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TRAI amends regulation to facilitate Pan-India Mobile Number Portability

February 25, 2015

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 25 February 2015 has amended regulation to allow Pan-India Mobile Number Portability (MNP). In this regard, TRAI has issued 6th amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009. It will come into effect ..

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TRAI removes interconnection usage charges (IUC)

February 24, 2015

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has removed the interconnection usage charges (IUC). Earlier, IUC of 20 paise was charged for calls made from landline to landline or landline to mobile. TRAI also has reduced network IUC on calls ..

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Now minimum broadband speed is 512 kbps: TRAI

July 9, 2014

As per a notification released by Telecom Regulatory Authority India (TRAI),the minimum broadband speed has been raised to 512 kilo bytes per second (kbps). The earlier minimum broadband speed of 256 kbps was as per the Broadband Policy 2004. The ..

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Ordinance promulgated to appoint Nripendra Misra as Principal Secretary

May 28, 2014

The Centre promulgated an ordinance to clear the way for retired IAS officer and former chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Nripendra Misra’s appointment as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ordinance expedited by the government designed ..

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What is Net Neutrality? What is the significance of Net Neutrality?

January 22, 2014

Net Neutrality (or Internet neutrality) is the idea that broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and others, should treat everything that flows across the Internet equally. If the principle of net neutrality is adhered to, then: ..

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Cabinet approved the TRAI guidelines for TV rating agencies

January 11, 2014

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to bring out the comprehensive regulatory framework in the form of guidelines for Television Rating Agencies in India. Excerpts of guidelines for Television Rating Agencies All rating ..

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Latest telecom subscriber database released by TRAI

October 17, 2013

India’s telecom subscriber base expanded marginally to reach 90.44 crore in July 2013, as per latest telecom subscription data from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India). Total number of subscribers: 904.46 million Net addition: 1.37 million subscribers during July Subscriber ..

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TRAI recommends pan-India Mobile Number Portability in 6 months

October 1, 2013

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommended implementation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) across the country within 6 months. On implementation, this service will allow users to retain their mobile numbers even when they change their service area. Currently, ..

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Government considering giving TRAI authority to impose penalty

August 6, 2013

As per Telecom Ministry, the government is thinking taking away penalizing powers, which are used to punish service providers for not complying with rules and regulations, from the Department of Telecom (DoT), and giving these to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). ..

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TRAI to suggest ways for corporate control of media

June 22, 2013

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will recommend the setting up of an ‘institutional buffer between corporate owners and newspaper management’ to the government. TRAI, which is also the regulator for the broadcasting industry, will also opine ways to curb cross-media ownership ..

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