Telecom Regulator

The telecom regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) announced changes to its mobile number portability (MNP) rules last week. As per the latest amendment, if a SIM card has been swapped or replaced, the associated mobile number cannot be ported out to a different telecom operator for seven days. This is the ninth new amendment since ...

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will tackle call drops in the country and aid in the growth of the telecom sector in the country, the regulator's newly appointed Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said on Wednesday. Lahoti's predecessor, PD Vaghela, retired last September after completing his two-year term.

OTT apps or services will not be under the ambit of the newly passed Telecommunications Bill 2023, according to telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Days after Parliament passed the new telecom bill that replaces three older laws, concerns were raised related to increased scrutiny and interference from the government, if OTT communication apps like W...

The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...

The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both creator and platform hosting deepfakes as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishaw described as "a threat to democracy". Vaishnaw said deepfake advertisements or misleading promotions are a threat that Indian society is facing currently.

TRAI on Wednesday warned people against fraudulent calls falsely claiming to be from the telecom regulator and threatening to disconnect numbers. The regulatory body termed such calls as "illegal". The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has clarified that it neither blocks nor disconnects the mobile number of individual telecom customers.

Telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday invited public comments to explore ways and means to make smartphone affordable in the country for digital inclusion. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as part of its consultation paper on "Digital Inclusion in the Era of Emerging Technologies" will assess if measures taken by the government such as...

Germany's telecom network regulator said on Friday it was in touch with French authorities about a Europe-wide solution to radiation concerns with Apple's iPhone 12 which prompted France to halt sales of the model this week.

Telecom subscriber base in the country grew marginally to 1,173.89 million at the end of June on account of new customer additions led by Reliance Jio, sector regulator TRAI said on Thursday. The subscriber base growth was driven by mobile telephony where Reliance Jio added over 2.27 million new customers and Bharti Airtel added 1.4 million custom...

Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday said that it has been receiving a number of call drop complaints from subscribers triggering the need to review existing quality of service rules to measure network performance at the district level and bring 4G-5G services also under its ambit. 

Telecom regulator TRAI has imposed a penalty of Rs 34.99 crore on service providers for failing to curb pesky calls and SMS on their network, Parliament was informed on Friday.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approach the sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) this week for the auction of a set of spectrum bands as well as radio waves held by permits that are due to expire in 2024, an official source said. DoT is expected to hold the auction in the March quarter of the current fiscal.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing said on Friday that a cybersecurity incident involving one of its IT hardware suppliers has led to the leak of the vendor's company data. TSMC confirmed that its business operations or customer information were not affected following the cybersecurity incident at its supplier Kinmax.

Telecom regulator TRAI has directed all telcos to deploy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based systems to detect, identify, and act against senders of commercial communication who are not registered in accordance with regulations.

Telecom regulator TRAI has directed all telcos to deploy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based systems to detect, identify, and act against senders of commercial communication who are not registered in accordance with regulations.

The telecom regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) announced changes to its mobile number portability (MNP) rules last week. As per the latest amendment, if a SIM card has been swapped or replaced, the associated mobile number cannot be ported out to a different telecom operator for seven days. This is the ninth new amendment since ...

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will tackle call drops in the country and aid in the growth of the telecom sector in the country, the regulator's newly appointed Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said on Wednesday. Lahoti's predecessor, PD Vaghela, retired last September after completing his two-year term.

OTT apps or services will not be under the ambit of the newly passed Telecommunications Bill 2023, according to telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Days after Parliament passed the new telecom bill that replaces three older laws, concerns were raised related to increased scrutiny and interference from the government, if OTT communication apps like W...

The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...

The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both creator and platform hosting deepfakes as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishaw described as "a threat to democracy". Vaishnaw said deepfake advertisements or misleading promotions are a threat that Indian society is facing currently.

TRAI on Wednesday warned people against fraudulent calls falsely claiming to be from the telecom regulator and threatening to disconnect numbers. The regulatory body termed such calls as "illegal". The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has clarified that it neither blocks nor disconnects the mobile number of individual telecom customers.

Telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday invited public comments to explore ways and means to make smartphone affordable in the country for digital inclusion. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as part of its consultation paper on "Digital Inclusion in the Era of Emerging Technologies" will assess if measures taken by the government such as...

Germany's telecom network regulator said on Friday it was in touch with French authorities about a Europe-wide solution to radiation concerns with Apple's iPhone 12 which prompted France to halt sales of the model this week.

Telecom subscriber base in the country grew marginally to 1,173.89 million at the end of June on account of new customer additions led by Reliance Jio, sector regulator TRAI said on Thursday. The subscriber base growth was driven by mobile telephony where Reliance Jio added over 2.27 million new customers and Bharti Airtel added 1.4 million custom...

Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday said that it has been receiving a number of call drop complaints from subscribers triggering the need to review existing quality of service rules to measure network performance at the district level and bring 4G-5G services also under its ambit. 

Telecom regulator TRAI has imposed a penalty of Rs 34.99 crore on service providers for failing to curb pesky calls and SMS on their network, Parliament was informed on Friday.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approach the sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) this week for the auction of a set of spectrum bands as well as radio waves held by permits that are due to expire in 2024, an official source said. DoT is expected to hold the auction in the March quarter of the current fiscal.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing said on Friday that a cybersecurity incident involving one of its IT hardware suppliers has led to the leak of the vendor's company data. TSMC confirmed that its business operations or customer information were not affected following the cybersecurity incident at its supplier Kinmax.

Telecom regulator TRAI has directed all telcos to deploy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based systems to detect, identify, and act against senders of commercial communication who are not registered in accordance with regulations.

Telecom regulator TRAI has directed all telcos to deploy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based systems to detect, identify, and act against senders of commercial communication who are not registered in accordance with regulations.