Telecom Commission

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The Telecom Commission also decided to ask the telecom regulator to prescribe a framework for testing of fixed-line services

Telecom Commission also approved regulator Trai's recommendations on internet telephony

Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan did not share more details of the issues which will be discussed at the meeting

The commission had sought a legal opinion on some of the points it approved at its previous meeting in September-end before firming up its view

The panel is likely to discuss proposed amendment in the Trai Act

The penalty was imposed on Airtel, Idea and Vodafone for allegedly violating interconnect norms

Sources in the DoT said the panel's decision would create a level-playing field among operators and also increase the revenue of the government

The industry has been demanding a uniform SUC rate for all the bands at three per cent which should be reduced to one per cent in phases

There are four circles -Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu - where a market determined price is not available in the 800-MHz band

The government on Wednesday decided that the NITI Aayog chief executive officer would be a part-time member of the Telecom Commission.