour of auctions, stating that any other method for allocating spectrum apart from auctions could be constitutionally unsound. Business Standard has reviewed the letter.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has obtained the quality management system certificate licence under ISO 9001:2000 from Bureau of Indian Standards.
Even as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is being criticised for the steep reserve price it has set for 2G spectrum auctions in the 1,800 MHz band, the government may be able to garner only Rs 18,000-20,000 crore (Rs 180-200 billion) in 2012-13, just about half the target of Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion).
Telecom tariffs expected to fall from April 1st with TRAI lowering interconnection charges between two networks by 23-29 per cent.
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Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal Monday permitted Bharat Sanchar Nigan Ltd and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd to go for downward revision of tariff of their cellular services without referring the proposals to Trai.
Basic telecom operators have sought Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's intervention to examine the mobile-to-mobile STD tariff cut by the cellular operators saying that new tariffs are "anti-competitive and anti-consumer."
The government is set to participate in the business of television ratings that is primarily meant to guide the broadcasters, the media agencies and the advertisers, to determine their programme scheduling, advertising spends and the placement of the advertisements.
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.
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 Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India challenging an order of TDSAT holding that the regulatory body had no authority to adjudicate on disputes raised by a service provider.
Telecom tariffs in India can drop by 30-40 per cent more if the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India goes ahead with its planned cut in the access deficit charge (ADC).
The move ended week-long speculation the government might have to appoint an acting chairman before a final decision.
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The inter-ministerial body will take the final decision on October 29 taking into account Trai's reply.
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.
The Rs 200,000 plus perks hike for regulators proposed in the Sixth Pay Commission is likely to attract good talent. It would be sufficient incentive for both private sector executives and serving bureaucrats to join as watchdogs. The Commission has recommended that the remuneration of chairpersons of regulatory agencies like the Sebi, Irda, Trai, CERC as well as the Competition Commission of India be hiked to Rs 300,000 if they do not avail of perks like cars and housing.
As per the data reported by the service providers to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, by the end of February 2011, about 38.33 lakh (3.83 million) subscribers have submitted their requests to different service providers for porting (shifting) their mobile number.
Trai's latest proposal to cut ad inventory in channels has already prompted some of the leading broadcasters (Zee News being the latest) to cut their total commercial time and increase rates.
The recommendations are expected to give guidance on key issues, including base price of spectrum, amount of spectrum that should be allocated to a bidder and eligible participants.
International long distance carrier Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited on Friday urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to scrap the access deficit charge as it was leading to smuggling of international calls.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is planning to put stringent entry-level restrictions on broadcasters launching new television channels. The move is to ensure only serious players enter the business and have effective utilisation of the limited bandwidth available for broadcasting.
The private cellular operators have asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to consider fixing the annual licence fee at 6 per cent across all segments, as part of full unification of telecom services.
The Department of Telecommunications has mooted a proposal for increasing additional spectrum charges and has also suggested slashing of one-time fixed spectrum charges.
Industry body Assocham has released a study paper, titled 'Mobile value added services' a vehicle to usher in inclusive growth and bridge the digital divide' on which Trai is seeking comments from various service operators by February 11, Trai said.
In the quarter ending June 2022, the growth of Internet subscribers was less than one per cent of all of 2021.
Retaining the same number while changing the service provider may become a reality for Indian subscribers, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India would issue a consultation paper on 'number portability' in a month's time.
As per TRAI norms, Vodafone and Airtel are close to getting added spectrums, given their growing subscriber rates.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has suggested reduction of customs duty on mobile phones to five per cent from 10 per cent
In a move that will give major relief to millions of subscribers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will on Tuesday announce new guidelines to curb the menace of unsolicited calls by imposing hefty penalties on errant telemarketing firms and operators.
Telecom service providers have got 15 days more to finalise their tariffs under the revised IUC regime as Trai on Tuesday postponed its implementation in view of some of the operators seeking clarification on various issues.
In a major relief to the mobile users, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday sought stakeholder's opinion in bringing down the roaming charges by various measures, including fixing a ceiling tariff for services based on usage.
The Army has asked telecom companies to realise the security implications of such malpractices.
The prevailing telecom tariffs are likely to undergo a change with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Wednesday announcing its much-awaited revised interconnect charges for the sector.
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