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Apple refuses to allow TRAI's DND app on the App Store; TRAI chairman calls situation "ridiculous"

The app purportedly fights spam by reporting such messages and calls directly to TRAI and is available on the Play Store.

Consumers may be hurt by telecom industry demand of fixed floor prices for voice and data plans

Floor price will raise end-user prices and provide only temporary relief to telecom companies said the Director of telecom consultancy firm ComFirst.

Digital Transactions won't be viable till you address cost, convenience, confidence: Trai Chairman

TRAI Chairman, RS Sharma recently spoke at the IAMAI India Digital Summit suggesting that the payment industry should adopt something similar to interconnection charge for payments.

Trai plans to act against auto-play video ads on the internet

Auto-playing video advertisements are an annoyance which we have to deal with on a daily basis. Apart from being unwanted, a lot of these video adds end up using up a lot of data without our knowledge and pushing up our data bills.

Consultation paper issued is not on net neutrality: Trai

Telecom regulator Trai today said the consultation paper it has issued this week is not on net neutrality but seeks views of stakeholders on a specific matter of differential pricing for data services being offered by operators.

Trai suggests govt to exempt fixed line broadband service from licence fee for at least 5 years

Telecom regulator Trai today asked the government to exempt fixed line broadband service from licence fee for at least 5 years

Recommendations aimed at liberalising spectrum: Trai

Justifying the prices set for spectrum allocation, Trai Chairman J S Sarma today said the recommendations are aimed at liberalising spectrum and enabling operators to take up any technology.

The Congress-Tharoor argument on PM's Principal Secy is flawed

The Congress party's criticism of the Bill to amend the Trai Act to enable the appointment of a former Chairman as Principal Secretary of the PM has no legs to stand on.