TRAI Aims to Tackle Call Drops Issue With Regulations; Improve Connectivity Inside Buildings

TRAI Aims to Tackle Call Drops Issue With Regulations; Improve Connectivity Inside Buildings

ByNews Polite

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will tackle the issue of call drops in the country, while helping the telecom sector grow with a level playing field, according to the regulator’s newly appointed Chairman. In order to tackle call drop issues facing mobile users in India, TRAI is considering…

TRAI Warns Against ‘Illegal’ Fraudulent Calls Threatening Number Disconnection

TRAI Warns Against ‘Illegal’ Fraudulent Calls Threatening Number Disconnection

ByNews Polite

The telecom regulator on Wednesday cautioned people against fraudulent calls in which callers falsely claiming to be from TRAI threaten to disconnect numbers, and termed such calls as “illegal”. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said it neither blocks nor disconnects any mobile number of any individual telecom customers, and…

TRAI Invites Public Comments on Ways to Make Smartphone Affordable in India

TRAI Invites Public Comments on Ways to Make Smartphone Affordable in India

ByNews Polite

Telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday invited public comments to explore ways and means to make smartphone affordable in the country for digital inclusion. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as part of its consultation paper on “Digital Inclusion in the Era of Emerging Technologies” will assess if measures taken…

TRAI Directs Telecom Providers to Set Up Digital Platform for Customer Consent to Curb Promotional Calls, Messages

TRAI Directs Telecom Providers to Set Up Digital Platform for Customer Consent to Curb Promotional Calls, Messages

ByNews Polite

In order to curb the menace of pesky calls and sms, telecom regulator TRAI has directed service providers to develop a unified digital platform in two months to seek, maintain and revoke customers’ consent for promotional calls and messages. In the first phase, only subscribers will be able to initiate…

DoT Said to Be in Favour of Putting 20-Year Validity for Spectrum in Upcoming Auctions 

DoT Said to Be in Favour of Putting 20-Year Validity for Spectrum in Upcoming Auctions 

ByNews Polite

The telecom department is batting for a 20-year validity for spectrum to be put on the block in the upcoming auctions, according to multiple sources. The sources told PTI that the Department of Telecom (DoT) is going with TRAI-recommended reserve prices to the Cabinet, which will ultimately take a call…