Jio deplores Trai for IUC review, says move to help incumbentsReliance Jio Infocomm has deplored Trai's discussion paper, calling it “bad in law and anti-poor".
Stock market update: Vodafone, Airtel rise as TRAI ponders deferring zero-IUCMTNL and RCom were trading 3.5 per cent and 4.3 per cent down, respectively.
Interconnect fee was to be scrapped from January: TRAI seeks views on deferring zero-IUC regimeTRAI says consumers yet to migrate fully to data calls and imbalance in voice traffic between operators exists.
TRAI may consider scrapping interconnection fee, mulls seeking viewsThe IUC for text messages is paid by a telco to the network receiving the SMS. It is similar to the IUC for voice calls, which was recently...
You will soon pay less for calls, interconnect fee set to be cutAt present 'interconnect usage charges' stand at 14 paise per minute, but the new rate will come "comfortably under 10 paise per minute," a...
Telcos accuse Trai of showing undue haste in IUC reviewA person familiar with the matter said Trai won't be rescheduling the open house. The person also rejected the accusations of "undue haste".
IUC latest point of conflict between incumbents and JioJio suggested following bill-and-keep model, bringing the two parties at loggerheads again after previously battling over issues of call dr...
Defer interconnect usage charge review till March 17: COAIIt is therefore critical that the IUC review should not be held at this stage and be deferred by some months, that is, after end March 2017...
Network costs incurred should determine interconnect rate: Cellular Operators Association of IndiaThe cost-based model includes network operating costs, overhead costs, spectrum costs and capital costs, and these, according to COAI, shou...
IUC: COAI approaches Trai, seeks deadline extension by 2 monthsMathews said COAI has sought the extension as the same team within telecom companies which are going to be involved in the spectrum bidding...
Trai’s order on IUC likely to come into force by FY18Sources aware of the matter said it will take four to five months for Trai to complete consultation process on the highly-debated paper.
Trai begins process to review inter-connect usage charges, seeks commentsTrai on Wednesday released a consultation paper on interconnect usage charges, seeking comments of stakeholders on the approach.
- TRAI seeks three month extension from SC
The telecom regulator TRAI has requested the Supreme Court for three months extension for completing formulation of the new Interconnection...
- Telcos differ sharply on Trai move to revise interconnect rate
Telecom companies have provided sharply differing inputs to TRAI on the move to revise network interconnect charges.
- Bharti drills legal loopholes in TRAI's IUC consultation paper
Trai had sought comments on whether the time has come to abolish the termination charge, a levy paid by an operator to another service prov...
- Cut price of premium messages: Trai
Trai has said that the charges of premium SMS are on higher side and bear no relationship with the cost of the service rendered.
- 'No IUC on SMS but cut price on premium message service'
In a major relief to operators and subscribers, telecom regulator TRAI on Monday decided to maintain the status quo position on the Interco...