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  Trai fixes mobile call ring time at 30 seconds; 60 secs for landline

  India | November 01, 2019 20:16 IST

  Telecom regulator Trai on Friday fixed phone call ring time at 30 seconds for mobiles and 60 seconds for landline phones in case the call is neither answered nor rejected by a subscriber.  

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  TRAI releases recommendations on KYC of DTH operators

  Business | October 24, 2019 22:13 IST

  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday issued recommendations on KYC norms for DTH set top boxes, saying the DTH operator should authenticate the subscriber's identity and also install the connection at the address mentioned in the application form.

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  TRAI seeks views on framework to regulate cloud service providers

  India | October 23, 2019 22:31 IST

  Regulator Trai on Wednesday invited suggestions for a framework to set up an industry body for cloud service providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, VMware and CtrlS.

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  Reliance Jio adds 84.45 lakh net subscribers: TRAI data

  Business | October 18, 2019 18:38 IST

  Reliance Jio was the only net gainer adding 84.45 lakh subscribers in August, while other telecom operators including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea were on the losing side, a report by regulator Trai showed on Friday.  

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  Reliance Jio adds 84.45 lakh net subscribers, others end up as losers

  Business | October 18, 2019 18:24 IST

  Reliance Jio was the only net gainer adding 84.45 lakh subscribers in August, while other telecom operators including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea were on the losing side, a report by regulator Trai showed on Friday.

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  Mobile users cannot submit port out requests between November 4-10

  Business | October 17, 2019 23:48 IST

  Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday said customers will not be able to submit requests for mobile number portability between November 4-10, during the switch-over period to the new and simpler port-out regime which comes into effect from November 11.

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  Jio users to be charged 6 paisa/min on voice calls to rival networks

  Business | October 09, 2019 17:06 IST

  ​Jio users will now be charged 6 paise per minute for voice calls made to rival phone networks. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has taken the decision forced by regulatory uncertainty over review of sunset clause for call termination charges. However, the company will also compensate the customers by giving them free data of equal value.

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  TRAI gives more time to telcos to implement revamped MNP norms

  Business | September 27, 2019 17:07 IST

  Telecom regulator Trai has extended, to November 11, the deadline for implementation of new mobile number portability rules for consumers wanting to switch to a new operator without changing their mobile number.

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  Trai seeks view on 11-digit mobile numbers

  India | September 20, 2019 20:53 IST

  Telecom regulator Trai has sought public views on increasing the digits in a mobile phone number to 11 from 10 at present as one of the options to address rising demand for telecom connections in line with growing population.

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  Trai invites public comments to review mobile call termination rate

  Business | September 18, 2019 18:30 IST

  A telecom operator pays for connecting calls of its subscribers to the company on whose network a call is made. Currently, an operator is required to pay 6 paise per minute as mobile call termination charges, called interconnect usage charges (IUC), which is proposed to be made nil from January 1, 2020.

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  TRAI seeks relook at caps on channel discounts

  Business | August 16, 2019 16:21 IST

  The regulator on Friday hit out at the broadcasters and said the lack of any caps on discounts offered on bouquets, compared to a-la-carte channel pricing, is being "misused to throttle market discovery of TV channel prices, by giving huge discounts on the bouquets."

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  Telecom regulator bound by rules, cannot recommend penalty changes in interconnect case: Trai official

  India | July 14, 2019 13:05 IST

  The telecom regulator is not allowed to modify its previously recommended penalty on Vodafone India and Idea Cellular (now merged) and Bharti Airtel as it is bound by the provisions of Trai Act, according to a senior Trai official.

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  Spectrum prices need significant, not marginal, lowering: BIF

  India | July 09, 2019 16:52 IST

  A day after Trai held its ground on spectrum pricing, Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday said it firmly believes spectrum prices recommended by the telecom regulator are "extremely high" with potential to dampen 5G plans, and urged policymakers to take a calibrated view on the issue.

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  TRAI unlikely to review 5G spectrum prices: Sources

  Business | June 28, 2019 19:45 IST

  Sources in TRAI said that a holistic view should be taken on the pricing of 5G spectrum and the prospective business opportunities it offers, which it has done in its current spectrum recommendations, thereby indicating that there may not be much scope for any further revision of price from its side.

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  TRAI seeks views on free spectrum allotment worth Rs 98,520 cr to Railways

  Business | June 24, 2019 22:30 IST

  Telecom regulator Trai Monday floated consultation paper on Indian Railways' demand for free allocation of 15 megahertz spectrum in premium frequency band, valued at Rs 98,520 crore, to enhance security and passenger amenities.

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  Government working on rules to enable shopkeepers, restaurants sell wifi services

  India | June 20, 2019 23:04 IST

  The government is working on a framework to allow shopkeepers, restaurant and other small businessmen to retail WiFi services on a model similar to yesteryears public calling booths, a top official said on Thursday.

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  DCC clears imposing penalty on Airtel, Voda Idea; seeks Trai view on fine amount

  India | June 17, 2019 13:43 IST

  While Digital Communications Commission (DCC) approved imposing penalty on the companies, it disagreed with a proposal of one of the secretaries to fine Reliance Jio as it "too failed to deliver quality service to customers".

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  Telecom panel asks TRAI to reconsider recommendations on spectrum auction

  Business | June 13, 2019 17:38 IST

  The apex decision making body at the Telecom Department Thursday decided to refer to TRAI for reconsideration the recommendations on spectrum auction amid industry's concerns on pricing.  

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  TRAI hopes to find acceptable solution for TV set-top-box interoperability by year-end

  Business | May 10, 2019 16:55 IST

  Broadcast regulator TRAI Friday said it is examining possible solutions for achieving TV Set-Top-Box (STB) interoperability, and expects to make headway with industry involvement by the end of this year.  

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  DoT refers BSNL 4G spectrum to TRAI under pressure

  Business | March 17, 2019 15:07 IST

  This is being done in view of the Supreme Court earlier judgement that all natural resources be sold through auction only. The regulator will now examine whether government controlled entities could be exception to the rule set by the apex court.