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  TRAI issues advisory for joining online conference: All you need to know

  Business | May 11, 2020 13:54 IST

  TRAI has issued advisory for public to exercise due care while joining online conference platforms through audio calls, after few consumers experienced bill shocks when they joined online conferencing platforms inadvertently dialing international numbers.

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  Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea approach TRAI over prepaid recharge patterns: Report

  Business | April 16, 2020 21:06 IST

  Top telecom companies including Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea have approached sector regulator TRAI over prepaid recharge patterns, news agency PTI reported today. Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea have sought time till April 20 to submit data on prepaid recharge patterns, PTI quoted sources as saying.

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  Relief for Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea users! Prepaid validity likely to extend amid lockdown

  Business | March 30, 2020 13:27 IST

  Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has also sought details of the steps being taken to ensure availability of uninterrupted telecom services to such customers on a "priority basis".

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  Exempt telcos with under 15% market share from floor price norms: BSNL, MTNL to TRAI

  Business | March 08, 2020 16:39 IST

  State-owned BSNL and MTNL have told the sector regulator Trai that tariff fixation should be applicable only on telcos with more than 15 per cent subscriber base in a service area, while those with lower or negligible user base should be exempt from the purview of minimum floor price.

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  Free voice calls no excuse for poor service quality, says Trai chief

  Business | March 01, 2020 18:18 IST

  Telcos are citing free voice calls to duck action on poor quality of service, but that will not pass regulatory muster, Trai Chairman R S Sharma said on Sunday, assuring users that the issue of call drops remains on its agenda.

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  Trai chairman bats for use of locally made gears for core telecom networks

  Business | January 21, 2020 23:00 IST

  Trai Chairman R S Sharma on Tuesday favoured use of domestically manufactured equipment in core telecom networks where most of the data of users is managed.Speaking at a telecom summit organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce, Sharma said 5G technology is strategic for India and telecom companies should have control over their core network by using domestically manufactured gears.

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  Trai's latest tariff order to stifle content creation, hit growth: Broadcasters

  Business | January 10, 2020 17:24 IST

  ​In an unprecedented move, top honchos from fiercely competitive TV broadcast industry on Friday came together against regulator Trai's new tariff order on Friday, saying pricing caps on channels will stifle content creation, impact jobs and pull down growth.

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  TV Broadcasters unite against TRAI's latest tariff order, say it will hit growth

  Business | January 10, 2020 14:42 IST

  Television broadcasters on Friday united against regulator Trai's recent order capping prices for channels, saying it will "jeopardise" content creation, impact jobs and pull down economic growth. 

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  TRAI's new tariff framework: More channels at lesser price

  Business | January 01, 2020 21:38 IST

  TRAI, in a statement, said it has decided that in case of multi-TV homes where more than one TV connection is working in the name of one person, it will charge a maximum of 40 per cent of declared Network Capacity Fee (NCF) for the second and additional TV connections.

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  TRAI extends deadline for comments on issue of transparency in publishing of tariff offers

  Business | December 26, 2019 21:42 IST

  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday extended by nearly a month to January 23 the timeline for stakeholders to submit their comments on the issue of 'transparency in publishing of tariff offers'.  

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  Mobile users used 54,917 million GB data till September: TRAI

  Business | December 26, 2019 16:32 IST

    The volume of total wireless data usage increased from 828 million GB during the year 2014 to 46,404 million GB during the year 2018 and not stopping there, the usage in 2019 is expected to surpass the previous year by a significant margin since it has already touched of 54,917 million GB till September 2019

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  Big boost for Airtel, Voda as Trai suggests no change in IUC rate till December 2020

  Business | December 18, 2019 8:02 IST

  While telecom operators requested for minimum price for mobile data only, the regulator has also sought public comments on fixing minimum price for phone calls by January 17 and counter comments by January 31.

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  Trai moves to fix floor tariffs for mobile call, data

  India | December 17, 2019 18:41 IST

  Telecom regulator Trai on Tuesday initiated a consultation to fix minimum or floor rates for mobile phone calls and data, a move that will effectively end the regime of free calling and dirt cheap data.  

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  Here's how to port your mobile number with TRAI's new MNP rules

  Technology | December 19, 2019 12:22 IST

  New mobile number portability rules have been introduced. Here's how to port your mobile number to Jio, Vodafone Idea or Airtel.

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  Mobile Number Portability: TRAI's new MNP rules are now live; check eligibility and other details

  Business | December 16, 2019 14:18 IST

  Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has introduced new guidelines for the mobile number portability (MNP) India. The new MNP rules come in effect from today onwards under which the mobile number porting process will be completed within 3 to 5 days.

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  TRAI announces MNP process should complete within 3 days

  Technology | December 11, 2019 10:41 IST

  TRAI announces MNP process to take 3 days: Here's how you can easily change your mobile operator now.

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  Unleash market forces to realise full potential of satellite communication: TRAI

  Business | November 28, 2019 15:26 IST

  Telecom and broadcasting regulator TRAI on Thursday advocated the need to unleash market forces to realize the massive potential of satellite communications and technologies in India, and said regulatory disadvantages need to be "ironed out".

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  Trai moots idea of tariff calculator, more transparent disclosures

  Business | November 27, 2019 21:25 IST

  The consultation paper from Trai has been issued when telecom operators have announced their plan to raise tariffs. The regulator has floated a proposal to ask telecom operators to retain details of old plans, while they publish information around new plans.

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  Trai unlikely to intervene in tariffs, floor price for now

  Business | November 27, 2019 20:40 IST

  With large telecom operators planning a rate hike in coming days, Trai is unlikely to make an immediate intervention on tariff issues, including fixation of any floor price as of now despite industry's demands, sources said.

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  Trai fixes ringer time for landline, mobile calls

  Business | November 02, 2019 12:08 IST

  The need for time limit came after Reliance Jio accused old operators, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, of "illegally" masquerading wire-line numbers as mobile numbers for "undue enrichment" .