Trai Chairman R S Sharma said that contrary to general perception that availability of mobile towers will solve all problems, in-building connectivity still remains a challenge.
The court noted that TRAI's counsel has shown some definitions of provisions but said they are of no use if no action is to be taken by the telecom regulator after issuance of show cause notices.
Reverse migration of labour led to a fall in ARPUs in the metros
Sharma said that creation of robust telecom infrastructure - a capital-intensive sector -- will play a key role in seamless connectivity, which is essence of true digitisation
Trai has now directed telcos to publish, within 15 days, each tariff plan for postpaid and prepaid subscribers, service area wise
TRAI issued a fresh set of rules for publication and advertisement of tariff plans by telcos, in a bid to boost transparency in mobile offers and to help subscribers make informed decisions
Faced with regulatory heat on its controversial plan, VIL has dropped faster data speed claims, which formed a prominent part of its pay-more-for-priority-treatment offering
The guidelines seek obligations for intermediaries (OTT communication players) to enable traceability to determine the originator of information for assistance to law enforcement agencies
The operators would rather go along with the global standards set by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project or 3GPP
TRAI's decision to not regulate OTT services is a forward-looking approach in interest of the consumers and will aid the progress of the sector, BIF said
Trai further said that no regulatory interventions are needed for privacy and security related issues of OTT services for now
Raising quality and speed of broadband for better experience involves a multi-pronged approach, and Trai has made suggestions including strengthening of infrastructure, proliferation of WiFi hotspots
The regulator had initially given time till August 31 to VIL to respond, but later extended the deadline to September 4 following company's request
Reliance Jio bucks trend, adds 3.65 million users during the month, taking overall number to 392.7 million
Trai has issued a show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea over the contentious priority plan, saying the offer lacks transparency, is misleading and not in compliance with regulatory principles
Airtel - which has stopped onboarding new customers on its platinum offering after an earlier Trai directive - may not be served a show-cause notice
The regulator recently sent reminders to the two companies to submit the additional data to back their claims, the source told PTI
Trai has also recommended that suitable exit clause for intimation of termination of existing spectrum-sharing arrangement by the operators be included in the spectrum sharing guidelines.
India is evaluating whether Huawei and ZTE should be kept out of upcoming 5G trials, though a final decision on the issue is yet to come
Spectrum is a government property, not private, and anyone using it is liable to pay the dues, the apex court said