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New TV channel pricing: Trai mandates provision of 200 channels at Rs 153

Analysts say move will lower operators' ARPU, which had shot up by 60% on an average after changes last year

The 2020 media fantasy

A stable regulatory environment, digital transparency, the disappearance of Indian news television and better informed citizens

Tariff offers transparency: Trai extends deadline for receiving comments

The move came after Trai received a significant number of complaints from individual consumers on lack of transparency in disclosure of tariff information

Once regarded as fastest-growing, Indian telecom battles for survival

The Supreme Court order for including non-core revenue in telecom groups' gross adjusted revenue -- the figure on which the levies are charged -- revived the rivalry between Ambani and Bharti Mittal

TRAI looking at setting floor price to ensure viability of telcos

Free voice calls and dirt cheap data by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio has wrecked havoc on the industry, which squeezed finances to match them

Unleash market forces to realise full potential of SatCom: TRAI chief

RS Sharma asserted that the 'open sky policy' needs to be implemented in "letter and spirit" to unleash the full potential of satellite technologies

Telecom tariff: Trai to review transparency in publishing of offers

Sources said that the consultation paper was not related to floor price and related issues, and deals with the specific aspect of communication of tariff offerings by telcos to subscribers

Telcos' AGR dues to outweigh two-year breather for spectrum payment

Incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they would go for a review petition of the SC order, but they have limited time to move court

Will review regime for foreign call termination charges, says Trai

Trai, in its consultation paper, said it would review the regulatory regime for international call termination charges that were lowered to 30 paise per minute last year

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'

Don't bet on BSNL, MTNL's revival

The four-point turnaround plan for the public sector telcos is a set of necessary steps but is far from sufficient

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 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

Telecom industry not in good shape; 5G auctions should be delayed: Voda CTO

Vodafone Idea, CTO, Vishant Vora said that the auctions should be held later rather than sooner as the industry is not in good financial health

The myth of the missing DTH subscriber

A change in the way DTH homes are calculated shows that over 18 million homes are missing. Why does this cause so much joy?

Trai floats consultation paper to form a unified numbering plan

The consultation paper analyses changes affecting mobile phones, fixed lines

Trai seeks public views to fast-track, simplify M&As in telecom sector

Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday invited public comments to reform merger and acquisition rules in the sector, to simplify and expedite the process and avoid litigation. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued a consultation paper on reforming the guidelines for transfer and merger of telecom licences following reference from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to simplify and fast-track approval for mergers and acquisitions (M&As). The National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP) 2018 under the 'Propel India' mission envisages to reform the existing M&A rules to enable simplification and to fast-track approvals to catalyse investment for the digital communications sector. "A consultation paper...has been released providing the background information and seeking inputs of the stakeholders on reforms required to be made in the existing guidelines on transfer/merger of licences to enable simplification and fast-tracking of approvals." Trai said in a ...

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 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

Small channels in panic mode after Trai proposes new television plans

In its consultation paper released last week, Trai addressed three key points including the bundling of channels under bouquets, rampant discounting within bouquets, and the lack of consumer choice