Vodafone Lambasts Regulatory Climate
Times of India NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented reminder of India’s degenerating telecom regulatory and investment climate, Vittorio Colao, the global CEO of Vodafone, personally met PM Manmohan Singh to explain the company’s concerns and seek the PM’s direct intervention. Topics: Delhi, regulation, India, telecommunications, telecom
DoT Wants to Break Free From TRAI Control, Seeks Legal Opinion
Livemint The department of telecommunications (DoT) is seeking legal opinion on whether it can avoid consulting the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) before making changes to existing rules that govern the telecom sector. DoT and Trai have been lately sparring over the former’s decision to alter licence terms under which telecom firms operate second-generation [...]
Indian Consumer Court Urges Curb On Overcharging by Mobile Operators
Economic Times The Delhi State Consumer Commission has urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to curb the practice of overcharging by private mobile operators who include undue charges in bills which are rectified only when pointed out by subscribers. Topics: consumer, telecom, telecommunications, Delhi, regulation, India, mobile operators
India: Final Touches Being Given to 2G Spectrum Pricing Policy
Financial Express Amid the ongoing 3G spectrum auctions, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is giving final touches to the 2G spectrum pricing methodology. Topics: Delhi, India, telecom, 3G, telecommunications, 4G, 2G, regulation
Will 2G Rates Be In Sync With 3G Bids?
Daily News & Analysis The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which is all set to issue recommendations on 2G (second generation) spectrum, may have had to rework on its paper following the high 3G (third generation) bids. The Trai recommendation is expected to talk about the price of 2G spectrum for additional allocation to [...]
TRAI May Ask Telecom Companies to Cut Mobile Tariffs
Siliconindia.com There will be a cut in mobile tariffs, especially in SMS, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) take actions to push for higher subscriber growth in the country. The regulator observes cut in mobile tariffs as a major accelerator to boost the subscriber growth, which was falling for the last few months. [...]
In one sense, I am the real spectrum king
Livemint I am the first minister who investigated and coordinated how much spectrum is available, said Union telecom minister A. Raja New Delhi: In an interview Topics: telecommunications, India, regulation, telecom, Delhi
Trai seeks views from industry on issues relating to MNP
Business Standard PTI / New Delhi July 22, 2009, 18:23 IST Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought the opinion of industry and other … Topics: Delhi, telecom, telecommunications, 911, regulation, India
Telecom regulator seeks penal powers
Hindu NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday asked the Department of Telecom to amend the TRAI Act, seeking more powers for … Topics: telecommunications, Delhi, telecom, India, regulation
Govt to refer to Trai operator density issue
Business Standard … the number of telecom operators in a circle to regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in the wake of a recent Delhi High Court judgment. … Topics: Delhi, telecommunications, telecom, regulation, India
Delhi HC asks DoT to consider S Tel application
Livemint The court also pulled up DoT over taking contrary stand against Telcom Regulatory Authority of India recommendation. “On one hand DoT has accepted the … Topics: India, regulation, Delhi, telecommunications, telecom
Trai keen to tweak merger rules
Calcutta Telegraph New Delhi, June 29: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is looking at ways to facilitate big-ticket mergers and acquisitions that the industry … Topics: telecommunications, India, telecom, Calcutta, regulation, merger, Delhi
TRAI defends Govt.’s spectrum policy in Delhi HC
Hindu, India The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India further contended that in the first phase, the Department of Telecom had auctioned licences with start-up spectrum in 2001-02. “In the 2G band, the allocation through auction may not be possible as the service … Topics: telecommunications, 2G, regulation, India, Delhi, telecom
Top three priorities of new TRAI chairman
CIOL, India NEW DELHI, INDIA: JS Sarma, newly appointed chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) shared top three priorities for the industry. Speaking to Voice & Data, Sarma said, “Generating investor confidence, developing customer satisfaction … Topics: Delhi, telecommunications, regulation, telecom, India
JS Sarma to be next TRAI Chairman
Business Standard, India PTI / New Delhi May 8, 2009, 16:29 IST TDSAT member JS Sarma is learnt to have been appointed the new Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The order on Sarma’s taking over charge as new TRAI chief was issued after the … Topics: telecom, Delhi, regulation, telecommunications, Calcutta, India
