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TRAI releases paper on Set Top Box interoperability between TV services(04.04.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may have antagonised telecom operators in the country recently with its call drop rules, now it is all set t.....

Tags : Trai, set top box, interoperability, telecom data

Cabinet Approves Major Reforms in Telecom Sector(15.09.2021)

The Union Cabinet has approved a number of structural and process reforms in the Telecom sector. These are expected to protect and generate employment.....

Tags : Telecom Sector, Reforms

Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data on 31 July, 2015(30.09.2015)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released subscription data for the period ending 31 July, 2015. The total number of telephone subscribers contin.....

Tags : Trai, telecom report, july, 2015

Hitting the right wavelength(14.05.2015)

In a case determining if mobile service providers were owed a right of extension of licence by the Government, the Supreme Court held in the negative......

Tags : telecom, auction, licence, conflicting aims

Notifications & Circulars

Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 30th June, 2015(01.09.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released highlights on telecom subscription data as on 30 June, 2015.

Tags : Trai, telecom, highlights, june, 2015

Hosting of ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG)-Asia and Oceania and Opening of SG3RG AO meeting by TRAI at New Delhi (20th to 23rd September 2016)(23.09.2016)

A week of international meetings focusing on economic and policy issues under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is being hosted this wee.....

Tags : International Telecommunication Union, Meetings, Regional collaboration, Policy and economic matters

TRAI issues Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications"(16.01.2017)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued the Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications". TRAI re.....

Tags : Telecommunications, Consultation papers, Issuance

Draft Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016(05.07.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority released draft

Tags : Research, Development, Telecom Sector

TRAI issues Directions to Access Providers to stop misuse of Headers and Message Templates, and to curb unauthorized promotions using Telecom Resources(16.02.2023)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) under Ministry of Communications, in order to ensure that all promotional messages are sent through R.....

Tags : Directions, Issuance, Telecom Resources

DoT announces two significant calls for proposals aimed at catalyzing innovation and technological advancement in telecommunications sector(17.06.2024)

In a signification move towards Jai Anusandhan, aimed at promoting innovative Start-ups in the country and to establish an ecosystem of research and e.....

Tags : Innovation, Technological advancement, Telecommunications sector

TRAI releases Highlights of Telecom Data for September, 2015(18.11.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released data for telecom subscribers for September, 2015. The figures showed a continuing of established tr.....

Tags : Trai, compensation, telecom data, 2015

"Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report" for the Quarter ending March, 2015.(12.08.2015)

TRAI released the 'Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report' showing key parameters and growth trends for telecom services and Cable TV, D.....

Tags : trai, report, telecom services, usage

Draft Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulations, 2016(22.02.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released draft ‘(23.10.2017)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released its Recommendations on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications".

Tags : Recommendations, Release, Sustainable Telecommunications

Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report July-September 2015(16.02.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released performance indicators for the Indian telecom sector for the quarter ending September, 2015. The Re.....

Tags : Telecom, performance indicator, September 2015

Indian Telecom Services Performance indicator Report for April-June, 2015(23.11.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released its “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the period 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2.....

Tags : Telecom, report, performance indicators, 2015

TRAI seeks review of voice mail, audiotex and UMS licences(14.06.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced a paper discussing the need to licence provision of (07.04.2022)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released Telecommunication Tariff (68th Amendment) Order, 2022 on "Regulatory framework .....

Tags : Telecommunication, Tariff, Release

Standards of Quality of Service Regulations and results test drives in Mumbai and Delhi(15.10.2015)

Pursuant to its ‘test drives’ to assess service quality of various telecom providers in the Mumbai and Delhi, TRAI has concluded there had been no sig.....

Tags : Trai, graded, penalty, telecom, parameter, test, drive, assess, metros

News

Delhi HC Grants Time to TRAI to Show Action Taken Against Compliance of TCCCPR Regulations(15.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has granted six weeks to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to show action taken to ensure compliance with the Telecom Commercial .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Supreme Court: No Recalculation of AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies(21.07.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that there will be no recalculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that need to be paid by the telecommunication co.....

Tags : Supreme Court, AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies

Department of Telecommunications Proposes Imposition of Penalty on Pesky Callers(06.07.2021)

Department of Telecommunications has proposed to impose a penalty on pesky callers of Rs 10,000 for every call and SMS made by telemarketers after 50 .....

Tags : Department of Telecommunications, Pesky Callers

Delhi HC Reserves Order over TRAI Regulation(18.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has reserved its order on a writ petition challenging a new regulation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which provide.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Centre's Demand to Recover Dues of Rs 92,000 Crore from Telecom Companies(24.10.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld a demand by the Government that telecom companies pay Rs 92,000 crore in overdue levies and interest as it accepted the gover.....

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TDSAT Dismisses ISP Netmagic’s Plea Against DoT’s AGR Demand(23.11.2020)

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has dismissed Internet service provider (ISP) Netmagic Solutions' plea to prevent the Departm.....

