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Nov 05, 2020 11:55 AM IST The four-member committee will be headed by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi S Vempati.
Oct 27, 2020 11:25 AM IST The request for setting floor price was made in early 2020 after the Supreme Court’s judgement on the AGR case
Oct 12, 2020 09:22 PM IST Mobile phone connections in the country increased to 114.4 crore in July from 114 crore in June, with urban and rural connections standing at 61.9 crore and 52.1 crore respectively, according to the monthly subscribers report of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Sep 30, 2020 10:32 PM IST The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) also outlined a slew of informational measures and disclosures that are required to be made by service providers upfront, to safeguard consumers from bill shocks due to usage of such services.
Sep 28, 2020 09:19 PM IST PD Vaghela will succeed RS Sharma who is set to demit the office on September 30, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 04:34 PM IST Monthly decline rates of urban and rural mobile subscription were 0.18 percent and 0.40 percent, respectively, data showed.
Sep 21, 2020 09:37 PM IST Deployment of innovative and contact-free services across verticals in post-pandemic era will increase demand for digital infrastructure, Sharma said noting that COVID-19 has made digitisation a "necessity rather than a choice".
Sep 18, 2020 04:21 PM IST Telcos will also have to transparently inform subscribers about upfront cost alongwith details like advance rentals, deposits, connection fee for postpaid services as well as top up, tariffs vouchers and others.
Sep 15, 2020 08:19 PM IST In this edition of Big Story, we find out the impact of TRAI's decision on OTT platforms and for telcos.
Sep 14, 2020 05:42 PM IST OTT services refer to applications and services that are accessible over the internet and ride on an operator's network. Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and Hike are some of the popular and widely-used OTT services.
Sep 14, 2020 09:38 AM IST TRAI chief RS Sharma also said that telcos are “free to increase tariffs” and TRAI would not interfere in the tariff plans at all.
Sep 09, 2020 06:00 PM IST Sharma exuded confidence that "right environment and incentives" can propel domestic manufacturing in India, and while China (a production hub) had built an ecosystem over the last 20 years, the "ecosystem can easily shift now very quickly to India".
Sep 01, 2020 01:08 PM IST A source privy to the development said Vodafone Idea had approached the regulator asking for three weeks' additional time to reply to the showcause notice
Aug 31, 2020 11:29 AM IST having these top positions filled would ensure that benefits of financial regulation and the bankruptcy framework is passed to borrowers,
Aug 26, 2020 06:15 PM IST Major loss in subscriber base was recorded in the mobile telephony segment, with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea losing around 47 lakh mobile customers each in May. The total wireless customer base of Airtel and Vodafone Idea dipped to 31.7 crore and 30.9 crore, respectively.
Aug 25, 2020 09:45 AM IST The regulator had earlier told the telcos that the plans appeared to be overcharging customers for faster data speeds, while also fragmenting the 4G highway on tariff basis—something it is strictly against.
Aug 21, 2020 04:12 PM IST The decision on issuing the show cause will be taken in a day or so, and Vodafone Idea will be given a few days to respond to the show cause notice and explain its position, the source added.
Aug 19, 2020 04:31 PM IST Sharma's policy prescription also included utilising cable TV infrastructure for providing broadband, VSAT links for backhaul connectivity, leveraging 5G, use of high-capacity E-band and V-band for backhaul, as well as promotion of cloud services, data centres and video conferencing applications.
Aug 19, 2020 10:00 AM IST TRAI has asked the two companies to give details on the source of data they presented, as also international reference or studies.
Aug 17, 2020 09:24 AM IST Airtel had launched its platinum plan on July 3, 2020 while Vodafone Idea had rolled out its RedX offering in November 2019.
Aug 12, 2020 07:45 PM IST Describing the sector as a "shining star" for maintaining 24X7 connectivity even amid the COVID-19 crisis, Sharma said telecom has become more important and necessary for overall life of the community than ever before, adding that he expects the trend to continue.
Aug 09, 2020 06:50 PM IST TRAI will finalise its decision on priority plan issue within two weeks of getting response from the telcos, the extended time for which is Monday (August 10), the source said.
Aug 03, 2020 10:48 PM IST The regulator had sent nearly two dozen questions to Airtel and Vodafone Idea over the contentious premium plans on Friday evening (July 31), and had asked them to explain their stand on August 4, backed by data and presentations.
Jul 24, 2020 09:15 PM IST VIL further pointed out that it has undertaken substantial addition of capacities, and optimisation resulting in more efficient use of spectrum, and better services despite unprecedented traffic growth.
Jul 23, 2020 08:04 PM IST The data speed of telecom operators' networks showed increase in June after plummeting to their lows in March-April period.
