Trai bars telcos from offering tarriffs which are not reported to itIn a direction issued Thursday, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked all telcos to offer only those “tariffs, via the...
02 Sep, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
Trai to tackle regulatory imbalance in OTT consultation processThe regulator is holding an open house discussion in Bengaluru on April 24, followed by one in Delhi next month.
22 Apr, 2019, 11.12 AM IST
Telecom Commission seeks clarification on Trai data affordability solutionTrai suggested that the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) be used to foot the bill for providing government-incentivised free data ...
09 Sep, 2017, 12.38 PM IST
Analysts divided over validity of Jio's pre-installed appsAccording to Kotak, any pre-installed apps on a device that prevent consumers from installing competing apps “flirts with the boundaries of...
24 Jul, 2017, 09.56 AM IST
Free data models in sync with net neutrality principles: Trai“The idea was to formalise a structure to provide free data to consumers in accordance with the principles of net neutrality,” RS Sharma to...
21 Dec, 2016, 12.34 AM IST
Trai extends deadline for submission of comments on net neutrality paper"On request from the stakeholders, the last date for receipt of written comments, if any, from the stakeholders has been extended up to 5th...
17 Jun, 2016, 08.14 PM IST
Trai extends deadline for free data consultationThe regulator said it aimed to connect the unconnected, but raised the prospect of another battle over net neutrality.
14 Jun, 2016, 08.44 PM IST
Telcos may soon offer calls over Internet like Whatsapp, SkypeInternet-based calls offered by the likes of Skype and Whatsapp at sharply lower costs than telcos was the trigger for the net neutrality d...
01 Jun, 2016, 09.31 AM IST
Trai mulls ways to provide free Internet within net neutralityTrai said the intention behind the latest paper was to enable smaller entrepreneurs to emerge without putting a gatekeeping function in han...
20 May, 2016, 02.20 AM IST
Bharti Airtel may not get TRAI nod to offer foreign company's exclusive video content to some usersAirtel had written to Trai last week, seeking clarification on its plan to exclusively offer its customers certain video content through a ...
07 May, 2016, 02.44 AM IST
All internet apps to fall under data pricing ruleTelcos and application makers will be able take advantage of the controversial exception to the new rules barring discriminatory pricing of...
23 Mar, 2016, 02.37 AM IST
Trai feels net neutrality ruling quite clear, having second thoughts about issuing clarificationThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had recently weighed in on the side of net neutrality and barred discriminatory pricing of...
07 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma says apps shouldn't be allowed on closed networks“If a kind of content is available on the Internet, it can't be made available to a closed network at a differential price — that's the cla...
22 Feb, 2016, 01.53 AM IST
Net neutrality: Trai ready to discuss new data pricing norm with stakeholders“The regulation is quite clear, but that doesn’t mean we won’t discuss any issues people may have (on the new regulation),” Sharma told ET.
19 Feb, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Mobile operators urge Trai to clear the air on app-based pricingThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had last week weighed in on the side of net neutrality and disallowed differential pricing of dat...
18 Feb, 2016, 06.37 AM IST
Facebook confirms pulling the plug on Free Basics in IndiaThe development comes on the back of Reliance Communications' decision to make Facebook's Free Basics platform a paid one.
11 Feb, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
Bring voice calling apps like WhatsApp, Viber under regulation: Telcos“All we are saying is that since they provide the same service using our network, they should be made to comply with regulations as well,” ...
25 Apr, 2015, 03.53 AM IST