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Trai proposes nil charge on USSD messages for mobile banking, payments

The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) messages get displayed on the screen of mobile phones and are not stored like SMSes

Allow satellite operators buy capacity from foreign players directly: Trai

Satellite service providers in the country should be allowed to directly buy capacity from an approved list of foreign players

What explains the stagnation of the cable TV industry in India?

The lure of better quality made people choose DTH and streaming services over wired cables in recent years. What is the status of the cable industry and what is its future outlook? Let's find out

Trai invites views on framework to set up satellite gateway in India

Trai has invited stakeholders' views to explore framework for setting up satellite gateways in India -- demand for which is rising due to the development of satellites in low and medium orbits

Broadcasters take another hit

The battle of wills between the world's second largest TV market and its regulator, which began maybe five years ago, continues

Jio gains 649,000 users in August, Airtel adds 138,000, shows Trai data

Reliance Jio's mobile base stands at 443.8 million, that of Bharti Airtel's is 354.1 million and Voda Idea 271 million

Jio tops 4G chart with 20.9 Mbps download speed in September: Trai

Reliance Jio maintained the top position in the 4G speed chart with a 20.9 megabit per second (Mbps) average download rate in September, as per telecom regulator Trai

Bharti Airtel to test 5G services in India on the millimetre band

The band is considered suitable for next-generation 5G services even as Trai is yet to discover the price of these bands

Reliance Jio adds 6.5 mn users in July, Vodafone Idea sheds 1.4 mn

Airtel subscribers up 1.9 mn in July

Trai's suggestion to waive RoW charges to reduce network rollout cost: COAI

Telecom regulator Trai's recommendation to waive right of way charges for the next five years will significantly reduce the overall cost of network rollout for companies, industry body COAI said

Trai's order paves the way for tariff hike by telecom operators

Telcos offering segmented tariff offerings has been a bone of contention for a while

Trai directs telcos to ensure only tariffs filed with it are offered

Trai directed all telecom service providers to immediately ensure that only tariffs that are reported to it are offered through their channels, distributors or retailers

Address AGR issues for cable ops, fix min broadband speed at 2 mbps: Trai

Telecom regulator Trai on Tuesday recommended a slew of measures, including fixing minimum broadband speed at 2 megabit per second, to promote internet connectivity and increase connection speed.

Internet users up nearly 4% to over 825 million in Q4 of FY21: TRAI data

Of these 825 mn internet subscribers, 26 mn were wired Internet users and 799 mn were wireless subscribers

Govt decision on raising tariffs fails to unite telecom companies

The telecom regulator however is unlikely to set a minimum tariff as it may be considered an anti-competitive move

Trai suggests to create separate authorisation for access network provider

Trai on Thursday suggested that a separate authorisation be created for access network provider, to offer network services on a wholesale basis

Vi lost 12.4 mn subscribers in the first quarter, most since March-end 2020

The sequential fall in 4G subscribers was modest, indicating that most of the subscriber loss was in the low-margin 2G segment

Reliance Jio tops 4G chart with 21.9 mbps download speed in June: Trai

Vodafone Idea had an average upload speed of 6.2 mbps in May. It was followed by Reliance Jio with an upload speed of 4.8 mbps and Bharti Airtel with 3.9 mbps

5G spectrum auctions: DoT may not ask Trai for base price revision

The 5G auction will include 3,300 MHz to 3,600 MHz bands, along with milimetre waves

Jio sees near 100% sequential growth in new subscribers in March: Trai data

According to the latest data by TRAI, Bharti Airtel added 4 million subscribers to its network, followed by Vodafone Idea with 1.1 million users and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd with 194,310.