Telcos need to refund overcharged amount to users in three monthsTelecom operators in India will have to reimburse customers if auditors find that they have been overcharged. The refund must be made withi...
13 Sep, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
TRAI reduces audit compliance burden for LSAs, to cover max tariff offerings in auditThe new regulations on Quality of Service (Code of Practice for Metering and Billing Accuracy) Regulations, 2023, dated September 11, 2023,...
13 Sep, 2023, 10.01 PM IST
Telecom Department tightens norms to curb SIM fraudsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India has tightened rules around verification requirements for customers seeking mobile phone...
31 Aug, 2023, 09.57 PM IST
BSNL, private telcos object to Trai's LSA-level auditsIndian telecom operators have rejected the proposed licensed service area (LSA)-level audit requirements proposed by the Telecom Regulatory...
10 May, 2023, 08.41 AM IST
Trai extends comments deadline on draft regulation around metering and billing of telecom servicesThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline for submission of comments on its recent draft regulation, revie...
06 Apr, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Telcos told to submit quality of service data quarterly from January-March periodThe latest directive from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is aimed at arresting the deterioration in QoS, particularly cal...
25 Feb, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
Trai tightens service quality norms amid complaintsThe latest directive to operators from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is aimed to rein in deteriorating QoS, particularly...
24 Feb, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
View: 5G spectrum, split circles, cut the knotIndia is a large and heterogeneous market with varying income levels and communication needs. While telecom has been a great equaliser with...
15 Jun, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
Govt lays out new guidelines for surrender of spectrumWhile there will be no refund of payments made towards the acquisition of the spectrum, the government has notified that no future installm...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
DoT to deactivate extra SIM of subscribers beyond 9 connections"If during the data analytics carried out by DoT, it is found that an individual subscriber is having more than nine mobile connections (si...
08 Dec, 2021, 10.17 PM IST
Mobile users cannot submit port out requests between Nov 4-10; new MNP regime from Nov 11The revamped mobile number portability (MNP) or port out rules aim to makes the entire process faster and simpler, cutting the migration pr...
17 Oct, 2019, 11.49 PM IST
Breather for Airtel, Vodafone, Idea on fine for denying connectivity to Jio"The decision on Rs 3,050-crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone and Idea has been deferred for the next meeting," an official source said on Th...
22 Feb, 2019, 07.57 AM IST
Show-cause notices to Idea, BSNL for not meeting TRAI's call drop norms in Sept quarterThe service providers have been issued show-cause notice to explain their position including reasons for non-compliance.
13 Feb, 2019, 04.38 PM IST
938 complaints received over sale of SIMs on fake IDs: SinhaSinha said that LSAs had received a total of 938 complaints covering 65,991 mobile connections regarding sale of SIM cards on basis of fake...
27 Dec, 2017, 06.32 PM IST
Airtel, Vodafone, Tata Teleservices seeking spectrum liberalisation: Ravi Shankar PrasadTelecom operators which were allocated spectrum before auctions were held in 2010 are required to pay market-determined rate to liberalise ...
29 Apr, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
Doctors serving in rural areas given incentives: JP NaddaJ P Nadda said that the government provides incentives like hard area allowance to doctors serving in rural areas so that they find it attr...
26 Apr, 2016, 04.22 PM IST
Trai seeks views on base prices for spectrum saleTrai today began the consultation process for the next round of auctions for spectrum held by mobile operators - Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and...
08 Aug, 2014, 06.29 AM IST