NEW DELHI: IP inter-connection issues including the co-existence of legacy network with IP based networks and requirement of regulatory intervention in IP based interconnection have been raised...
NEW DELHI: There was an increase of a marginal 1.45 per cent in the number of broadband subscribers between March and April this year, according to...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is going to look at putting in place regulations relating to local TV channels now. In a...
MUMBAI: Three months ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) revised the tariff rates for non-addressable cable TV areas which allowed a rise of 27.5...
MUMBAI: Even after several deadlines being issued in January regarding implementation of billing in DAS areas, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has not seen...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will not see any further delay in implementation of billing. And it is with this aim that the...
NEW DELHI: Directions have been issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to multi-system operators (MSOs) covered under the first phase of digital addressable...
NEW DELHI: The total broadband (> 512 Kbps) subscription increased from 58 million at the end of February 2014 to 60.87 million at the end of...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited should be authorized by the Department of Telecom to...
NEW DELHI: Stakeholders concerned with the quality of service for Wireless Data Services Regulations 2012 have been asked by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said a uniform licence fee of 8 per cent of the Adjusted Gross Revenue will be...
NEW DELHI: Only 35.81 million subscribers of the six private direct-to-home (DTH) service providers are active out of a total 62.97 million registered subscribers, working out...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which has asked stakeholders in the telecom sector to give their views on various issues relating to spectrum...
NEW DELHI: A discussion paper is likely to be issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) relating to Over The Top (OTT) services such...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today decided to charge a reconnection fee of Rs 500 per telecom resource up to a maximum...
NEW DELHI: Aiming to draw up comprehensive projects for empowerment of women though information and communication technology, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today invited...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has revised the tariff ceilings for the non-addressable cable TV areas. The authority has allowed an overall 27.5...
NEW DELHI: There were 56.9 million broadband subscribers in the country at the end of January 2014, showing an increase of 3.09 per cent as compared...
MUMBAI: It’s been a chaotic couple of years for the media and entertainment industry marked by a lack of clarity – be it digitisation, ad cap...
NEW DELHI: Senior Indian Administrative Service officer J S Sarma, who was a strong supporter of reforms in the telecom sector, has passed away. ...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has petitioned the Supreme Court to allow it to raise the ceiling on tariff for pay channels distributed...
MUMBAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued its recommendation for the much awaited ‘Migration of FM Radio Broadcasters from Phase II to Phase III’ on...
MUMBAI: If you look back a few years it was the MSOs who were arm twisting the Broadcasters and carriage subsidies shot up to an estimate...
The Telecom Regulaotry Auhtority of India (TRAI) was right in both identifying and bringing in new regulation in an attempt to curb content aggregator aggression (read:...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s latest notification of regulations for content aggregators has attempted to curb their muscling power, even as it has allowed them to...
MUMBAI: Direct-to-home television service providers appear to be having a tough time retaining their subscribers. A large portion of their registered subscribers are inactive. Of...
Updated – 08:05pm MUMBAI: Aggregation of television content from various broadcasters will soon be history and content aggregators will be able to act only as agents...
MUMBAI: When the entire process of digitisation started in the country, nobody would have thought it would be such a tough nut to crack and there...
NEW DELHI: The Union Government has approved that spectrum acquired in the current auction will be charged at five per cent of the AGR. In...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) may have once again extended the rope for stakeholders of digitisation but with a warning that they would...
MUMBAI: The media industry went into a tizzy last week when the union cabinet accepted the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB)’s proposed regulatory framework for television rating agencies...
NEWDELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has listed 15 January as the last date for submission of application for the 1800 MHz and 900 MHz under...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) of India has asked stakeholders for their views on whether the value of 800 MHz spectrum should be derived on...
MUMBAI: The year 2013 saw the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) cracking its whip on the broadcasters as well as every other party within the...
MUMBAI: In an attempt to speed up the filling of consumer application forms (CAFs), the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), along with major broadcasters, has relaunched its...
MUMBAI: In September this year, the licence of India’s oldest DTH provider Dish TV was to expire after a period of 10 years and then there...
KOLKATA: It was just last week that indiantelevision.com reported that Kolkata multi-system operators (MSOs) are likely to start the gross (consumer) billing process from 10 December...
MUMBAI: In the midst of the digitisation process in India, several issues continue to be left unanswered. One such being the matter of unbundling of channels...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the consultation paper on the migration of FM radio broadcasters from Phase-II to Phase-III. As part of...
MUMBAI: The direct-to-home (DTH) players can now put their viewpoints on issues related to new DTH licences. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has called...
MUMBAI: After nearly a week long argument from the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) and music channels – B4U, 9XM, Mastiii and M Tunes — it was...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) found some unlikely supporters on the ad cap issue last week. On the one hand, Zee Entertainment, Star...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has issued a notice to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on a petition by a...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has again shown forbearance towards multi-system operators (MSOs). The regulator has given another extension to the MSOs and...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has called for a national multi-system operator (MSO) meeting on Monday, 16 December. The meeting has been called...
MUMBAI: The fear of Friday the thirteenth seems to be coming true for registered multi system operators (MSOs) as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)...
MUMBAI: In September this year, the licence of India’s oldest DTH provider Dish TV was to expire after a period of 10 years and then there...
KOLKATA: It was just last week that indiantelevision.com reported that Kolkata multi-system operators (MSOs) are likely to start the gross (consumer) billing process from 10 December...
EW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued regulations to encourage telemarketers to register by reducing the registration fees and the security deposit...
KOLKATA: On 29 November, indiantelevision.com had reported that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) pushed the deadline for MSOs to submit duly-filled CAFs (Consumer Application...