Tags : Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal, Adjusted Gross Revenue Demand

DoT: Landline Users to Add Zero Before Mobile Numbers from January 1(26.11.2020)

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said that landline users will have to add a zero before calling any mobile number 1st January, 2021 onwards.....

Tags : Department of Telecommunications, TRAI Recommendations

SC to Telecom Operators: Why Can’t You Fix Call Drops(04.03.2016)

Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea of Cellular Operators' Association of India to exempt telecom firms from paying compensation to consumers for .....

Tags : Supreme Court , Telecom Operators

Delhi HC to TRAI: Have You Considered Objections on Call Drops(08.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) if it had considered objections raised by cellular service providers to its ne.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Delhi HC Issues Notice on Contempt Application Filed By Telecom Watchdog(03.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application for initiation of contempt, filed by Telecom Watchdog in the case pertaining to grant of telecom .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Contempt Application Filed By Telecom Watchdog

Delhi High Court Denies to Stay Penalty for Call Drops(23.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has denied to stay telecom regulator's order mandating mobile service providers to compensate subscribers for call drops beginning Ja.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, telecom regulator

TRAI Says 'No' to Discriminatory Tariffs to Subscribers in Same Class(26.05.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed operators not to provide discriminatory tariffs to subscribers in same class.

Tags : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Discriminatory Tariff

Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Government’s Reply to Telcos’ Understated Income(14.12.2016)

Punjab & Haryana HC has sought responses from Government, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Comptroller.....

Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, telecom companies, Understated Income

Judgments

Name of person selling SIM card not required on form(11.03.2016)

Customer Acquisition Forms for acquiring a SIM card, completed at the Point of Sale, do not require the name of the person verifying the document.

Tags : Telecom operator, subscription form, point of sale

TRAI Gives Clean Cheat to Jio’s Happy New Year Plan(03.02.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given a clean chit to billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run firm Jio’s free voice calling and data plan on it.....

Tags : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. JIO, Mukesh Ambani

Bombay High Court Asks TRAI to Respond to Broadcasters’ Petition Within a Week(15.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to respond by January 20 to the Broadcasters’ Petition challenging its amended N.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Supreme Court Rejects Review Petitions of Telecom Companies(17.01.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed the Review Petitions of Telecom companies on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) payment order. The Companies would have to pay R.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Telecom Companies, Review Petition

CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Refuses to Hear 2G plea Unless all Trees Planted as per its Earlier Order(27.03.2019)

Delhi High Court while refusing to hear 2G plea observed that it will not proceed with the case until the accused, including Swan Telecom's Shahid Usm.....

Tags : Delhi HC, 2G plea, Swan Telecom's Shahid Usman Balwa

ELECTION - SC Directs EC to Consider Alloting of Common Symbol to TTV Dhinakaran’s Party(27.03.2019)

Supreme Court has directed Election Commission of India to consider alloting a common symbol for 59 candidates of unregistered political party Amma Ma.....

Tags : Delhi HC, 2G plea, Swan Telecom's Shahid Usman Balwa

SC Asks Telcos to Declare Call Drops Never Exceeded 2% Threshold(11.03.2016)

Supreme Court has asked telecom operators to give undertaking that call drops have never exceeded 2 per cent threshold and no penalty was ever levied .....

Tags : Supreme Court , telecom

CIVIL - Liability of Past Dues Rests Only with RCom and Not with Reliance Jio: TDSAT(27.02.2019)

Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has said that liability of past dues related to Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) rested only with Re.....

Tags : Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), RCom

CIVIL - Liability of Past Dues Rests Only with RCom and Not with Reliance Jio: TDSAT(27.02.2019)

Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has said that liability of past dues related to Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) rested only with Re.....

Tags : Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), RCom

Supreme Court Rejects Telecom Companies’ Plea to Hold Open- Court Hearing(09.01.2020)

Supreme Court has rejected the request of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices, Hughes Communications India and some state-run firms for an.....

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TRAI: Don’t Charge More than Rs 130 For 100 SDCs(06.03.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked cable TV operators not to charge subscribers more than Rs.130 for 100 standard definition chann.....

Tags : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Delhi High Court Refuses Plea Against Telecoms Over Shutdown During Protests(24.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea which alleged that telecom services were disrupted in various parts of the national capital during th.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Telecoms

Delhi HC Orders Maintaining Status Quo in Plea Against Declaration of Reliance Accounts Fraudulent(30.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered the banks to maintain status quo in a plea by Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication Ltd (RComm) and Reliance Telecom Ltd (.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Reliance Communication Ltd., Reliance Telecom Ltd.

SC Stays TDSAT Order Which Set Aside DoT Demand for License Fee from Internet Service Providers(06.01.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) which directed the Union of India to refund the amoun.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal, Internet Service Provider

Statute

Telecom companies to compensate for dropped calls from 2016(16.10.2015)