Trai tightens reporting normsTelecom operators face tougher penalties for late tariff reports and data submissions. Trai has introduced new rules with graded fines and ...
25 Mar, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
Breather for telecom operators from paying Rs 141 cr penalty over spamIndia's telecom operators have been granted a temporary reprieve from paying ₹141 crore in penalties for failing to control spam, as the Te...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
TDSAT halts ₹141 cr spam penalties on telcos, next hearing on August 8India's top telcos have been temporarily spared from paying Rs141 crore in spam-related penalties, as the TDSAT adjourned the case hearing ...
18 Jul, 2025, 03.06 PM IST
Disappointed by penalty decision, have faith in judicial process: AirtelThe penalty on Airtel and Vodafone works out to be about Rs 1,050 crore each. In case of Idea, it comes to around Rs 950 crore.
25 Jul, 2019, 12.08 AM IST
Trai to defend suggestion to fine Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Rs 3,050 croreTrai will soon give a rebuttal to the Telecom Commission, saying it had “carefully considered” all aspects and rules while making its initi...
13 May, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
Telecom firms cannot be fined for call drops, Supreme Court strikes down TRAI's penalty planSC termed the regulator's notification as 'illegal, not transparent', adding that Parliament can make rule on mobile firms' call drop compe...
11 May, 2016, 11.31 AM IST
Call drops: Never crossed two per cent limit, telcos tell Supreme CourtOnly one telecom operator has been penalised so far for the call drops while several service providers were given show cause notices, but t...
31 Mar, 2016, 06.52 PM IST
DoT plans to notify new penalty norms within a month"We are trying to get it notified soon...may be within a month," a senior DoT official said when asked about the status of the proposed nor...
21 Dec, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
CDMA and GSM lobby groups ask DoT to speedily notify the ‘graded penalty regime’The two groups are opposed to each other on most issues, but agree on the matter of more rational penalties, which have hurt most operators.
24 Oct, 2014, 09.06 AM IST
Legal battles rob government of over Rs 10,000 crore of telecom penaltiesDoT is working on a graded penalty system, which would entail having lower penalties for minor lapses & stiffer for are anti-competitive on...
05 Aug, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
DoT plans to continue with upper penalty limit of Rs 50 croreThe Department of Telecom plans to continue with Rs 50 crore as upper penalty limit for operators for any violation of licence conditions.
09 Jan, 2014, 07.13 PM IST
DoT for new penalty norms for telecom operators before next auctionTelecom Minister Kapil Sibal had earlier said that M&A guidelines would be announced after the EGoM's call on the matter.
17 Nov, 2013, 01.07 PM IST
Telecom Commission to discuss lower penalty slabs on November 29Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission will consider on November 29 new penalty slabs for service providers violating government norms.
15 Nov, 2013, 08.03 PM IST
Kapil Sibal rules out refund of spectrum cost differenceKapil Sibal ruled out refunding difference between 2G auction price of November & price to be established in next round of spectrum sale.
12 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
'Telecom sector facing penalties of around Rs 6500 cr'The telecom sector is facing penalties of around Rs 6,500 crore on various counts, according to industry body AUSPI.
02 Jul, 2013, 10.23 PM IST
- Telcos to be penalised for poor quality of service: TRAI
Telecom operators will now be penalised for providing poor quality of service and could attract fines of up to Rs 10 lakh for incorrect inf...
08 Nov, 2012, 09.40 PM IST
- DoT fixes upper limit of penalty on telcos at Rs 50 cr
Trai had recommended that the upper limit of penalty should be Rs 10 crore instead of Rs 50 cr under old licensing regime.
30 Sep, 2012, 05.45 PM IST