Page 18 - Trai

Trai unlikely to intervene in telecom tariffs, floor price for now: Sources

As operators have already announced that they will increase tariffs, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will wait to see how the entire situation unfolds

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

How the telecom mess got messier

Is there a way out? First and foremost, recognise that we are dealing with issues of solvency

DoT hasn't referred fixing telecom tariffs' floor price to Trai: Report

The source also indicated that the telecom department will not intervene in recent announcement by telecom operators to raise tariffs.

Trai seeks disconnected numbers list from telcos to clean up databases

The latest move by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is aimed at ensuring that banks, insurance companies and others would have a ready list of mobile numbers that are disconnected

Telecom dept may approach Trai again for view on spectrum recommendations

Experts also feel that the telecom industry is not ready for an auction and the government can instead explore other ways of making available the airwaves to companies

Trai decision on revised pricing after telcos report their new tariffs

Another official said that as things stand now there is no move to initiate any consultation on floor price

Trai open house calls for zero mobile termination charge from next year

Reliance Jio said that delaying implementation of zero call connect charges beyond January 2020 will hurt affordability of telecom services

DoT didn't approach Trai for views on floor price for tariffs, says chief

We have not received anything," Sharma said when asked if the DoT has approached Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

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'

IUC row: Trai schedules open house debate for Nov 15 as telco war erupts

Typically, a telecom operator pays for completing calls made by its subscribers to a rival network.

Trai extends Nov 11 mobile number portability deadline due to tech issues

The revamped mobile number portability (MNP) or port-out rules aim to makes the entire process faster and simpler

Telecom body seeks removal of IUC on mobile calls in the interest of poor

Trai had proposed to move from the current IUC regime to the BAK (bill and keep) regime where no operator will charge for mobile call transmission, from January 1, 2020

Trai fixes mobile call ring time at 30 seconds; 60 seconds for landline

Till now there was no such limit for calls within India

Trai releases revised broadcasting norms for a fully compliant audit regime

Since implementation of the new framework, all distributors are deploying STBs that are compliant with Covert and Overt fingerprinting

Govt sets up panel of secretaries to help ease stress in telecom sector

The committee, led by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, will have secretaries from finance, law, telecom ministries

Jio's move to charge for off-network calls may help telcos raise tariff

Analysts largely see this as a positive for the sector, saying it will allow Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to increase their rates as well

Trai wants 5 MHz spectrum in premium 700 MHz band for Indian Railways

The Railways had urged the telecom department to reserve 15 MHz of spectrum in 700 MHz band

TRAI recommends 5Mhz spectrum to Railways for safety and security services

TRAI suggested that spectrum charges be levied on formula basis as prescribed by Telecom Department for Royalty Charges and Licence Fee for captive use

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