The order will provide consumers choice of channels, transparency and better service quality, RS Sharma said
He said people accept terms and conditions of online platforms without reading, which puts their privacy at risk
This follows DoT seeking Trai's recommendation on BSNL's request to change the present method of levying spectrum charges on its satellite services as they are too expensive for subscribers
The Trai Act may be modified to create an ombudsman with power to penalise operators or compensate consumers
Trai's solutions remain inadequate
In his first interview after winning a second term at the helm of TRAI, Sharma said legal options are available for anyone not happy with a particular regulation of Trai
It was during Sharma's tenure that the telecom sector witnessed the entry of Reliance Jio and rock-bottom tariffs, forcing the industry to face severe financial stress
According to data shared by Trai, the export of telecom instrument stood at $1,201.7 million
Based on these recommendations submitted to the government, the base prices and timing for the next round of auctions will be finalised
The regulator asked telecom operators to ensure that commercial communication takes place only through registered senders
Trai recommendations will primarily act as an input to the Srikrishna-led panel, which is working on the broader aspects of data privacy
IAMAI said that companies will not be able to build a business in India if regulations follow these guidelines
Trai's guidelines are just what the doctor ordered
Telecom operators levy interconnection charges on incoming calls from the network of the other operator
It said that in order to ensure sufficient choices to the users of digital services, granularities in the consent mechanism should be built-in by the service providers
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had sought views and comments from the industry by May 18 on these draft regulations
The order was issued in appeals filed by Tata Communications and Bharti Airtel against a single judge order, which upheld the Trai's decision on the tariff
There will be various methods to take the consent and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is currently deliberating those
At present, the operators offer information on various tariffs on their own websites
Sectoral regulator Trai has notified transparent pricing norms for telecom operators clearly defining the concept of non-discrimination and non-predation and also levying of penalty to the tune of Rs 5 million per tariff plan for each service area if an operator is found to be indulged in offering predatory tariffs.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has come out with new rules on transparent pricing after incumbent operators complained to it against new entrant Reliance Jio for offering predatory tariffs as they were below cost and not compliant with the principles of interconnect usage charges (IUC).However, in the new rules, Trai has clarified that IUC cannot be taken as floor for the retail tariff and it decided to remove the requirement of IUC compliance from the reporting requirement. Trai said prices are considered predatory when the significant market players (SMP) sets its price so low that it can be considered rational only if it reduces competition, eliminate ...