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In the last financial year, industry revenue from IUC at 14 paise was around Rs 10,000 crore.

IUC cut to hit telcos' biz by Rs 5,000 cr, 2G calls to suffer: COAI

Trai announced slashing of the mobile call connection charge to 6 paise a minute from 14 paise.

21 Sep 2017 10:20 AM

The new regulation will come into effect from October 1, 2017.

No question of any advantage from IUC cut: Reliance Jio

Incumbent operators have made baseless allegations against the process for determination of IUC and regulator Trai.

21 Sep 2017 10:00 AM

Reliance Jio pointed out that it has always offered free voice services to its customers.

Airtel attacks Trai for IUC rate cuts

Jio in a statement said that there is no question of any advantage as it has already passed on all the benefits to customers.

21 Sep 2017 2:51 AM

Termination charge is paid by the telecom operator from where the call is being made to the telecom operator on whose network the call is being received. (Photo: AFP)

Telcos to lose out $600 million

Analysts say Jio, smaller telcos to benefit due to lower customer base.

21 Sep 2017 2:46 AM

TRAI orders sharp cut in mobile interconnection fees

Operators in India do not charge customers for incoming calls, but the carrier from whose network a call originates pays the network.

20 Sep 2017 9:47 AM

Vodafone is second largest telecom operator in India in terms od subsrcie base. (Photo: File)

Delhi HC seeks TRAI's reply on Vodafone's IUC appeal

At present, IUC rates are determined in accordance with Telecom Interconnection Usage Charges Regulations 2015.

12 Sep 2017 3:48 PM

TRAI is telecom sector regulator in India. (Photo: File)

VNOs may get landline service permit at district office: TRAI

VNOs are entities authorised to provide telecom services like mobile, landline and internet.

09 Sep 2017 10:16 AM

Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO, Bharti Airtel at the launch of Airtel 4G services. (Photo: File/PTI)

Lost Rs 6,800 crore due to lower IUC, Airtel tells TRAI

At present, a destination network charges 14 paise to source network for connecting and ending a call.

07 Sep 2017 11:53 AM

The average 4G download speed on Jio network was 18.65 mbps.

Jio 4G speed slows down in July, but still beats rivals: Trai

TRAI collects and computes data download speed with the help of its MySpeed application on a real-time basis.

06 Sep 2017 9:33 AM

Consumers around the world are busy enjoying various free Web services, like browsing, social networking, e-commerce, e-payment, ridesharing, music, movie, news etc., either in standalone apps or bundled up together.

In a digital democracy, who owns our data?

A private bill on data protection introduced in Parliament by BJD MP Jay Panda, too, spells out the need for “data portability”.

01 Sep 2017 12:08 AM

Telcos, Web firms fight over Net neutrality again

Telecom players have also demanded Trai to clearly define ‘internet’ and ‘content’.

31 Aug 2017 5:02 AM

Airtel and social media firm Facebook launched free internet platforms.

Trai recommendations on net neutrality likely in a month

Telecom operators and internet content providers have been at loggerheads over the issue of net neutrality.

30 Aug 2017 2:16 PM

Last date for comments is September 25 and that of counter-comments is October 3.

Trai seeks views on sale of 5G services spectrum, other bands

DoT has requested the Authority to provide its recommendations on applicable reserve price.

28 Aug 2017 8:02 PM

Idea Cellular is third largest telecom operator in India.

Trai asks Idea to pay Rs 3 cr for overcharging subscribers

The amount is to be deposited in Telecom Consumers Education and Protection Fund.

25 Aug 2017 6:15 PM

Main challenge faced by Sebi in this context was the lack of reliable information on the identity of senders of such SMSes,

Stock tips: Sebi gets Trai help to check fraudulent SMSes

Sebi observed that there are increasing instances of bulk SMSes being sent to investors.

18 Aug 2017 7:35 PM

If an operator fails to meet call drop benchmark in consecutive quarter, the penalty amount will be increased 1.5 times and in the third consecutive month it will doubled.

Trai gets tough on call drops; slaps penalty of upto Rs 10 lakh

Regulator has made measurement of call drop rate more granular from circle level to mobile towers in a circle.

18 Aug 2017 4:45 PM

BSNL operates telephony services across India except two circles of Mumbai and Delhi.

BSNL seeks 2-year extension for mobile licence validity

BSNL has written to the govt to extend validity of its cellular licence and spectrum for two more years till 2022.

15 Aug 2017 1:10 PM

Mobile operators jointly added about 1 crore new customers, of which over 60 lakh were added by Jio alone.

Telecom user base goes up by half a per cent to cross 121 crore

Out of 11 telecom operators only five top mobile players were able to add new customers.

14 Aug 2017 6:32 PM

The regulator has recently asked all operators to start filing their tariffs in electronic form.

Trai website to soon display telcos' tariff plans: Sharma

Export of data will allow app makers to build products based on tariff information displayed on Trai site.

13 Aug 2017 3:12 PM

The comment comes in the backdrop of the regulator's ongoing tussle with Apple that is reportedly not allowing convergence of the Trai's Do-Not-Disturb app on its iOS platform.

Trai questions 3rd party right over user-generated data

Trai's app allows users to flag pesky calls and unsolicited messages directly to the regulator.

09 Aug 2017 10:09 AM

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