Auspi

Without examining the details of such arrangements it would not be possible for the Authority to give an opinion based on hypothetical cases," Trai said in a letter to telecom industry bodies COAI and AUSPI.

Facing issues with telecom towers installation: AUSPI

Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) Secretary General Ashok Sud said that it still doesn't have the approvals of putting up towers in a place like Delhi, where the already rooted towers are under the fear of sealing.

Consumers have right to be compensated for call drops: TRAI

The telcos claimed that everyone was prejudiced against them, while referring to some of the pleas filed by consumer groups in support of TRAI's Oct 16, 2015, regulation which mandates cellular operators to pay consumers one rupee per call drop experienced on their networks, subject to a cap of Rs 3 a day

Trai asks telcos to start compensating for call drops

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued amendment in Telecom Consumers Protection Regulations on October 16, 2015 in which it added a rule mandating mobile service providers to compensate their subscribers for call dropped or automatically disconnected due to technical glitches in their network.

COAI, AUSPI move Delhi HC on TRAI call drop penalty order

Rajan S Mathews - Director General, COAI Rajan S Mathews - Director General, COAI, said telecom operators have already acceded to the TRAI‘s penalty order on service quality issues but their license does not mandate 100 percent coverage in any area by a provider.

Telcos approach DoT against call drop compensation

Can the telecom department come to the rescue of the sector, considering telecom minister Ravishankar Parasad has already made it clear that he is not going to go back on the penalty issue

TRAI rejects telcos' demand to shelve call drop regulations

Telecom operators, through their respective associations namely COAI and AUSPI, had written to Trai on October 27 to withdraw the regulations and asserted that it was not possible to make a network free from call drops.

Call drop: Telcos warn of hike in mobile tariffs

The operators have also asserted that it is not possible to make a network free from call drops. Trai has mandated operators to compensate consumers from January 1 if they face call drop problem.

Is Re 1/call compensation best way to nip call drop menace?

According to the new rules imposed by Trai, telecom operators will have to compensate its users by paying Re 1 for every call dropped from January 1, 2016, and limit it to a maximum of three calls dropped per day

Telecom bodies approach DoT on sealing of towers

The three associations - COAI, AUSPI and TAIPA - in a letter to DoT secretary Rakesh Garg said MCD has sealed 10 sites in the last two days and demanded that the issue be taken up with MCD Commissioner to stop the "coercive" action.

Spectrum auction concludes, govt garners over Rs 1 lk cr

According to sources, the spectrum auction payout by various companies stand at -- Vodafone likely to be at Rs 34,500 crore, Bharti Airtel at around Rs 27,500 crore, Idea (Rs 28,000 crore), Reliance Jio (Rs 11,000 crore) and Reliance Communications (Rs 2,300 crore).

'TRAI used a different way for CDMA spectrum base price'

The regulator on February 22 recommended a base price of Rs 2,685 crore per megahertz for CDMA airwaves which, AUSPI said, is 47 percent higher than the minimum price earlierapproved by the Empowered Group of Ministers on Telecom, and 80 percent higher than the base price of 1800 Mhz - generally known as 2G spectrum.

Trai questioned on how it arrived at spectrum prices: Auspi

Ashok Sud, Secretary General, Auspi says Trai is being questioned on the methodology deployed to arrive at the spectrum prices and whether the telecom regulator had actually thought of the premium that should go in as a result of the new spectrum being liberalised.

CDMA spectrum in dire straits, will GSM replace it?

The message from the telecom regulatory authority of India is pretty dire. Mobile operators using the CDMA or code division multiple access technology for offering mobile services need to either ramp up their act or quit these valuable radiowaves.

Sistema did not have a choice but to bid in auctions: AUSPI

Sistema Shyam Teleservices had no choice but to bid in the 2G spectrum auction held today by the government if it wishes to continue operating in India, believes Ashok Sud, Secretary General Of AUSPI.

Union Budget 2013 - 14: How is FM likely to achieve Rs 40,847 cr spectrum target?

In Union Budget 2013, Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressed that the present uncertainty in the telecom sector will be resolved and spectrum will be auctioned.

Tribunal rejects telco pleas against TRAI regulation on VAS

Telecom tribunal TDSAT today dismissed the telecom operators' pleas against TRAI regulations that had laid down the procedures for providing Value-Added-Services (VAS) to their customers.

Govt decision influenced by lobby of older operators: AUSPI

Ashok Sud, Secretary General of AUSPI considers the new spectrum refarming decision to be a very unfair one and he is not yet clear about what drove the EGoM to take such a decision. According to him, the government has given into the lobby of older operators who hold large chunks of 900 Mhz spectrum.

Exit of telecoms proof of exorbitant auction price: Experts

Rajan S Mathews of the COAI and SC Khanna, former secretary-general, AUSPI explain to CNBC-TV18 that the exit of the three telecom companies was proof that the high level of uncertainty and exorbitant fees did not allow for lowering of costs or prices and hence lacked business sense.

Dual-tech telcos request PM to shelve one-time fee proposal

Telecom operators association AUSPI has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reject the EGoM recommendations of imposing Rs 27,000 crore one-time spectrum fee on existing mobile phone operators, saying such a move was legally untenable.

'Charging for spectrum of existing telcos discriminatory'

Telecom industry body AUSPI has opposed a Department of Telecom's proposal to levy a one-time charge on existing operators for spectrum they hold, saying the move was "discriminatory" and violative of licence condition."

COAI, AUSPI unable to ban bulk SMS, MMS on postpaid numbers

The telecom operator bodies have affirmed in their letter to the DoT that certain technical problems have limited the ban only to prepaid connections...

Mobile call rates to go up by 30 paise/minute

This certainly isn't good news for those who love spending long hours talking away on their cellphones. Mobile call rates are to jump by 30 paise per minute.

2G spectrum: Industry says call rates to go up by 30p/min

Disappointed with Cabinet decision on fixing minimum or base price at Rs 14,000 crore for spectrum, the telecom industry on Friday said the recommendations will prove to be "regressive" for the sector's growth and that operators would be forced to raise tariffs for consumers.

TRAI recommendations to hike tariff by 90p in metros, says PwC

Reports about the Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indias (TRAI) recommendations on spectrum pricing have ...