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TRAI’s Recommendations on ‘Issues related to Community Radio Stations’

March 23, 2023

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently released its recommendations on issues related to community radio stations (CRS). The recommendations were made to the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, which had requested TRAI’s views on various issues related to ..

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Update in India Broadband Definition

February 4, 2023

Indian consumers have been constantly complaining about service providers giving false promises on internet speed. Constant tussles existed among consumers, regulators, and service providers regarding this issue. To solve the issue, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been changing ..

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TRAI Recommendations on “Renewal of Multi-System Operators (MSOs) Registration”

December 29, 2022

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently issued its recommendations on the “Renewal of Multi-System Operators (MSOs) Registration”. Currently, the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 does not have provisions for the renewal of the MSO registrations. What are ..

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TRAI Proposal on CNAP

December 7, 2022

TRAI has issued a consultation paper seeking public comments about the potential introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP). What is CNAP? The Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) is a feature that provides information about the calling party so that call receivers ..

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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act

March 14, 2022

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act was passed by Parliament in 1997 to regulate telecom services in India. 25 Years of TRAI Act To commemorate the 25 years journey of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act, ..

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Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)

March 5, 2022

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) was established in 2000, by amending the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act, 1997. About TDSAT TDSAT was constituted to bring a separate disputes settlement mechanism for the telecom sector, thereby strengthening ..

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BARC News Channel Ratings

January 15, 2022

Information & Broadcasting Ministry asked the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India) to resume “news channel ratings” with immediate effect. Key Facts Ministry has asked to release of viewership data of news channels as well as to release the last ..

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TRAI released new framework for broadcasting & cable services

June 12, 2021

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released new framework for broadcasting and cable services by amending interconnection regulations of 2017. Background Regulation of 2017 provides a framework for technical compliance of conditional access system (CAS) and subscriber management system ..

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Senior IAS Officer PD Vaghela appointed TRAI Chairman

September 29, 2020

On September 28, 2020, senior IAS Officer PD Vaghela was appointed as the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory of India) Chairman. HE has succeeded RS Sharma. About PD Vaghela He is a Gujarat-Cadre IAS Officer. He is currently in the Department of ..

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Spectrum Pricing and Health of Telecom Sector

July 10, 2019

The Digital Communications Commission under the Department of Telecommunications had sought a review of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) August 2018 recommendations on the auction of spectrum. Due to concerns over the financial health of telcos, and worries ..