THE TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

Spam War: Telecom companies to soon filter out unregistered commercial SMSes

ET had reported in November that the telecom regulator had imposed penalties collectively amounting to Rs 35 crore on eight operators inclu...

That 30-second Covid message is taking hours of our time

Consumer groups say those pre-call covid messages are hugely problematic. They say the message being played across networks is estimated to...

Airtel likely to skip auction of ‘expensive’ 700 MHz band

After all telecom operators gave the 700 MHz band – considered very efficient for 4G services and even 5G in the future – a pass in the 201...

Airtel’s active customer share edges past Jio’s

After a fierce contest for the past 12 months, “Airtel’s active user share at 33.3% edged ahead of Jio’s 33.2% in October, driven by the hi...

Airtel, Vodafone Idea give all information on segmented offers

On December 4, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had directed all telcos to submit details of all segmented offers made betw...

Airtel, Vodafone Idea file segmented offer details to telecom regulator Trai

On December 4, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had directed all telcos to submit details of all segmented offers made betw...

List of trusted sources for telecom gear soon

​​“Considering the need to ensure India’s national security, the Cabinet has accorded approval for the National Security Directive on Telec...

India to come up with list of trusted sources to improve telecom network security

Telecom Service Providers (TSP) are required to connect new devices which are designated ‘Trusted Products”, the government said. The Desig...

Public WiFi may not be viable way to boost broadband penetration: Analysts

The public WiFi model, they said, had also lost much of its utility for telcos in tackling network congestion as the latter now have adequa...

Cabinet likely to consider spectrum auction proposal

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is proposing to sell airwaves in sub-1 GHz bands of 700, 800 and 900 MHz, and in the over-1 GHz ...

Jio tells TRAI it's losing users due to 'rumors' spread by Airtel, Vi that it will gain from Farm Bills

Retailers in Faridabad , Bahadurgarh, Chandigarh, Firozpur and other parts of NCR and Punjab have seen an increase in customers porting out...

Airtel in pole position in race with Jio to grab struggling Vi’s customers

Airtel is likely to continue gaining more mobile broadband users than Jio, especially as the low-end customer churn, which had driven Jio’s...

Callers may have to prefix '0' for making calls from landlines to mobile phones from Jan 1

"Following may be implemented...Fixed-to-mobile calls shall be dialled with prefix '0'. Suitable announcement may be fed in the fixed line ...

Broadband definition needs to be reviewed, should be upgraded to 2 Mbps speed: BIF to Trai

The Broadband India Forum (BIF) has said communications technology has transformed radically over the past years and entirely new markets f...

BIF bats for unbundling various layers in telecom with safeguards to protect competition

TRAI had, in August this year, floated a final discussion paper on enabling unbundling of specific layers of telecom like infrastructure, n...

Trai drops probe against Voda Idea on priority plan issue after telco tweaks offer

Last month, the regulator had slapped a show-cause notice on VIL over its priority mobile plan, saying the tariff offer lacked transparency...

Trai seeks stakeholder comments on changes needed to ensure fair billing for consumers

According to code of practice for metering and billing accuracy regulations, 2006, telecom companies are required to submit third-party aud...