Vittal said the base prices recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) places the radiowaves in the ballpark range of Rs 50,000-55,000 crore for 100 MHz of spectrum. read more

With more and more Indians going online and generating never-heard-before kind of data, hackers have turned their focus on a country with over 450 million smartphone users and more than 550 million Internet users. read more

RS Sharma, who is spearheading Trai’s new tariff and regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services, said of the nine crore TV homes that have made their channel preferences clear, 6.5 crore are cable TV homes and 2.5 crore are DTH homes. read more

With the February 1 deadline fast closing in, the regulator is keeping a hawk eye on the customers recording their choices and are hoping for 100 per cent onboarding before the deadline. read more

As per the TRAI’s new cable and DTH rules, the users will now be able to pick and choose which channels they want to see and pay for only those channels instead of buying packages made by the broadcasters. read more

There is no burgeoning of young collectors eager to support artists of their generation, and the tiny number of established buyers circle just a handful of dealers of repute, who themselves keep doubling down on the admittedly great artists who kickstarted... read more

According to the Cable Operators Distributors Association (CODA), operators’ incomes may decrease by more than half if the TRAI order is enforced. In protest, there will first be a three-hour blackout, followed by a march to the office of STAR TV on... read more

The Trai secretary exhorted the media industry to try to meet expectations of consumers, focus more on their demand and on contents they like, to boost the consumption of the media content. read more

Apple iPhone users in India can now download TRAI’s DND app which helps avoid unwanted calls and messages. read more

TRAI received complaints from subscribers that they are being sent text messages to “mandatorily” recharge their prepaid accounts in order to continue to avail services. read more

According to the quality of service rules, not more than 2% of total calls in a telecom circle on a network should automatically get disconnected. read more

TRAI is exploring a regulatory framework on internet telephony for OTT players like WhatsApp, Google Duo and Hike. read more

Reliance Jio’s subscriber base reached 25.2 crore for the third quarter this year. read more

RS Sharma was the director general of UIDAI from 2009 to 2013 before he moved on to the role of the chief secretary of Jharkhand and then served as a secretary in the central government. He is currently the chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority... read more

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had tightened the rules and asked players to abide by its new quality of service (QoS) benchmarks from October 1, 2017. read more