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Telecom companies' key revenue metric improves June to Sept: Regulator.

Vodafone Idea's monthly average revenue per user jumped 9.73 per cent to Rs 6,435.79 crore

BARC has a history of ratings pauses, latest being the fourth in six years

First suspension was in April 2015 when those subscribing to television viewership data were asked to switch from TAM, the erstwhile television measurement agency, to BARC

Reliance Jio says all voice calls free from Jan 1 as ICU charges go

Company also announces new data plans offering 1-2 GB data at lower prices than competition

Reliance Jio makes domestic calls to all networks free from January 1

The telco has revoked interconnect usage charges following Trai's announcement earlier this month that the IUC termination for all domestic voice calls in the country would be extended by another year

Jio accuses Airtel, Vodafone Idea of fanning farmers' ire against it

While Vodafone Idea did not immediately react to charges, Airtel called complaint baseless and asked govt to dismiss it

Trai secy hopes 5G will be introduced in India soon, sees viable use cases

Trai Secretary SK Gupta said the regulator has made all-out efforts to ensure that price of radiowaves is "reasonable and market-friendly"

TRAI issues consultation paper seeking views on norms for DTH services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India issued a consultation paper seeking views and comments on regulatory framework recommended for direct-to-home (DTH) services

Airtel gains 2.3 million more subscribers than Reliance Jio in September

Jio has 35.1 per cent market share, followed by Airtel (28.4 per cent), and Vodafone Idea (25.7 per cent).

Telcos penalised for not curbing unsolicited com communications: TRAI to HC

It has said that these amounts have to be deposited with it by the companies within 20 days from November 23 when the orders were passed

Right call on telecom gear

National security has to be of paramount importance

Supreme Court asks telcos to disclose details of special tariffs to TRAI

In a significant direction, the Supreme Court Friday ordered telecom companies to disclose to regulator TRAI the details of special tariffs and offers made to consumers

Telcos flag E&V bands, floor price issues at meeting with new Trai chief

The industry maintained that spectrum in highly commercial and valuable E and V bands should not be delicensed, says report

Bharti Airtel a formidable No 2 in all pricing scenarios, say analysts

ARPU expansion, market share gains expected even if there is no tariff hike

DoT urges space dept, defence to vacate spectrum for 5G roll-out: Report

Differences among the DoT, Department of Space (DoS) and the defence ministry have led to delay in rollout of 5G services in the country

Reliance Jio continues to remain the fastest mobile network: Trai

Vodafone recorded the highest speed in terms of upload in September, according to the latest data from the telecom regulator

Jio fastest network with 19.3 mbps download speed; VIL tops in upload: Trai

Reliance Jio continues to remain the fastest mobile network with an average download speed of 19.3 mbps, while Vodafone recorded the highest speed in terms of upload in September

Top headlines: Telcos battle over subscribers; new stimulus for demand

From govt announcing new scheme to boost consumer spending to telcos war over subscriber base, here are top headlines this morning

Jio becomes first telco to cross 400 million subscribers mark: Trai

The overall telecom subscriber base increased marginally to 116.4 crore in July from 116 crore in June

Ensure international roaming service is inactive by default: Trai to telcos

TRAI also outlined a slew of informational measures and disclosures that are required to be made by service providers upfront, to safeguard consumers from bill shocks due to usage of such services

Pharma secy P D Vaghela to take over as new Trai chairman from R S Sharma

The Gujarat-cadre IAS officer has also served in the state as commissioner of commercial tax. He was also instrumental in bringing GST in 2017