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TRAI or the Telecom Regulator Authority of India published a letter in response to questions raised by Facebook in regards to their multi-million dollar Free Basic campaign. The letter addressed to Ms. Ankhi Das, who is the Public…

‘Calls drop’ is not an alien term in India where one frequently faces call drops due to poor connectivity. In fact, call drops are one of the few issues faced by the telecom users in India but play a big role in customer satisfaction.…

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is seeking feedbacks and opinions regarding the implementation of BharatNet; and the forum is now open for all. BharatNet is the ambitious project of Modi Govt. to connect 2,50,000…

Earlier this month, TRAI came up with a directive stating that Telecom Operators will be forced to pay Re 1 for each instance of a dropped call, and maximum of 3 calls will need to be compensated per day. This decision has not gone…

Call drop fiasco is now turning into an interesting turn, as telecom companies will soon be forced to pay Re 1 for each instance of a dropped call. Apparently, there are some terms and conditions attached with this TRAI’s diktat; for…

According to the monthly TRAI telecom subscription report for July 2015, Indian mobile subscriber base has now reached 983.21 million with addition of 2.4 million in the month July. Wireline subscribers continue their decline and it…

The prevalent call drop agitation took an interesting turn, as CEOs of top 6 telecom companies have grouped together to fight this menace. In a rare display of teamwork, CEOs from these top 6 telecom firms have written a combined…

Mobile phone users can now activate or deactivate data services by simply calling or even by sending an SMS to 1925. The said number is toll free and will be up and working from next month onwards. Deactivating mobile data wasn’t as…

One of the major problems that mobile users in India face is call drops – the problem especially severe especially in rural areas and places with less mobile towers. Call drop complaints are amongst the highest compared to any other…

It seems that Department of Telecom (DoT) officials are confused about the impact of Net Neutrality and Zero Rating Plans introduced by telecom players. Reports are emerging that DoT committee believes that Zero Rating Plans doesn’t…