Tag: TRAI
TRAI Blocks Airtel, Vodafone Idea Plans Offering Faster Speeds to Select Users
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked Airtel and Vodafone Idea to halt plans that offer higher speeds to certain customers. The instruction...
Airtel Trumps Vodafone Idea to Become 2nd-Largest Carrier in India: TRAI
Airtel went past Vodafone Idea in February to become the second-largest mobile telecom operator in India. According to latest data from the Telecom Regulatory...
TRAI Removes 100 Free SMS Per Day Cap for ‘Genuine Non-Commercial Users’
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has removed a regulation that barred telecom operators from offering more than 100 free SMSes per day...
India Should Manufacture 5G Telecom Equipment Locally: TRAI Chairman
India is gearing up to embrace 5G technology. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman RS Sharma reportedly encourages using locally manufactured equipment in...
TRAI Postpones Abolition of Interconnection Fees by One Year
Following persistent protests from Airtel and Vodafone Idea, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to defer its plan to abolish the...
No MNP From December 10-15 As Carriers Prepare for New TRAI Regulations
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced new MNP (mobile number portability) rules that it believes will significantly cut down on the...
Mobile Charges May Soon Increase in India as TRAI Mulls Fixing Floor Tariff
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is said to be working on fixing a floor tariff for data and voice calls to help...
Reliance Jio Was The Fastest 4G Network in August: TRAI
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the latest crowd-sourced data about mobile broadband speeds in India from its MySpeed app (Android,...
Get Ready to Make Calls and Use Internet on Domestic Flights, Ships in India
You will soon be able to use the internet and make calls while flying with a major airline in India. This is because the...
Now You Can Get your MNP Done in Just Two Days
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) amended the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regulations to ease and quicken the process of portability.
The timeline for...
Apple Finally Approves TRAI’s DND App After iPhone Deactivation Threat
Earlier this year, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) developed an anti-spam app which allows users to report spam calls and messages, and...
Only Reliance Jio Added Mobile Subscribers in September, As Rivals Lose Out: TRAI
Jio's train of subscriber growth continued to pick up the pace in September as rival operators lost millions of subscribers, says the latest Telecom...
TRAI’s New Pricing Rules For DTH and Cable TV Is Great News For Consumers
In a major relief to the average Indian consumer who still gets their daily dose of entertainment by watching television, telecom regulatory body TRAI...
TRAI Report Says Jio Is Best Network for Road, Rail Travel, But That’s Not...
Moving away from its underdog status, Reliance Jio has gripped the Indian telecom market with its compelling prices that have caused a major upheaval...
Reliance Jio Dominates Telco Subscriber Growth in July
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the latest Telecom Subscription Data for the month of July 2018, and as per the...
Reliance Jio Overtakes Vodafone To Become 2nd Largest Indian Telco by Revenue
Having taken the Indian telecom market by storm since its entry, Reliance Jio has now gone past Vodafone to become the second largest telecom...
Apple Gives in to TRAI Demand; Will Allow DND App to Report Spam Calls,...
Apple has finally relented in its battle against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), and decided to fall in line with the agency's...
Blocking Pesky Calls Will Take One And a Half Years, Says COAI
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) believes that telecom operators in the country will need more than a year and a half to...
TRAI Issues Revised Guidelines for Testing Quality of VoLTE Services
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday notified directions on quality of service (QoS) for Voice over LTE users through Circuit Switched...
TRAI Chief Getting Swamped With Aadhaar Authentication OTP Requests After Twitter Blunder
A few days after he revealed his Aadhaar number on Twitter in a misguided attempt to show the safety and efficacy of the controversial...