Page 33 - Trai

Indian Railways plans to float a new tender for content-on-demand

This time, the Railways has scaled down its revenue target to Rs 1,000 crore, sources in the know of the developments said

Mobile data price down 95%, revenue up 2.5 times in 5 years: Trai

The data usage in the country increased by 56 folds to 46,404 million GB in 2018 from 828 million GB in 2014

JioPhone loses ground in rural areas as smartphones gain popularity

Share of JioPhone in the featurephone market has shrunk from 47% in the second quarter of 2018 to 28% a year after

Cisco partners Google to roll out free, high-speed WiFi zones in India

Under the partnership, Cisco is providing the network infrastructure and about 25 locations already live in Benagluru and another 200 locations will go live in the next 2-3 months in the city

DCC may take call on Rs 3,050-cr fine on Airtel, Voda-Idea after July 24

The regulator responded on June 21, saying that there was no question of any change in the fine

Cannot recommend penalty changes in interconnect case: Trai official

Telecom regulator's penalty on Airtel and Vodafone works out to be about Rs 1,050 crore each.

Telecom operators likely to get 16 years to pay for 5G spectrum

The deferred payment mode, being considered by the DoT, will be in line with the earlier recommendations of the DCC

Pricing impasse

It is vital to revise the reserve price for 5G spectrum

Trai refuses to budge on 5G spectrum pricing in upcoming auctions

The regulator has, however, yielded ground on the issue of lock-in period it had previously recommended for spectrum in the 3,300-3,600 megahertz (MHz) band (for eligibility on spectrum trading)

Telecom regulator sticks to stance on pricing of 5G spectrum, other bands

Last month, amid an industry disquiet over the pricing of spectrum, Digital Communications Commission had decided to ask Trai to reconsider its spectrum recommendations

Telcos, not Trai or govt, will decide spectrum price: Trai chief R S Sharma

R S Sharma says regulator will send its review soon

Policy to monetise fibre network of crisis-hit BSNL on the cards

With more than 700,000 route km, valued at over Rs 50,000 crore, BSNL has the largest optic fibre network among all telcos

Trai evaluating ways to determine unique mobile subscribers base

This subscriber number, however, does not give the exact picture of those connected or unconnected as it takes into account multiple SIMs and phone connections

Telecom panel tells Trai to review recommendations on 5G spectrum sale

Airwave rollout in 100 days for trials; auction decision in a month

Relief for operators as TRAI extends deadline for revised mobile port norms

The move came after telecom service providers and other players involved in the port out process sought extension of the original June 13 deadline

Drop in mobile user base due to multiple factors, no cause for worry: TRAI

India's total wireless subscriber base fell to 1,161.8 million on March 31, 2019, shedding 21.87 million users over the previous month, according to data released by the TRAI

Trai's spectrum prices high due to inconsistency in principles, finds study

The ICRIER-Broadband India study suggested that Trai placed immense value on the bid price of previous auctions

Trai hopes to find solution for TV set-top-box interoperability by year-end

When a consumer wants to change the service provider, they are forced to invest in a new STB, adding to the cost burden

TRAI pulls up DTH, cable operators for not complying with new tariff order

Four distribution platform operators have been asked to follow Trai's directions regarding migration of customers with long-term packs

TRAI pulls up Dish TV; seeks compliance with new regulatory framework

TRAI Chairman R S Sharma had said consumer choice and consumer interest are non-negotiable