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TRAI penalty on Telcos for call drops illegal: SC
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that Telecom companies will not compensate mobile phone users for inconvenience caused by call drops. In this regard, the apex court has struck down the TRAI Regulation which made it mandatory for telecom ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
TRAI rules against Differential Pricing
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has barred telecom service providers (TSPs) from offering or charging discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content accessed by a consumer. In this regard, TRAI has issued Prohibition of Discriminatory ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
What is Spectrum Cap?
The spectrum cap is the limit of radiowaves a telecom operator can hold for providing wireless services. Spectrum cap rules prevent an operator from buying additional spectrum in a respective band. The idea is to prevent operators from acquiring a ..
Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2015
In October 2015, the Department of Telecom has issued the much awaited spectrum trading guidelines. Spectrum trading refers to transfer of rights to use the spectrum. After spectrum trading, the associated rights and obligations of the spectrum block shall stand ..
Telecom operators to compensate consumers by Rs 1 for call drop: TRAI
Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indian (TRAI) has made it mandatory for telecom operators to compensate consumers by Rs.1 for call drops with effect from 1 January 2016. As per new TRAI rules The compensation will be limited to three dropped ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Union Cabinet approves Spectrum Sharing Guidelines
The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the spectrum sharing guidelines based on the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The decision is part of Union Government’s commitment to improve spectral efficiency and quality of telecom service ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
IT Secretary R S Sharma appointed as TRAI chairman
The IT Secretary Ram Sevak Sharma was appointed as the chairman of telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 27 July 2015. He will take place of Rahul Khullar who had retired in May 2015. However, Sharma is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Nationwide Mobile Number Portability becomes operational
Nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) has become operational from 3 July 2015. It became operational after major private mobile operators like Vodafone, RCom, Airtel, Uninor and Idea Cellular along with state-run BSNL and MTNL issued statements to launch MNP. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Telecom operators slash roaming call rate by up to 40%, SMS by up to 75%
Leading Indian telecom operators including Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Reliance Communication have slashed their roaming call rates by up to 40 per cent and SMS rates by upto 75 percent. This rate revision of telecom operators comes in line with ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
TRAI recommends 112 as single emergency number for India
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 7 April 2015 has proposed ‘112’ as a single emergency number that can be used all across the country including for police, fire and ambulance departments. This emergency number will be similar to ..