Parliamentary panel reviews Airtel Priority Plan over net neutralityA parliamentary committee is scrutinizing Airtel's priority plan for postpaid customers. The panel is investigating if this service violate...
Telecom subscriber base grows to 133.7 cr in April, Airtel stays on top: Trai dataBharti Airtel secured the top spot in subscriber growth for April. The company added 34.82 lakh new customers, surpassing rival Reliance Ji...
Airtel defends 'Priority Postpaid' service before DoT panel, denies net neutrality violationsBharti Airtel has defended its "Priority Postpaid" service to the Department of Telecommunications. The company asserts the offering, using...
Airtel’s new priority plan under govt lensCentre and Trai are examining Airtel's new 'Priority Postpaid' service, which uses network slicing for a superior experience. Authorities a...
Trai begins exploring spectrum allocation, pricing norms for wireless communication from vehiclesIndia's telecom regulator TRAI is exploring spectrum rules for vehicle communication. This move paves the way for autonomous cars. The Depa...
DoT to firm up policy on backhaul spectrum this year: Tel SecyThe Telecom Department undertook a slew of reforms in 2016 aimed at facilitating the ease of doing business.
Trai proposes own weighted average formula to calculate SUC, says should move to a flat levyTrai has said that a flat spectrum usage charge (SUC) is the best option but proposed its own weighted average formula.
Department of Telecom planning to start spectrum auction by mid-JulyDepartment of Telecom is looking to commence the auction for spectrum, including in 700 Mhz band, around mid-July.
Trai to review rules on green energy-driven mobile towersThe government’s green telecom policy has hit a roadblock with the telecom department (DoT) urging the sector regulator to review the rules.
COAI urges DoT to dismiss Trai plan of halving block sizeThe COAI also pointed out to the DoT secretary that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had earlier suggested “retention of th...
DoT to seek Trai's views on liberalisation of 800 MHz spectrumThe government has already issued guidelines to liberalise the administratively alloted 2G spectrum, allowing operators to offer latest mob...
TRAI sticks to its guns on GPS in all handsetsSector regulator TRAI today stood by its proposal of a sunset date for making GPS mandatory in all handsets, which can help find out exact ...
Telcos seek DoT, TRAI for de-sealing towersMobile carriers have sought the urgent intervention of DoT, TRAI to stop the three municipal corporations of Delhi.
Broadband penetration: Trai criticises telecom department decision to involve only state-owned companiesTelecom regulator has rued India's dismal broadband penetration and questioned the telecom department's decision to only involve state-owne...
- Telemarketers to get new landline number series this week
The government is likely to issue new numbers for telemarketing calls originating from landline phones to help customers recognise unsolici...
- DoT extends subscriber verification deadline to Dec 31
In the wake of security concerns, the telecom ministry has also proposed introducing new subscriber verification norms.
- Spectrum beyond 6.2Mhz as per law: Bharti
Stung by TRAI's recommendation that mobile operators should pay a one-time charge for extra spectrum, Bharti Airtel has shot off another le...