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TRAI proposes AI tools to detect & block spam calls, messagesTelecom regulator TRAI is proposing new rules. Telecom companies will soon be allowed to use AI tools. These tools will help detect and blo...
TRAI has no pending recommendation on satcom spectrum: OfficialThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has no pending recommendations on satellite communication spectrum, an official source sta...
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...
Levy SUC on shared spectrum bands only, TDSAT tells DoTThe Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has overturned a DoT order demanding an additional 0.5% spectrum usage charge ...
Jyotiraditya Scindia is new telecom ministerJyotiraditya Scindia, the Minister of Communications in the Modi Cabinet 3.0, faces key challenges in overseeing the 5G spectrum auction, e...
Trai imposes over Rs 1 cr penalty on Voda Idea for failure to curb pesky calls, SMS"Failure to curb the Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) sent through the Company's network for the complaints as required under th...
Reduction of licence fees not on the table, DoT tells TelcosThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is not considering any reduction in licence fees of telecom operators, rejecting repeated demand...
COVID-19 crisis: COAI urges government for cut in levies, seeks relief measuresIn a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) also made a plea for refund of the ...
Telecom industry urges government to facilitate funding at lower interest rates; seeks reduction in leviesAccording to a senior government official, most demands made were on similar lines as before, including reduction in Universal Service Obli...
Industry in agreement on need to cut levies, streamline GST issues: COAI"On the larger issue of need for a telecom relief package, a view can be taken by the telecom department based on their due diligence.
DoT extends deadline for public comments on draft National Digital Communications PolicyThe policy aims to ring in $100 bn of investments by 2020, create 4 million new jobs, boost the telecom sector's contribution to India's GD...
Draft new telecom policy aims 50 mbps broadband coverage by 2022To propel development of India, the policy proposes goal to attract "investments of USD 100 billion in the Digital Communications Sector" b...
Trai proposes licensing & tax reformsTrai has also backed a review of licence fees, SUC and the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) levy to enhance the overall ease of doi...
Trai backs lower taxes, levies in new telecom policyHefty telecom levies has been a major gripe for India’s beleaguered telecom industry since nearly 33% of every Rs 100 earned by a telco is ...
Telecom Commission meeting on spectrum usage charge deferredTelecom Commission's meeting scheduled for tomorrow to consider the matter of spectrum usage charge has been deferred.
DoT wants satellite fee waiver for link near China borderTelecom department proposed full waiver of bandwidth charges levied on telecom companies for establishing satellite connectivity near sensi...
- BSNL moves TDSAT against Trai's ADC cut
State-run BSNL on Saturday approached telecom tribunal TDSAT against sector regulator Trai's decision to cut a levy paid by private operato...