On Friday, Jio insisted that the director general of COAI leave the meeting involving top three telcos and Trai
COAI said that operators are in no position by way of network or financially to terminate volumes of traffic that are markedly asymmetric
Trai in July had released a consultation paper, seeking views on making broadband available through public Wi-Fi networks
Earlier, the last date to send comments was September 5
Govt advises industry to discuss issue with regulator, telecom dept
It is not clear which revenue [SUC] will be linked to...revenue derived from that spectrum or the entire revenue: Rajesh Chharia
The move is likely to meet with resistance from ISPs as it increases the cost of delivering broadband for them
The move will benefit the entry level users, who go for cheaper data plans with longer validity period
If a consumer fails to use up data purchased through voucher within the specified period, then the unused data lapses
Trai in May this year had come out with a consultation paper to explore models for providing free data to consumers without violating the concept of net neutrality
The portal will let users to see various quality parameters like call drops, coverage and call quality
The information would be available on the URL http://analytics.Trai.Gov.In
COAI had questioned the regulator's urgency in initiating the process of interconnect review, which the association claimed "favours new entrants"
Trai chief R S Sharma, who completes one year in office on Wednesday, has taken a few consumer-friendly initiatives, but his relationship with industry has suffered
This comes as most of the telcos fail to keep call drop rates within 2% benchmark across major cities
For wireless to wireless, the termination charges were reduced to 14 paisa per minute from 20 paisa earlier
Trai feels at present the quality norms are at service area level which may give a different picture on customer experience quality
USSD technology is used by telecom operators to send alerts to their users
Wireless subscription in rural areas increased from 447.84 mn to 448.90 mn in May
The telecom regulator, in its latest consultation paper has also sought views on modalities such as legal framework, structure, funding