It has said that these amounts have to be deposited with it by the companies within 20 days from November 23 when the orders were passed
National security has to be of paramount importance
In a significant direction, the Supreme Court Friday ordered telecom companies to disclose to regulator TRAI the details of special tariffs and offers made to consumers
The industry maintained that spectrum in highly commercial and valuable E and V bands should not be delicensed, says report
ARPU expansion, market share gains expected even if there is no tariff hike
Differences among the DoT, Department of Space (DoS) and the defence ministry have led to delay in rollout of 5G services in the country
Vodafone recorded the highest speed in terms of upload in September, according to the latest data from the telecom regulator
Reliance Jio continues to remain the fastest mobile network with an average download speed of 19.3 mbps, while Vodafone recorded the highest speed in terms of upload in September
From govt announcing new scheme to boost consumer spending to telcos war over subscriber base, here are top headlines this morning
The overall telecom subscriber base increased marginally to 116.4 crore in July from 116 crore in June
TRAI also outlined a slew of informational measures and disclosures that are required to be made by service providers upfront, to safeguard consumers from bill shocks due to usage of such services
The Gujarat-cadre IAS officer has also served in the state as commissioner of commercial tax. He was also instrumental in bringing GST in 2017
Industry body COAI on Monday said it looks forward to working with new TRAI chairman P D Vaghela, as it sought continued support of the telecom regulator
Like every other industry, telecom also has demand and supply side aspects to be taken into consideration, said Sharma
Vaghela, a 1986-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, is currently Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals
After two years, only 6 per cent of the target has been achieved with 306,000 hot spots in the country, according to the DigiAnalysis data, updated till August 2019
Trai recently mooted that the telecom department should establish a multi-stakeholder body to ensure that internet access providers adhere to the provisions of net neutrality
Telecom regulator Trai has decided to drop proceedings against Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) in priority plan matter after the telco withdrew contentious claims on faster speed and modified its offering
Vodafone Idea has lost more than 30% of user base since 2018 merger
The regulator is of the view that lack of uniform solution can lead to proprietary issues and prevent integration for a seamless digital revolution in the urban infrastructure.