Telephone users base increases to 996.49 mn in March: TRAI
Total telephone subscribers' base rose by around 1 percent to 996.49 million at the end of March on the back of growth in rural users, sectoral regulator TRAI said Wednesday.
May 12, 2015, 22:30 PM ISTDial 199 for Vodafone customer care helpline, 111 to stop working from July 31
Vodafone informed the Authority that they have launched their new helpline service at level 199 on April 19, 2015.
May 08, 2015, 12:49 PM ISTSecys, former RBI Dy Guv in race for TRAI chairmanship
Secretaries in key ministries, retired bureaucrats and a former RBI Deputy Governor are in the race for the post of chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
May 05, 2015, 21:20 PM ISTTRAI revealed internal mails, wedding albums as OTT comments
From internal mails of a software MNC and foreign junket proposal to a private wedding album, telecom regulator TRAI has made everything public in the name of 10 lakh comments it got on draft net neutrality proposals.
May 04, 2015, 18:38 PM ISTDoT extends MNP deadline by another 2 months
The earlier deadline to roll out 'full MNP' was May 3.
May 02, 2015, 11:07 AM ISTTRAI in damage control mode on email controversy
In a damage control move, the telecom regulator TRAI Wednesday altered email IDs of all stakeholders who responded to its consultation paper on framework for over-the-top players like Viber, WhatsApp and net neutrality.
Apr 29, 2015, 23:11 PM ISTExplicit consent of consumers must for activating data: TRAI
Telecom regulator TRAI Wednesday proposed that service providers should take explicit consent of consumers through toll free short code 1925 for activating data services, a move aimed at addressing users complaints regarding data usage.
Apr 29, 2015, 19:40 PM ISTTechnical issues continue to bog down TRAI website
The website of telecom regulator TRAI remained inaccessible for a few hours for the second consecutive day due to a technical snag in its system provided by the National Informatics Centre.
Apr 28, 2015, 22:57 PM ISTTRAI faces flak on Twitter for releasing names and email ids
Telecom regulator TRAI Monday faced flak on the social media including Twitter for making public names and email ids of one million people who have submitted their comments on Net Neutrality.
Apr 27, 2015, 17:43 PM ISTFull MNP not possible by May 3 as DoT seeks changes: COAI
Government has set a deadline of May 3 to start full MNP service and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has amended the MNP regulation on February 25.
Apr 20, 2015, 17:21 PM ISTTake undertaking of ownership from subscribers for MNP: TRAI
Telecom regulator TRAI has asked mobile operators to obtain undertaking of ownership from subscribers seeking to port numbers and disconnect them if the information is found to be incorrect.
Apr 16, 2015, 22:29 PM ISTTelecom customer base rises to 98.73 cr in Feb
Telecom subscriber base in the country increased marginally to 98.73 crore in February as compared to the previous month, as per the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
Apr 10, 2015, 22:34 PM ISTGovt should bear cost of setting up PCR network: TRAI
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had given its recommendations for network management during disasters in November 2013.
Apr 08, 2015, 22:05 PM ISTTRAI starts review of operators' accounting reporting system
"The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is in the process of reviewing the Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulations, 2012," TRAI said in a release on Monday.
Apr 06, 2015, 16:34 PM ISTTRAI proposes up to 80% cut in mobile roaming rates
Mobile subscribers can look forward to lower charges as telecom regulator TRAI has proposed a sharp cut of about 35 percent for making calls and up to 80 percent for sending messages while roaming.
Feb 27, 2015, 18:39 PM ISTTelecom tariffs to be cheaper as TRAI cuts call connect charge
TRAI has also reduced network interconnection usage charges (IUC) on calls made from mobile phones by about 30 percent to 14 paise per call from 20 paise earlier.
Feb 23, 2015, 19:29 PM ISTTRAI reiterates its proposals on 3G spectrum pricing
Standing by its proposals on 3G base pricing, sectoral regulator TRAI Thursday reiterated that enough spectrum in 2100 MHz should be made available for the February auction as otherwise it will "artificially increase" the market price in the band.
Jan 15, 2015, 15:01 PM ISTTRAI keeps 3G spectrum base price unchanged, auction in February
Telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday kept the base price of 3G spectrum unchanged at Rs 2,720 crore per megahertz stating all spectrum in 2100 MHz band will be auctioned in February.
Jan 15, 2015, 14:23 PM ISTTelecom Commission likely to meet on Dec 8
Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) is likely to meet on December 8 to deliberate on the next round of spectrum auction proposed to be held in February.
Dec 02, 2014, 19:38 PM ISTTelcos may raise mobile tariffs to pay for spectrum costs
Industry body COAI has said mobile tariffs may go up soon as telecom operators are expected to pass on to customers the burden of spectrum cost they will incur in the upcoming auction.
Oct 26, 2014, 11:35 AM IST