Interconnect

TRAI met up with telecom companies earlier this month to set agenda for 2018. Issues such as internet of things and framework for data-related issues were discussed., RS Sharma, Chairman of TRAI said.

True cost of Jio interconnect at Rs 0.3/minute: COAI

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Rajan Mathews, Director-General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), talked about the meeting between officials of Reliance Jio and the other telecom operators with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the contentious issue of interconnection points.

TRAI asks Jio, telcos to settle call drop issue bilaterally

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today asked incumbent service providers and new entrant Reliance Jio to settle their interconnection dispute amongst themselves.

Majority in agreement on interconnect issue, except one: COAI

Seeking to silence criticism over its functioning and voting rights on critical policy-related matters, cellular operators body COAI today said it is a "democratic association" and asserted that five of its six members are in agreement on issues such as interconnect.

Vodafone moves HC against TRAI's interconnect regulations

Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) or termination charges are payable by one telco, whose subscriber makes a call, to another whose subscriber receives the call. The charge is payable by the first for using the second's network.