Not considering floor price for mobile phone services, says TraiOn Tuesday, industry lobby group Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) however once again pressed on the need for a floor price fo...
04 Aug, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
2G still relevant; tech self-reliance is crucial: TRAI chairman RS SharmaTrai has proposed that DoT may take up with the ministry of finance the issue of reduction in GST rate from 18% to a flat 5% by declaring t...
08 Sep, 2020, 11.41 PM IST
Only trying to fine-tune broadcast framework: TRAI Chairman RS SharmaRS Sharma has clarified that the regulator has no intention to revise the new tariff order.
27 Aug, 2019, 09.16 PM IST
WiFi initiative to help create more jobs, says RS SharmaUbiquitous broadband is the first pillar of Digital India. Other things such as software, services, digital literacy and empowerment depend...
16 Apr, 2018, 07.49 AM IST
Difficult to predict rate of VoLTE proliferation in India: Sunil Kumar Gupta, Trai"As far as 5G rollout is concerned, we have already given framework to the government. There were certain things prescribed and action has ...
14 Feb, 2018, 05.29 PM IST
5G rollout can transform telecom sector: Reliance JioThe size of the band is also important and it is important to leverage a minimum of 100 Mhz in the 3.5GHz band as the starting point,” Jio’...
28 Dec, 2017, 08.12 AM IST
We are hoping to cross revenue of Rs 30,000 crore: Anupam Shrivastava, BSNL chairmanBSNL is close to signing 2G ICR pacts with Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Reliance Jio Infocomm, and its pace of subscriber addition is ...
11 May, 2016, 03.10 AM IST
Purpose of spectrum auction was to maximise revenue & not consumer satisfaction"Spectrum sharing and trading rules are yet not in place as the government is not agreeing to expert body Trai’s recommendations."
30 Mar, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
2016 will be the year of bandwidth: BBNL CEOFrom voice to video—all services including animation, entertainment and gaming, he said, would be offered on high-speed network.
31 Jan, 2014, 05.42 PM IST
Encourage mobile operators for rural network rollouts: GSMA's Sandeep KaranwalKaranwal feels that the mobile industry needs to be motivated to rollout network services in far-flung rural areas and to leverage alternat...
29 Jan, 2014, 01.26 PM IST
2014: Here is GSM carriers’ wishlist“The sector is beginning to see improvements in the policy, regulatory and operational fronts due to government’s concerted actions, COAI D...
31 Dec, 2013, 05.12 PM IST
National MNP will pose challenges for telcos: Rajan S Mathews, COAI'The challenges relate principally to the reconfiguration of the networks, call routing, call scenario testing, circuit provisioning, etc.'
24 Dec, 2013, 04.31 PM IST
GSM players are victim of discrimination: COAIEven as the DoT, reportedly snubs telecom watchdog’s recommendation on uniform SUC, GSM body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)...
05 Nov, 2013, 12.37 PM IST
Department finalising policy initiatives to attract FDI, says telecom secretary M.F. FarooquiTelecom Secretary M.F. Farooqui says Telecom Department Finalising Policy Initiatives to Attract FDI.
01 Nov, 2013, 03.29 PM IST