Commercial 5G services will be rolled out in 13 cities in India, including the metropolises, in 2022, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said in a statement on Monday. These cities are Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Jamnagar. "These metros and big cities would be the first places for the launch of 5G services in the country next year," the DoT said.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday proposed a Rs 8,000 crore (Rs 80 billion) subsidy for creating necessary infrastructure in rural areas to take the tele-density there from the current below two per cent to 15 per cent by 2007.
The number of mobile phone subscribers in India decreased by 3.66 million in September to 1.17 billion, representing the first fall in seven months, according to the latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The number of subscribers had last fallen by 3.7 million back in February. In recent months, it rose by 1.08 million in August, 0.64 million in July, and 1.89 million in June.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is likely to file three to four alternate tariff packages for basic telephony services with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
The number of new telephone connections in June grew by 2.57 million to take the total subscriber base to 10.5 crore (Rs 105 million) and teledensity to 9.70, telecom regulator TRAI said on Monday.
The wireless in local loop services will cost more as a result of the latest order by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to enhance the rates of basic telephones from April one.
Close on the heels of mobile operators slashing their STD rates, State- owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam is giving final touches to its mobile and fixed phone STD rates that is expected to match private cellular companies.
From January 15, callers will have to dial numbers with prefix '0' for making calls from landline to mobile phone. Announcing the decision, the communications ministry said the move would free up sufficient numbering resources for future use, and nearly 2,539 million numbering series are expected to be generated as a result. There will be no change with respect to dialling numbers for fixed-to fixed, mobile-to-fixed, and mobile-to-mobile calls.
For the PMO this is urgent as the Digital India framework would depend on how the telecom companies perform. It is also linked to the proposed auction of 5G airwaves.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said on Thursday that the current access deficit charge of 11 per cent must be brought down to lower the tariffs and enable the sector achieve higher mobile growth like China.
The next spectrum auction will be held in late February 2024 and the reserve price for most bands will remain the same as the 2022 auction, department of telecommunications (DoT) officials have said. The government expects operators to go for low bands beginning in 600 megahertz (MHz), licences for many of which are lapsing soon. Back in September 2021, the government had decided that spectrum auctions should be held annually.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India expects at least 1,000 radio stations in the next 2-3 years following its recommendation of a low entry fee and migration to a revenue sharing regime for the second phase.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday proposed a 63 per cent reduction in the tariffs for a 2 mbps bandwidth capacity for domestic leased lines at Rs 820,000 annually, to promote Internet and broadband usage.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday said it is examining the issue of hike in roaming charges by some mobile operators.
Jio had almost three times higher speed than its nearest rival Bharti Airtel.
Poor quality can be defined as high interference in the radio signal.
Biju Janata Dal member of Parliament Baijayant 'Jay' Panda on Monday supported the Bill to amend Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, which seeks to remove a legal hurdle in the appointment of former chairman of telecom regulatory body Nripendra Misra RPT Misra as principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is unlikely to intervene in the tussle between Prasar Bharti and Ten Sports over the issue of live telecast of Indo-Pak cricket series
In the wake of the recent introduction of unified access regime in the country, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Thursday said it would shortly come out with a resolution on the issue of change in phone numbering scheme.
Ending net neutrality will impact govt's Make in India.
Usage per subscriber has dropped but revenue per user has increased, points out Trai report
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Wednesday decided to extend the off-peak time for Internet services by four hours from 8 pm to 8 am, during which service providers would offer concessional rates for dial-up access to the Net.\n\n
The pulse duration for local calls has been reduced to 2 minutes instead of the prevailing 3 minutes. The new tariff and pulse rate would be applicable from April 1, 2003.
Attempts are being made to balance the need for health of the sector, consumer interest while complying with the Supreme Court order on statutory dues.
Raising the issue of net neutrality, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sought suspension of Question Hour in Lok Sabha and gave a notice for an adjournment motion to discuss the matter immediately.
A call drop is a voice call, which after being successfully established, is interrupted.
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