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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.

Trai extends Nov 11 mobile number portability deadline due to tech issues

The revamped mobile number portability (MNP) or port-out rules aim to makes the entire process faster and simpler

Telecom body seeks removal of IUC on mobile calls in the interest of poor

Trai had proposed to move from the current IUC regime to the BAK (bill and keep) regime where no operator will charge for mobile call transmission, from January 1, 2020

Trai fixes mobile call ring time at 30 seconds; 60 seconds for landline

Till now there was no such limit for calls within India

Trai releases revised broadcasting norms for a fully compliant audit regime

Since implementation of the new framework, all distributors are deploying STBs that are compliant with Covert and Overt fingerprinting

Govt sets up panel of secretaries to help ease stress in telecom sector

The committee, led by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, will have secretaries from finance, law, telecom ministries

Jio's move to charge for off-network calls may help telcos raise tariff

Analysts largely see this as a positive for the sector, saying it will allow Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to increase their rates as well

Trai wants 5 MHz spectrum in premium 700 MHz band for Indian Railways

The Railways had urged the telecom department to reserve 15 MHz of spectrum in 700 MHz band

TRAI recommends 5Mhz spectrum to Railways for safety and security services

TRAI suggested that spectrum charges be levied on formula basis as prescribed by Telecom Department for Royalty Charges and Licence Fee for captive use

TRAI recommends KYC verification of existing and new DTH set-top boxes

It also said there is no need to mandate physical verification at regular intervals as it will incur a huge cost to the DTH operators and inconvenience to the consumers

Trai moots clarity in definition of 'other service providers'

"Provision of services for captive purposes, that is, Captive Contact Centres have been kept out from the scope of OSP. They would require to furnish intimation only," it said

Trai to settle call ring time in 2 weeks even as telecom war gets ugly

On Jio's latest allegations that rival telcos are fraudulently masking fixed-line as mobile calls, a senior Trai official said the matter will be examined just as all complaints to the authority are

Jio accuses Airtel, Voda-Idea of fraudulence; asks Trai to slap penalties

Bharti Airtel, however, hit back saying Jio is trying to misguide the regulator ahead the consultation on call connect charges

Trai's IUC review will punish efficient telcos, reward defaulters: Jio

Jio has questioned TRAI's jurisdiction and reasons to tinker with the original schedule for implementation of zero termination charge regime from January 1, 2020

Tariff at current level not sustainable, must go up, says Airtel CEO

Vittal refused to comment on whether the company was planning to increase tariffs