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Union Government forms panel to resolve telecom penalty row

October 26, 2016

The Union Telecom Ministry has formed a committee to look into the regulator TRAI’s recommendation of a Rs. 3,050 crore penalty on top three telcos — Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. The committee has been asked to give a report on the recommendations soon likely to be before 15 November 2016. What is the case? Earlier ..

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TRAI recommends Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone & Idea

October 24, 2016

Telecom Regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended Department of Telecom (DoT) to impose combined penalty of 3,050 crore rupees on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea cellular. It had mentioned that the penalty should be imposed on these telecom companies for allegedly denying interconnectivity to newcomer Reliance Jio. What is the issue? The ..

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New Virtual Network Operators License Regime – Unified Licence VNO (UL-VNO)

September 9, 2016

On June 3, 2016, the Telecom Department has released licence guidelines for virtual network operators for license called Unified Licence VNO (UL-VNO). This opens the door for a new class of telecom players in the country viz. VNOs. Earlier, there was a proposal by the Telecom Commission to allow a licensing regime that would facilitate ..

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TRAI launches Myspeed App to measure real time mobile internet speed

July 6, 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched ‘MySpeed’ mobile application for measuring real time mobile Internet speed that consumers get. This is the first application to be launched under the Digital India initiative, which is directly trying to tackle the issue of poor data speeds. Key facts Consumers using this app can check ..

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TRAI launches mobile app for subscribers to register complaints against pesky calls, SMSes

June 3, 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a DND (do not disturb) services mobile application for telecom subscribers to register their complaints against pesky calls and SMSes. The new mobile app will help people in easily filing complaints and help the authority in monitoring such activities. Key Features of DND app The DND ..

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TRAI penalty on Telcos for call drops illegal: SC

May 12, 2016

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 companies to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 2016. The Ruling was given by ..

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