Department of Telecom

Last year, TRAI had recommended the concept of data resale in India - entities can be allowed to resale data in the form of WiFi packs. Say a small kiosk in a remote village is allowed to resell data. ISPs can provide the data network to…

As per reports coming in, Indian Govt. has asked Department of Telecom or DoT to increase the standards, and make it 2 Mbps as the minimum broadband speed. If this happens, then it shall be an increment of 4-times from the current level.

For as long as we can remember, ever since their launch in July 1995, mobile numbers have always been made up of 10 digits. And for the past 20 odd years, they have remained at the same. But now there are rumours that the DoT may do away…

Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has made a special, and urgent request to DoT to make GPS mandatory on all feature phones, as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Facebook has become the first 3rd party app on the Jio Phone.

Airlines have considered the option to introduce in-flight connectivity following a TRAI order to permit in-flight voice and data connectivity. The move would help airlines to add value to their services for travellers on domestic and…

Though TRAI is still insisting on their initial plan of free 100 MB of data for rural users, they acknowledge that Jio’s plans have made internet affordable

In an apparent push by telecom operators, TRAI has said that free calls by messenger apps should be regulated &‘routed’ like normal calls are routed.