Airtel Zero

"For wireless to wireless domestic calls, termination charge would continue to remain as Re 0.06 (paise six only) per minute up to 31st December 2020. From 1st January, 2021 onwards the termination charge for wireless to wireless domestic calls shall be zero," Trai said in its regulation.

The regulator in September had issued a discussion paper on deferring the implementation of the zero-interconnect usage charges (IUC) regime, saying that consumers are yet to migrate completely to data calls and there is still a lack of symmetry in voice traffic between operators.

Reliance Jio Infocomm will charge customers 6 paise per minute for calls made to rival networks till such time that the telecom regulator moves to a zero termination-charge regime, the company said after market on Wednesday.

Reliance Industries' billionaire chairman, Mukesh Ambani, unveiled plans to launch cut-price home internet services across the country next month.

Prasad on Saturday said he had denied permission to Facebook's Free Basics platform.

Telecom regulator Trai plans to issue the much-awaited recommendations on Net neutrality today which is likely to impact the future of apps that provide calling and messaging services.

The interim appeal sought to restrain Reliance Jio from providing its consumers the zero tariff plan and promotional offers.

AT&T launched its own live TV streaming service called ‘DirecTV Now’, and is violating net neutrality principles by zero-rating the data for its own mobile subscribers.

Trai Chairman, R S Sharma, made the statement on the sidelines of a conference.

MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a letter to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said steps need to be taken to improve capability and powers of the regulator.

Telecom companies on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that entire sector is under huge debt and they have to pay big price for spectrum, therefore zero tolerance on call drops should not be imposed on them.

The content on Airtel Zero could be accessed by consumers without incurring data charges but the companies that opted to place their content or application on this platform had to bear the expenses.

Airtel is mulling partnering with a "big global content provider" for video content.

The three-hour discussion saw personnel from various fields voice their opinion on one of the biggest policies consultations in the recent times.

Save Free Basics campaign generated over 11 million responses to Trai's consultation paper, Facebook claimed.

"For wireless to wireless domestic calls, termination charge would continue to remain as Re 0.06 (paise six only) per minute up to 31st December 2020. From 1st January, 2021 onwards the termination charge for wireless to wireless domestic calls shall be zero," Trai said in its regulation.

The regulator in September had issued a discussion paper on deferring the implementation of the zero-interconnect usage charges (IUC) regime, saying that consumers are yet to migrate completely to data calls and there is still a lack of symmetry in voice traffic between operators.

Reliance Jio Infocomm will charge customers 6 paise per minute for calls made to rival networks till such time that the telecom regulator moves to a zero termination-charge regime, the company said after market on Wednesday.

Reliance Industries' billionaire chairman, Mukesh Ambani, unveiled plans to launch cut-price home internet services across the country next month.

Prasad on Saturday said he had denied permission to Facebook's Free Basics platform.

Telecom regulator Trai plans to issue the much-awaited recommendations on Net neutrality today which is likely to impact the future of apps that provide calling and messaging services.

The interim appeal sought to restrain Reliance Jio from providing its consumers the zero tariff plan and promotional offers.

AT&T launched its own live TV streaming service called ‘DirecTV Now’, and is violating net neutrality principles by zero-rating the data for its own mobile subscribers.

Trai Chairman, R S Sharma, made the statement on the sidelines of a conference.

MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a letter to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said steps need to be taken to improve capability and powers of the regulator.

Telecom companies on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that entire sector is under huge debt and they have to pay big price for spectrum, therefore zero tolerance on call drops should not be imposed on them.

The content on Airtel Zero could be accessed by consumers without incurring data charges but the companies that opted to place their content or application on this platform had to bear the expenses.

Airtel is mulling partnering with a "big global content provider" for video content.

The three-hour discussion saw personnel from various fields voice their opinion on one of the biggest policies consultations in the recent times.

Save Free Basics campaign generated over 11 million responses to Trai's consultation paper, Facebook claimed.