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Trai grants Voda Idea time till Sept 8 to respond to priority plan notice

The regulator had initially given time till August 31 to VIL to respond, but later extended the deadline to September 4 following company's request

Telecom industry lost over 5.6 million wireless users in May: Trai

Reliance Jio bucks trend, adds 3.65 million users during the month, taking overall number to 392.7 million

Trai issues show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea, calls offer misleading

Trai has issued a show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea over the contentious priority plan, saying the offer lacks transparency, is misleading and not in compliance with regulatory principles

Trai mulls show cause notice against Vodafone Idea on priority plan issue

Airtel - which has stopped onboarding new customers on its platinum offering after an earlier Trai directive - may not be served a show-cause notice

TRAI asks Airtel, Vodafone Idea to submit pending data on priority plans

The regulator recently sent reminders to the two companies to submit the additional data to back their claims, the source told PTI

Incremental spectrum usage charge only on holding in shared band: Trai

Trai has also recommended that suitable exit clause for intimation of termination of existing spectrum-sharing arrangement by the operators be included in the spectrum sharing guidelines.

Accelerating domestic output of telecom gear in strategic interest: Trai

India is evaluating whether Huawei and ZTE should be kept out of upcoming 5G trials, though a final decision on the issue is yet to come

AGR case: SC seeks details of spectrum sharing between RCom, Reliance Jio

Spectrum is a government property, not private, and anyone using it is liable to pay the dues, the apex court said

It's a new tariff plan, not service: Voda Idea to Trai on priority offering

VIL has countered Trai's contention that the RedX plan, which commits higher speeds, should have been informed separately so different aspects could have been examined before such service was launched

Telecom firms evolving into digital networks a positive sign: Trai chairman

Large telecom companies are using artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning in a significant way already to improve services and optimise resources, R S Sharma said

TRAI decision on priority plans within 2 weeks of telcos' reply: Report

TRAI expects to finalise its decision on priority plans of Vodafone Idea and Airtel within two weeks of getting detailed responses on its queries from the two telcos, according to a regulatory source

TRAI inquiry into Voda Idea's RedX premium plan prima facie finding: TDSAT

On July 16, based on Jio's complaint TRAI had said that the premium tariff plans for post paid customers were discriminatory in nature.

Time to make 2G telecom services part of history, says Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Jio shares platform with Bharti Airtel to ring in 25 years of mobile telephony

Out of focus

The New Tariff Order is unhelpful for broadcasting

Govt plans tough rules to restrict use of Chinese telecom equipment

Telecom gear makers have to share source codes and get equipment tested by third-party labs accredited to the government.

Vodafone, Airtel defend premium plans; say no impact on other network users

They said the subscribers of the plans constitute only a small portion of overall customer base

From Sukh Ram to Mukesh Ambani, here're the men who changed telecom

With a charge of Rs 18/min for voice calls to free voice calls now, and a burgeoning subscriber base, India's telecom sector has come a long way. We look at the men who made all of this possible

Spectrum auction: DoT circulates Cabinet note for comments, keeps 5G out

Says industry may not have the appetite for it because of AGR issue

Telcos should provide location grid of bulk users: Department of Telecom

Telecom companies will have to provide a point of sale code through a portal to law enforcement agencies, the order said.

Trai's wrong call

The telecom regulator must avoid taking arbitrary decisions