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From international calls to messages, telcos see minefield in govt’s draft data rulesTop telecom companies and legal experts expressed concern over new draft data protection rules, highlighting potential problems with intern...
Telcos flag new cybersecurity rulesIndia's new cybersecurity rules mandate telcos to report incidents within six hours, potentially increasing compliance costs and impacting ...
New cybersecurity laws could increase your mobile data billsNew cybersecurity rules in India will increase costs for telecom companies. This could lead to higher mobile phone bills. The rules require...
Trai tightens quality of service normsTRAI has mandated telecom companies to submit compliance reports from October 1, despite opposition. The new rules aim to improve service q...
New service quality rules tough, will hike cost burden: TelcosTelcos in India are expressing concerns over new service quality rules set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which they ...
Digibanks, know thy KYC-keepingRBI's regulatory intervention on customer identification by payments banks is seen as harsh for startups. Digital wallet providers argue th...
COAI asks Govt to push LTGs to share 5G infra costs with telcosThe COAI white paper added that with digital convergence happening rapidly across sectors, especially with 5G, 5G+ and aspirations for a 6G...
Implementation of data protection law to increase telcos' compliance burden: Legal expert"Implementing the provisions of the (Digital Personal Data Protection) Act will result in robust compliance needs. This will translate to s...
Trai paper: Telcos and OTT players at loggerheads again on regulationTech companies, though, have rejected telcos’ claims of OTT players free riding over telecoms network infrastructure, saying OTT service pr...
Scrap bank guarantees to free up more working capital, telcos tell TraiIn their submissions to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on a paper around rationalisation of BGs and service entry fees, t...
DoT directs telcos to stop Aadhaar-based e-KYCAadhaar e-KYC cannot be used for verifying existing users as well as giving new connections, the DoT said.
Trai overhauls rules on pesky calls, spam messages; spells out obligation of telcosThe regulations provide for registration of senders, registration of headers, and, more importantly, registration of subscribers' consent.
Telcos rush to rejig IT, billing systems for GSTThe billing systems are currently aligned to the circle level since the Department of Telecom department has split the country into 22 lice...
Mobile companies likely to face stiff technical, accounting challenges post GST rolloutTelcos may be compelled to shell out an additional Rs 300 crore to re-configure existing IT and billing systems.
Idea to expand interconnect points to Jio, says asymmetry of traffic causing higher costs“We are hopeful that the TRAI will urgently examine these threshold issues and will ensure that all parties are compliant to the letter and...
Telcos seek uniform GST rate across India, cap at 15 per centA higher GST rate, they said, would drive up cost of provisioning services, and in turn, hurt both prepaid and postpaid consumers by way of...
- Trai asks telcos to remove misleading tariff advertisements
Mobile phone users will soon have access to more transparent tariffs after sector regulator Trai directed telecoms companies to pull down a...