Trai again: DoT dials up heat on telemarketersThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is urging the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to regulate telemarketers in response...
20 Aug, 2025, 08.54 AM IST
TDSAT to take a call on Trai fine on telcos for failing to curb spamThe Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal will decide next week whether telecom operators must pay ₹141 crore in penalties to TR...
18 Aug, 2025, 08.59 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
Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal stays Trai penalties on telcos over spam menaceThe Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal has stayed Trai's financial penalties of over '141 crore on Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone ...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
DoT seeks Trai clarity on bank guarantee encashmentThe communications ministry seeks clarity from the telecom regulator on which licence clauses can be invoked to encash telcos' bank guarant...
03 Jan, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
Telcos face new fines over failure to curb spam callsIndia's telecom regulator, TRAI, has fined major telecom operators around ₹12 crore for failing to curb spam calls, adding to previous unpa...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
Trai SMS to DoT: Use bank guarantees to recover fine from telcos over spamTrai took the step after the telcos did not pay up despite several reminders over the last few years. The maximum amount needs to be paid b...
11 Sep, 2024, 09.11 AM IST
ET Explainer: How complaints will be dealt with under Telecommunications ActThe Telecommunications Act 2023 introduces an enhanced online grievance redressal system to expedite dispute resolution between telecom com...
01 Jan, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
Airtel, Voda Idea set to challenge any DoT penalty over PoI issueTelcos have been awaiting department's orders as the quantum of penalty is being reviewed by Trai.
19 Jun, 2019, 06.41 AM IST
Telcos peeved at proposed penalties for pesky calls“Slapping huge penalties on telcos alone for failing to stop unwanted calls and messages could invariably lead to litigation and complicate...
01 Jun, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
Fines against telcos alone for pesky calls will lead to lawsuits: Cellular groupTrai has suggested penalties on phone companies failing to curb unwanted text messages and calls from registered telemarketers on their net...
31 May, 2018, 10.08 AM IST
Telecom companies ask TRAI not to penalise them over minor service issuesCarriers have argued that deviations may have been due to unforeseen circumstances, system failures or factors beyond the control of the ca...
14 May, 2018, 09.06 AM IST
Call drops issue: Telcos get scant relief as Supreme Court says no to interim stayThe apex court said telcos should compensate consumers if the phone companies were to blame for call drops. "There is nothing prima facie u...
05 Mar, 2016, 12.25 AM IST
Better telephony on its way? Telcos to face heavy penalties for poor service qualityIn what could mean fewer call drops and better telephony, TRAI amended rules to penalise companies if they failed to meet quality of servic...
28 Aug, 2012, 05.05 PM IST
- No penalty on telcos till reasonable procedure evolved: Kapil Sibal
No more penalties will be levied on telecom operators till reasonable procedure is evolved, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has said, a move t...
27 Nov, 2011, 03.59 PM IST
- DoT lowers penalty on telcos
Coming down heavily on private telecom operators, including Tatas, Airtel and Reliance Communication, for delays in rolling out networks, t...
19 Sep, 2009, 02.25 AM IST