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Trai move on interconnect user charge likely to face Reliance Jio challenge

High tariffs on voice calls force 2G, 3G customers to make missed calls to customers on Jio, soliciting a large amount of offnet voice calls from its subscribers to the network of incumbent operators

Reliance Jio has widest 4G network, Airtel's network grows 3-fold: Trai

Bharti Airtel's 4G coverage is less than half of Reliance Jio's but it has expanded its network more than three-folds since September 2017

Reliance Jio adds 8.5 mn subscribers in July; Airtel gains 2.5 mn users

Both Jio and Airtel have inched up their broadband market share, to 56.2 per cent and 20.5 per cent, respectively

High prices deterring telcos from bidding for 5G spectrum: Industry group

The industry laments that the spectrum prices proposed in India are four times higher than other markets

E&V spectrum use likely to reduce 50% of licensed tower congestion

Department of telecommunications is divided on the allocation of these two spectrum bands

50 shades of TV viewing: How Trai's new tariff order made it complicated

Trai's new tariff order has ushered in transparency and plugged leakages, bringing in better revenues for the industry. But it has made it more expensive to watch TV

Trai consultation paper on DTN platform services lists four key concerns

One of the main issues raised in the consultation paper released today is exclusivity of content provided by distribution platform owners

Best of BS Opinion: How govt should use RBI payout, G7's relevance and more

Finance Minister's stimulus measures and the RBI's decision to transfer about Rs 1.76 trillion to the government have spurred the markets

Why TRAI doesn't like bundling

A new consultation paper raises hackles in the television industry

Best of BS Opinion: Job crisis in rural India and need for peace in Kashmir

Rural India is witnessing the highest labour participation rate in over a year, but it is not finding jobs

Protect TV's diversity

Trai should minimise intervention in channel pricing

New tariff plan paints grim prospects for lifestyle, travel, niche channels

Trai Consultation paper released last week seeks to clampdown on bouquets

Competition Commission must study foreign firms' conduct, says Sitharaman

The CCI is already studying the new economy segment to understand how some companies abuse dominant positions

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