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Tag: TRAI

Coming Soon in India- Browse Internet, Make calls while in the Air!
2May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments
INDIA

Coming Soon in India- Browse Internet, Make calls while in the Air!

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) came up with some key announcements in its regulatory meeting on Tuesday that will allow users to use internet applications such as Skype and WhatsApp to make voice calls to landline. Moreover, the regulatory body has also given approval for the provision of in-flight connectivity that would let travelers use their mobile phones and browse the internet while traveling mid-air.   In-Flight Connectivity to take On-Board According to the new provisions, flight connectivity would facilitate data and voice service once a plane has reached a height of 3,000 meters. There are companies like Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates,  are already providing such service on their flights abroad. As per the sources, Telecom department...
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One-Stop Tariff Portal for Indian Consumers Launched
18Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments
INDIA

One-Stop Tariff Portal for Indian Consumers Launched

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a beta version of a website that will allow comparison of mobile tariffs of all operators at one roof helping to bring transparency and ease. At the first stage, the beta version has gone live for Delhi circle, and users can click the link to compare mobile tariffs.   This is an effort to bring all information at one platform related to mobile tariffs that can help users perform comparison easily", said SK Gupta, TRAI Sectetary in his media interaction.   However, the tariff comparison portal does not include spot offers given to consumers by telecom companies in an effort to retain their subscribership. Spot plans offered to individual subscribers are banned by the telecom authority and as such are not legal fo...
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WhatsApp Earnings Leak: Sebi, Bourses Checking Listed Company Trade Details
21Nov By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
News

WhatsApp Earnings Leak: Sebi, Bourses Checking Listed Company Trade Details

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ebi and exchanges have started examining trade details of over two dozen stocks as part of a probe into alleged leak of key financial details of these companies through WhatsApp while the regulator is also considering seeking call data records of the persons involved. The companies include several listed blue-chip firms, officials said on the condition of anonymity. The exchanges are analyzing the trade data of the last 12 months of such companies in order to detect any possible breach of norms while Sebi is taking the help of data warehouse and its intelligence systems, they added. Under Sebi rules, all the financial details of listed companies should be disseminated only through stock exchanges as they are considered price-sensitive. Besides, Sebi is consider...
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Trai For 40% Carbon Emission Cut In Telecom Networks By 2023
24Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
INDIA

Trai For 40% Carbon Emission Cut In Telecom Networks By 2023

Telecom regulator Trai today recommended 40 per cent carbon emission reduction in telecom network by 2022-23 with base year being 2011-12. The regulator has also suggested that the government should pass all the benefits granted under various schemes for using renewable energy technologies to telecom operators. "The target for reduction in carbon emission be set as 30 per cent by year 2019-20 taking base year as 2011-12 and 40 per cent by the year 2022-23. The targets should be reviewed in the year 2022-23," Trai said in its recommendation to the Department of Telecom on approach towards sustainable telecommunications. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has given target of 5 per cent by the year 2012-2013, 8 per cent by the year 2014-2015, 12 per cent by the year 2016-20...
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Telecom Regulator TRAI To Strengthen MySpeed, Mobile Data Measuring App
3Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
Tech

Telecom Regulator TRAI To Strengthen MySpeed, Mobile Data Measuring App

Telecom regulator Trai plans to strengthen its MySpeed app, which measures mobile data speeds, and will also make its evaluation method more transparent after consultation with operators, its chairman R S Sharma said. Some operators had complained about methods and results of the Trai's MySpeed app, and the regulator will soon come out with a white paper on underlying methodology and algorithms used by the said app for calculating data speeds of various service providers. "We have also contacted Ookla and others. We are trying to understand what their methods are ... We would like all stakeholders to sit together and come to a conclusion over most appropriate methodology," the Trai chairman said. The regulator will also take suggestions from operators on the issue, he said. "We will s...
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Internet Based Applications To Contribute Rs 18 Trillions To GDP by 2020: Report
15Jul By RishabhNo Comments
ANALYSIS

Internet Based Applications To Contribute Rs 18 Trillions To GDP by 2020: Report

The recent study conducted by New Delhi-based International Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER) entitled ‘Estimating the Value of New Generation Internet based Application Services in India' has revealed that Internet-based applications holds a potential of contributing to around Rs 18 lakh crores to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2020. The study  has been released by telecom minister Manoj Sinha in New Delhi, estimated the internet’s contribution to grow to nearly 16% of India’s GDP by 2020. “As per the study, a 17% increase in the total internet traffic in India in 2015-16 contributed to an increase of Rs7 lakh crore (7 trillion) in GDP of which at least Rs 1.4 lakh crores (Rs. 1.4 trillion ) was due to internet-based app services. This puts the...
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Trai Launches MyCall App For Subscribers to Rate Call Quality
6Jun By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
INDIA

Trai Launches MyCall App For Subscribers to Rate Call Quality

The telecom regulator Trai today launched a new app that would enable subscribers to rate the quality of a phone call. The new MyCall app, along with updated and enhanced versions of MySpeed app and Do Not Disturb app are amongst a slew of web initiatives unveiled by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today. "As the mobile subscriber base increases, it is important that we continue to get feedback from the customers. The MyCall app will enable mobile phone users to rate their experience about call quality and help Trai gather data on a real time basis," Trai chairman RS Sharma said. After a call ends, the Android app allows users to select their rating and indicate whether the call was made indoor, outdoor or while travelling. Subscribers can also provide addition...
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Internet Company May Lose Permit if Service Not Started in 1 Year
8Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
INDIA

Internet Company May Lose Permit if Service Not Started in 1 Year

Internet companies providing wireless service may lose their permit if they fail to start commercial service within a year of getting spectrum from the Department of Telecom, the regulator Trai said. "For ISP licensees having spectrum assigned from the DoT, a provision should be made in the licensee agreement...that licensee shall offer the commercial service to its subscribers on demand within 12 months from the date of spectrum assignment...failing which spectrum assigned to ISP licensee may be cancelled," Trai said. The suggestions are part of Trai's recommendations on spectrum usage charges and presumptive adjusted gross revenue for internet service providers and commercial VSAT service providers. The regulator provided relief to internet service providers by suggesting to the ...
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TRAI Examining BSNL’s New App-Based Calling Service
19Feb By AnkitaNo Comments
INDIA

TRAI Examining BSNL’s New App-Based Calling Service

Telecom regulator TRAI is examining the limited fixed mobile telephony services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam following objections raised by the cellular operators, and a decision is expected soon. "Our team is working with BSNL...we have asked them for certain clarifications with a view to understand the entire architecture of the limited FMT service. And then we will take a view quickly," TRAI Chairman, RS Sharma told Pixr8. Cellular operators under industry body COAI approached the telecom regulator against the limited fixed mobile telephony services announced by BSNL. BSNL's limited fixed mobile telephony is an app-based calling service that virtually turns mobiles into cordless phones working in sync with landlines to make and receive calls within home premises. When contacted,...
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Now Measure Your Internet Speed By Official App Of TRAI
1Jul By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
News

Now Measure Your Internet Speed By Official App Of TRAI

Telecom regulator Trai announced today the launch of a mobile application that will help the user to measure his/her internet speed on their smartphones and send results to the authority. "The MySpeed App, which could be downloaded from the mobile sewa app store, allows users to measure their data speed experience and send the results to this (Trai Analytics Portal)," the Telecom Regulatory Authority said in a statement. The portal and the application will be formally launched by the regulator on 5th of July, 2016. The application can also send coverage, data speed and network information along with the device and location of the user. There had already been many complaints about the poor speed of internet. This app will help the user to keep a track of speed provided by the te...
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