Rahul Khullar

TRAI's Khullar came up with a reasonable price: Sunil Jain

The government cannot afford to have an industry which has been bleeding for the last four or five years. There is just too much riding on it. Sunil Jain, Editor, Financial Express, feels this panel view will be rejected by the Telecom Commission when it meets on Thursday.

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.

Averaged many valuation methods to get spectrum rate: TRAI

TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar says the telecom body did not rely on any one method to derive the spectrum price. The telecom regulator has cut 900 MHz spectrum reserve price by 60% and 1800 MHz spectrum reserve price by 37%.

TRAI to take up TV channels pricing issue

On the recent recommendation on guidelines for TV rating agencies, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairmam said that the present system was "broken" and it is getting fixed now.

TRAI annoyed at I&B min's 'inaction' over its recos

As it released fresh recommendations on guidelines for TV rating agencies today, TRAI said it is not willing to remain a mute spectator over continued inaction over its suggestions and "may suo moto intervene" in larger public interest.

TRAI's fresh recommendations on TV rating guidelines

In its latest recommendations, TRAI suggested that panel homes should be selected from a pool which is at least 10 times the number of panel homes for audience measurement.

Rahul Khullar's candid foreword to Trai on spectrum pricing

While the industry is picking through the fine points in the recommendations, which recommend a steep 40-60 percent cut in spectrum reserve prices, it is worthwhile to read the justification that Rahul Khullar has provided.

Trai's Khullar bats for trade in telecom spectrum

TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar on Friday questioned why trade in spectrum should not be allowed and added that the government needed to take a decision on the issue soon, reports CNBC-TV18.

DoT should pick non-IAS as TRAI chmn: Rahul Khullar

TRAI chairman also added that the problems faced by the telecom sector have nothing to do with the foreign direct investment cap in the sector.

Why TRAI is utterly wrong about cross-media ownership

In an interview to The Hindu, Rahul Khullar says he wants to restrict cross-media ownership and recommend an "institutional buffer between corporate owners and newspaper management."

TRAI hikes termination charges to curb pesky SMSes

TRAI will hike termination charge on pesky SMSes. Telcos may charge 5 paisa per SMS. The new termination charges from June.

Telcos unlikely to raise tariffs in next 6 months: TRAI

Rahul Khullar, Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that forbearance in tariffs is likely to continue for sometime.