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Trai decides to reduce scope of regulation for WhatsApp, Skype
Posted on 14th September 2018 |
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New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has decided to reduce the scope of consultation for the proposed regulatory framework for over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms such as WhatsApp and Skype. Telecom operators, who once cried foul over the regulatory imbalance, are now seeing rising data consumption on their networks because of such apps, according to the regulator. |
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TRAI slaps fines on Jio, Airtel, others over service quality norms
Posted on 10th September 2018 |
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Regulator TRAI has imposed penalties on major telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular (now merged), for slipping on various service quality benchmarks for the March quarter, according to multiple sources. The fines cover various parameters and service areas, and all the operators are in the process of making the payment, sources told. |
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Nod for TRAI M2M views: Telecom panel caps pre-launch network testing at 180 days
Posted on 1st September 2018 |
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The Telecom Commission (TC) on Friday accepted the recommendations of the Trai on network testing before commercial launch by operators, but capped the testing period outside the company to 180 days. “Although Trai left extensions beyond 90 days to the DoT, the TC felt there should be an absolute finality to it, so it should be capped only to 180 days. |
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Trai not into PR role, does its job transparently: R S Sharma on detractors
Posted on 27th August 2018 |
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Unfazed by industry's criticism of some past decisions, Trai chairman R S Sharma has asserted that the regulator is not into a PR role, but is, rather, doing its job transparently with wide stakeholder consultation in the interest of consumers and the sector. In his first interview after winning a second term at the helm of Trai, Sharma said legal options are available for anyone not happy with a particular regulation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). |
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Infosys opens new technology and innovation hub in North Carolina
Posted on 25th August 2018 |
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Reliance Jio has emerged as the country’s biggest telecom service provider on the basis of adjusted gross revenue (AGR), pipping Bharti Airtel, during the April-June quarter, according to data sourced from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). However, this is on the basis of only the access service licences. When the national long-distance (NLD) revenue is added, Bharti Airtel continues to be the largest telco. |
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1.55 crore wireless telecom subscribers added in June: TRAI
Posted on 21st August 2018 |
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Telecom companies added around 1.55 crore wireless subscribers in the country in June, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) showed on Monday. Accordingly, the total wireless subscription base in the country rose to around 114.65 crore from 113.10 crore in May. |
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TELECOM COMM TO DISCUSS TRAI'S PROPOSAL FOR SPECTRUM ALLOCATION
Posted on 16th August 2018 |
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The Telecom Commission, apex decision making body at the telecom department, is likely to meet on August 31 to discuss Trai's recommendation on spectrum allocation, according to official sources. "The next Telecom Commission meeting is proposed for August 31," an official source said without disclosing agenda of the meeting. |
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TRAI and Apple again at a crossroads over ‘mandatory’ anti-spam app
Posted on 9th August 2018 |
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In India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market, Apple Inc’s normally deft management of government relations is being put to a fresh high-stakes test. For almost two years, Apple has battled India’s telecom regulator over a demand that it allow the use of the government’s anti-spam app. Non-compliance, the watchdog threatened last month, could result in phones being “derecognised” from the country’s networks, meaning they would no longer function. |
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iOS 12 allows users to flag pesky calls, spam messages: Apple to Trai
Posted on 8th August 2018 |
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Tech titan Apple has informed telecom regulator Trai that the new version of its operating system includes a feature that would allow users to report unwanted messages and calls as spam, sources said. The issue of reporting unsolicited telemarketing calls and messages has been a major bone of contention between the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and the US-based company. |
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TRAI CHIEF DEFENDS PESKY CALLS RULES
Posted on 6th August 2018 |
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Amid a disquiet in the industry over new unsolicited commercial communication norms, TRAI has asserted that it operated within its mandate to tighten rules for curbing pesky calls and messages, a menace which goes beyond harassment into the realm of defrauding customers. |
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