Ignoring objections by political parties, the government on Friday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to clear legal hurdles in appointment of former Telephone Regulatory Authority of India Chairman Nripendra Misra who joined as principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than a month back.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday slashed termination charges by 33 per cent.
The regulator's directive implies that operators will have to end the practice of splitting monthly fixed charges.
Over the three-month period, Airtel's stock price has rallied from Rs 432 to Rs 540, while Vodafone Idea has risen from Rs 9.2 to Rs 11.8 per share.
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and Association of Unified Telcom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) have opposed the proposal to compensate consumers.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has sought details of the arrangements made by Reliance Communications to restore bandwidth in case of submarine cable failure.
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) has crossed a landmark figure of 100 million with 11 per cent of the total mobile subscribers exercising this facility till date.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Thursday released a common charter of telecommunication services for adoption by all the service providers.
TDSAT had squashed the limit after Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya had questioned TRAI's decision.
With the heat over the 2G telecom spectrum scam rising, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Thursday recommended the cancellation of 34 telecom licences of companies, including Etisalat, Uninor, Loop Telecom and Siestema, due to non-compliance of roll-out obligations.
Congress on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over the "urgency" in bringing an ordinance for the appointment of former TRAI Chairman Nripendra Misra as the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, saying the move smacks of "impropriety".
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According to the regulator, a large number of complaints relate to calls or messages received by consumers on behalf of banks, insurance companies and builders.
Lifting restrictions on airing news and current affairs and permitting licensees to own multiple licences are among a host of issues Trai has put up in its first consultation paper on FM radio privatisation on Wednesday.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today directed the mobile operators to seek written consent from the users who have subscribed to their value-added services (VAS), such as call ring-back tone and hello tunes, in order to prevent accidental activation of such services.
Recommending technology neutrality, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday said Internet service providers should be allowed to use any medium, including fiber and radio to provide services.
The subscriber base stood at 951.34 million at the end of March 2012.
The telecom regulator on Monday flayed the action of cellular operators to hike tariffs following the implementation of new IUC regime, saying its own calculations showed there was no justification for an upward revision in call charges.\n\n\n\n
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended that the government ensure and expedite availability of more Ku band transponders (which can be used for TV as well as data transmission) so that DTH companies can also offer broadband services.
In a bid to check theft of mobile phones as it involved security aspects, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued a consultation paper to seek opinion of the industry and other stakeholders to stop the menace.
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.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's visionary plan to build India's Information Super Highway has been very carefully thought-out and needs all the support we can give it, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
The paying capacity of telcos will not be the same over the next two decades. J S Sarma, chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, says after the regulator recommended a high reserve price for the auction of 2G spectrum.
To ensure level playing field between service providers, the telecom regulator has said that direct connectivity should be made between basic and mobile service providers.\n\n\n\n
With three new DTH companies set to offer DTH services, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has set new ground rules under which a DTH company will have to get into a commercial agreement within 45 days of it seeking a channel.
As a result of the TDSAT order, over 65 pay channels like Star One, Colors and Star Cricket would be able to raise prices, which were capped by Trai. The TDSAT rejected Trai's tariff order of October 2007 that had capped prices in different categories of cities based on population.
The regulator has sought information from telecom licencees on their recovery methods, under an attempt to curb the growing problem.
With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) refusing to reserve 900-MHz spectrum for incumbent telcos, asking them to vacate the quantity held and win back through bidding, GSM operators, led by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), have decided to propose a compromise formula.
As if alarmed by the spate of tariff cuts being offered by telecom players, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked leading companies including Bharti, IDEA and Hutch to hold on till it evaluated their tariff packages
A fair telecom market needs a tough and unbiased regulator who can protect consumersÂ’ interests and create a level playing field for all parties, says Sucheta Dalal.
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