TRAI's turning a deaf ear to industry concerns, states COAI

15 May, 2012, 10:27 am IST Naina Khedekar Mobile services

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has expressed its resentment towards TRAI being indifferent at the industry’s plea and has been More

TRAI's spectrum pricing recommendation may double tariffs - Auspi

11 May, 2012, 5:05 pm IST Naina Khedekar Mobile services 1 Comments

After the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) put forth its recommendations on spectrum pricing, telecom ... More

Telcos upset with TRAI auction proposals, consumers may pay the price

24 Apr, 2012, 12:27 pm IST Karan Shah General

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to set the reserve price for the 2G auctions at close to Rs. 3,780 crore which is 1.08 times the More

Per second billing now mandatory, says TRAI

21 Apr, 2012, 10:38 am IST Naina Khedekar General 2 Comments

TRAI has now mandated another rule for all mobile phone companies which will require them to provide ‘per second billing’ option to customers. It More

Illegal prepaid SIM buying-selling nexus busted in Mumbai

31 Mar, 2012, 3:32 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 1 Comments

In a startling revelation made by a Hindustan Times report, an illegal prepaid SIM cards buying-selling nexus ... More

TRAI presses for transparent mobile tariff advertising

28 Mar, 2012, 2:58 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 2 Comments

Although, owning a mobile phone may have ceased to be a luxury in our country today, paying up for one is ... More

Airtel pulled up by HC for DND irregularities

23 Mar, 2012, 12:03 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 3 Comments

In less than a week, Bharti Airtel finds itself in a soup yet again and this time it is for some irregularities with their ... More

Airtel, Loop, Idea summoned by court for violating MNP norms

22 Mar, 2012, 1:08 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

Acting on a complaint filed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the regulatory body of the telecom ... More

TRAI seeks simpler, secure 'new number acquisition' norms

20 Mar, 2012, 5:08 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which essentially is the telecom regulatory body in the country ... More

DoT gets TRAI's nod on free roaming

19 Mar, 2012, 2:40 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 5 Comments

One of telecom sector’s crucial moments, what the nation refers to as the National Telecom Policy (NTP) is ... More

TRAI takes Loop Mobiles to court over MNP

19 Mar, 2012, 11:13 am IST Anuradha Shetty General

The latest service provider to have found its head under TRAI's axe for having allegedly rejected several mobile ... More

TRAI extends prepaid account detail deadline for service providers

03 Mar, 2012, 9:42 am IST Anuradha Shetty General 2 Comments

Early this year, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, or the TRAI introduced a fresh set of stringent regulations ... More

Airtel chief predicts rising mobile tariffs, if spectrum is charged

02 Mar, 2012, 5:57 pm IST Naina Khedekar General

TRAI's decision about one-time fee for additional spectrum consumed by operators has been making rounds ... More

TRAI orders telcos to not cancel MNP port out requests

24 Feb, 2012, 11:07 am IST Anuradha Shetty General

Mobile Number Portability, or MNP, as it is popularly referred to, although has been one of the most appreciated ... More

DoT to impose one-time fee on a prospective basis

18 Feb, 2012, 1:46 pm IST Naina Khedekar General

The telecom commission had decided to charge a one-time fee for the additional spectrum that goes beyond 6.2MHz ... More

Airtel to provide detailed bills to prepaid customers

14 Feb, 2012, 10:50 am IST Naina Khedekar General 3 Comments

TRAI continued with its improvement spree and had asked telecom services in the country to offer transparency ... More

No entry fee to migrate to Unified License, proposes TRAI

11 Feb, 2012, 9:08 am IST Naina Khedekar General 1 Comments

TRAI who has initiated several regulations starting the second half of last year has now proposed to operators that they need not pay entry fee for migrating More

TRAI to step-in to address tariff woes, says MNP's the way

03 Feb, 2012, 10:46 am IST Anuradha Shetty General 3 Comments

Yesterday, the SC got many heads turning after it revoked the licenses of some 122 telecom companies ... More

TRAI reveals MNP's a hit; 29 million requests processed, already

31 Jan, 2012, 6:03 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 1 Comments

The Telecom Regulatory Association of India (TRAI) made some official data figures public, yesterday, a part of which ... More

Telcos can share spectrum, but with conditions

31 Jan, 2012, 11:10 am IST Naina Khedekar General

Last year in November, the telecom ministry had put forth the implications of 3G sharing. Telcos were accused ... More