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Trai to push key agendas for FY18 with telecom, broadcasting cos

Some issues include free data, net neutrality, internet telephony, machine-to-machine communications

Trai asks Jio to explain why new offer not violation of norms

Free voice calls and data plan should not be used under the Happy New Year offer

Trai recommends limited free data for rural subscribers

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has suggested that the cost of implementation of the scheme may be met from USOF

Call drop way above benchmark; meet with telcos next week: TRAI

The regulator said that it will continue to consider it 'unsatisfactory and violative' if benchmarks are not met

Benchmark report reveals improvement in call drop, telecos performance: Sinha

Sinha further said that Trai monitors the performance of service providers through quarterly performance monitoring reports

Free Net advocates flay Trai's public Wi-Fi paper

Stakeholders vouching for a cheap and open Internet have flagged concerns over privacy and regulatory hurdles

Ministry forms committee to look into TRAI's penalty suggestion

TRAI proposed enalty of Rs 3,050 crore on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea as they failed to provide sufficient PoI to Reliance Jio

Mutually discuss PoI issue and sort it out: Trai tells telcos

After recommending Rs 3,050-cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone & Idea Cellular, the regulator Telecom asked incumbent telecom operators to resolve the issue of the PoIs with newcomer RJio

Inform broadband users of data limit, speed: Trai to telcos

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday directed operators to inform customers about the data usage limits of their broadband plans and the extent to which speed of connection would be reduced in case users breach the 'fair usage' or data quota cap.Currently, under the 'fair usage policy', if a consumer subscribes to an unlimited broadband plan with, say, over two Mbps speed, and his usage breaches a certain quota, say two gigabytes, before the billing cycle is over, the provider can reduce the data speed for the remaining period.The move is aimed at improving transparency and helping customers keep a track of their consumption levels as companies will also have to notify users when their data usage hits 50, 90 and 100 per cent of the prescribed limit under their chosen plan. Trai also said that in case of fixed broadband services, operators will have to ensure that download speed for a user does not fall below 512 kbps (as stipulated under telecom department norms) unde

Many telecoms execute 100-day call drop plan, achieve positive result: COAI

The telecom companies had given a 100-day roadmap to the government in June to improve the call drop situation

Telecom Minister to meet teleco CEOs over call drop issue on Nov 1

Earlier this year, telcos had submitted a 100 day action plan on strategy to address call drop issue.

DoT panel to look into Trai's proposal of penalty on telcos

DoT official says, it has been a practice for a panel to looks into Trai recommendations

Telcos liable for bill payment issues on mobile apps: Trai

Trai said that since websites and applications are non-licensed entities and are appointed by telecom service providers, operators are responsible for ensuring compliance of regulatory norms

Trai wants Airtel, Voda, Idea to pay Rs 3,000-cr fine for denying interconnect points to Jio

Says Airtel, Idea, Vodafone should pay Rs 3,050-cr penalty for denial deliberate of interconnect points

Telcos seek to defer IUC review to next financial year

Unlike others Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications have suggested that the charges should be brought down to zero at the earliest

Trai proposes uniform broadcast inter-connect norms

At present, two separate regulatory frameworks are applicable for inter-connection of services

TRAI call for broadcast, cable tariff right step: Analysts

Draft paper says every broadcaster should declare the nature of each channel as 'free to air' or 'pay' for different geographical areas

Trai meets telcos on predatory pricing claims

Assures them it will look into their arguments

Efforts to browbeat the regulator not a great idea: R S Sharma

"For us, every consumer has an equal right. Everybody must have the facility to get their calls through"

Trai calls telcos' meet to discuss allegations against Jio

The operators had written to Trai that Jio's voice tariffs are in violation of Trai's 30th amendment to TTO order