Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

An Ombudsman is an official representative of a company or Govt. Dept., whose sole task is to listen to customer grievances, and resolve them in a timely manner. Other major customer-facing industries always had an Ombudsman, but not…

Internet telephony works like a magic for those subscribers, who are in low-signal areas. If your phone doesn’t have mobile coverage, then you can easily opt for SIM-less calling, which uses WiFi from broadband for making calls. Both…

A special Telecom Commission, chaired by Department of Telecom (DoT) Secretary Aruna Sundararajan has given the green signal for in-flight connectivity in India. This means that airlines will now be able to provide telecom connectivity and…

In the ongoing case pertaining to privacy issues of Aadhaar which is being heard by a 5-Judge bench in Supreme Court, Govt. has admitted that Supreme Court never asked for Aadhaar linking of mobile numbers. This is a significant admission…

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI has now jumped into tariff comparisons as well. They have just launched a new telecom tariff comparison portal, which will allow users to check and compare tariffs from various telecom…

During a press-brief after the presentation, when someone asked RS Sharma about the latest update on Apple’s DND app issue, he made it clear that the case has deteriorated. In a direct attack on Apple, RS Sharma has declared that legal…

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.

TRAI is planning to reduce the processing time taken to switch from one network to another. Under the new Mobile Number Portability guidelines, the entire process will be simpler, faster and easier for users. A total of 338.41 million ports…

TRAI has finally rolled up their sleeves, as they mean business now. Real, hardcore, no-fluff business. Within last 24 hours, two very crucial actions have been taken: Airtel has been issued notice over their predatory pricing, and a show…