Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India

Moderate participation expected in spectrum auctions; telecom industry's debt to elevate at Rs 4.6 lakh cr in FY21: ICRA

Rating agency ICRA expects moderate participation for the upcoming spectrum auctions at Rs 55,000-Rs 60,000 crore due to the limited financial flexibility of the industry

Coronavirus Outbreak: Extend prepaid validity so users get uninterrupted services during lockdown, TRAI tells telcos

Sector regulator TRAI has asked telecom operators to extend the validity period of prepaid users to ensure that subscribers get uninterrupted services during the 21-day nationwide lockdown

Digital Communications Commission clears Rs 5.22 lakh cr spectrum sale plan; auction in March-April

The Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision-making body at the telecom department, on Friday approved a Rs 5.22 lakh crore spectrum auction plan entailing 8300 MHz of airwaves across 22 circles and the sale is likely to take place in March-April

TRAI issues notice on revised MNP process that will come into effect by 16 December

The new process entails 3 working days' timeline for port out requests, and 5 working days for requests for port out from one circle to another.

TRAI chief meets Vodafone Idea CEO, others industry officials to identify priority issues for 2020

Amid ongoing turbulence in the telecom sector, TRAI chairman on Wednesday met heads of telcos, including Vodafone Idea CEO, to identify priority issues that will be taken up by the regulator in 2020

TRAI's IUC review is unwarranted, anti-poor and sabotages Modi government's Digital India initiative, says Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio says that the BAK regime is "arbitrary, bad in law, unwarranted, and anti-poor".

Reliance Jio opposes TRAI's new rule to slash ring time to 25 seconds

Reliance Jio has argued that low ringing time for calls directly impacts the customer experience.

Airtel, Vodafone, Jio have slashed ring time on outgoing calls to 25 seconds

Reportedly, cutting the ring time would help telcos in plugging further losses on Interconnect Usage Charges.

Reliance Jio records fastest 4G download speed in July, according to TRAI

Vodafone was the fastest 4G upload network with an average speed of 5.8 Mbps in July

Reliance Jio adds 82.6 lakh users in June; subscriber churn continues for Vodafone Idea, Airtel: TRAI data

Older operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea continued to lose subscribers - 41.75 lakh combined - during June, while rival Reliance Jio added over 82.6 lakh users, according to data released by TRAI