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Trai initiates move to fix floor rates for mobile phone calls, data

Trai said comments on floor tariffs are invited by January 17.

Trai extends six paise per min IUC charge to other networks till Dec 2020

The charges were reduced to 6 paise with effect from October 1, 2017 from 14 paise charged earlier and it was to become nil from January 1, 2020.

TRAI looking at setting floor price to ensure viability of telcos

Free voice calls and dirt cheap data by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio has wrecked havoc on the industry, which squeezed finances to match them

Over 26,400 complaints received against telcos by Trai during Nov-Jan: Govt

The government is considering setting up a telecom Ombudsman for addressing consumer grievances, said Sanjay Dhotre in the Lok Sabha

Trai issues revised MNP process notice; new norms effective from Dec 16

There is no change in the porting timelines for the corporate mobile connections, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said

Under NDCP, TRAI seeks industry's views on unbundled licensing regime

The move came after the Telecom Department sought the regulator's recommendation on the issue

Pricing power

Telcos should not give up freedom to set tariffs

Trai revamps mobile number portability, advises 3 working days for requests

Similarly, timeline of five working days has been prescribed for requests for port out from one circle to another

Unleash market forces to realise full potential of SatCom: TRAI chief

RS Sharma asserted that the 'open sky policy' needs to be implemented in "letter and spirit" to unleash the full potential of satellite technologies

Trai unlikely to intervene in telecom tariffs, floor price for now: Sources

As operators have already announced that they will increase tariffs, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will wait to see how the entire situation unfolds

Telecom tariff: Trai to review transparency in publishing of offers

Sources said that the consultation paper was not related to floor price and related issues, and deals with the specific aspect of communication of tariff offerings by telcos to subscribers

How the telecom mess got messier

Is there a way out? First and foremost, recognise that we are dealing with issues of solvency

DoT hasn't referred fixing telecom tariffs' floor price to Trai: Report

The source also indicated that the telecom department will not intervene in recent announcement by telecom operators to raise tariffs.

Trai seeks disconnected numbers list from telcos to clean up databases

The latest move by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is aimed at ensuring that banks, insurance companies and others would have a ready list of mobile numbers that are disconnected

Telecom dept may approach Trai again for view on spectrum recommendations

Experts also feel that the telecom industry is not ready for an auction and the government can instead explore other ways of making available the airwaves to companies

Trai decision on revised pricing after telcos report their new tariffs

Another official said that as things stand now there is no move to initiate any consultation on floor price

Trai open house calls for zero mobile termination charge from next year

Reliance Jio said that delaying implementation of zero call connect charges beyond January 2020 will hurt affordability of telecom services

DoT didn't approach Trai for views on floor price for tariffs, says chief

We have not received anything," Sharma said when asked if the DoT has approached Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Trai to review regulatory regime for international call termination charges

The regulator noted that the characteristics of the telecom market in India as well as globally is 'changing very fast'

IUC row: Trai schedules open house debate for Nov 15 as telco war erupts

Typically, a telecom operator pays for completing calls made by its subscribers to a rival network.