These contentious issues would be debated as part of a consultation paper
Trai has imposed fine of Rs 3,050 cr on Airtel, Vodafone and Idea for refusing Poi to RJio
The operator-assisted drive tests have started in all the five regions of Trai, says R S Sharma
Trai Chairman R S Sharma said committee's suggestions will be taken up for review in 2017
Earlier, the last date for comments was February 15 and counter comments February 28
Vodafone has claimed the Trai failed to prohibit RJio from violating the tariff orders
Tests involves operators' equipment and costs, with regulator monitoring, supervising entire process
As per govt data, Trai imposed Rs 3 cr penalty on Aircel for not meeting set quality parameters for 2G service
Jio has accused Airtel of grossly exaggerating the value of data in a promotional offer
For Bharti Airtel, the congestion level is beyond the permissible limit in eight circles
At present, eKYC has been adopted for new mobile connections or SIM cards
Trai has also suggested that TSPs and infra providers be mandated to share in-building infra
Trai registered highest customer addition of around 29 million in a month, driven by Reliance Jio
Public wifi networks would offer data connectivity at just 10 per cent of the prevailing data rates
The regulator will also be reviewing the existing telephone numbering plan
In October 2016, the Trai issued a consultation paper on a draft tariff order
Interconnection usage charges are payable by subscriber wh calls for using the second's network
This is first of its kind exercise by Trai as part of efforts to improve regulatory predictability
This reflects the year-on-year growth of 5.05% over the same quarter of last year
The contours of the discussion paper is expected to be firmed up over the next few weeks