After initial resistance, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has relented and would now seek telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) recommendations on a proposal to bring in a uniform licence fee....
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Internet service providers (ISP) have moved the anti-monopoly body Competition Commission of India (CCI) against the Department of Telecom (DoT) for not allowing Web-based telephony service.“We have filed a petition against DoT with the Competition Commission. Despite Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommending that ISPs be allowed to offer Internet telephony, DoT has not permitted us...
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telecom sector has crossed a milestone with the total subscriber base crossing the 50-crore mark. The total number of phone subscribers stood at 50.9 crore by September end. It was 49.4 crore in August.According to the latest figures given by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the tele-density has reached 43.50 per cent, with wireless tele-density being 40.31 per cent. The country saw a spurt...
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today challenged telecom tribunal TDSAT's ruling that slammed it for not following uniform procedure while recommending the subscriber-linked criteria for allocation of additional spectrum and asked the government to revise the rule appropriately.A Bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir admitted Trai's plea against GSM players' lobby COAI, the Department...
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Telecom major Bharti Airtel foresees a consolidation of telecom rates in the next couple of years, as the business models of many new operators are not viable, it feels.“I feel consolidation in terms of tariffs will happen in one to two years, which should lead to some stabilisation in the sector,” said Manoj Kohli, CEO and managing director, on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit.The telecom...
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Auction,radio waves,telecom services,Minister of State for Communications and IT,India,DoT,BSNL,IntelThe auction of radio waves to start third generation (3G) telecom services in India will take place as scheduled, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said here today."The 3G spectrum allocation process will go on as per schedule in January," Pilot told reporters on the sidelines...
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After initial resistance, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has relented and would now seek telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) recommendations on a proposal to bring in a uniform licence fee.DoT is considering a uniform licence fee of 8.5 per cent of Annual Gross Revenue (AGR) be it for Unified Access, National Long Distance call service, International Long Distance or others."We...
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The Supreme Court has issued notice to 11 parties, including Trai, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone Essar, on a petition by state-run BSNL challenging removal of Access Deficit Charge (ADC), a levy paid by private telecom operators for funding the PSU's operations in rural and remote areas.A Bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir sought an reply from 11 repondents Telecom Regulatory...
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Mumbai
Nov. 12: The real estate developers have expressed the need for a regulatory body for the real estate sector on the lines of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
This, they feel, would resolve the problems faced by the industry and consumers who are at the mercy of the developers.
Disclosing...
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India is all set to usher in the mobile number portability services, offering a facility to the customers to change their service provider while retaining the same number. It is likely to be put in place by January 2010 as the telecom regulator has directed operators to make adequate technical arrangements for the same.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to fix Rs. 19 as MNP...
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