Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Trai revises stance on PMRTS spectrum, calls for shorter validity for 5 years

Keeping spectrum validity long-term may prove counterproductive as narrowband demand and device ecosystems weaken over the next decade, TRAI said,…

September 30, 2025 22:18 IST

telecom industry, telcos, revenue growth, AGR, TRAI, data monetisation, premiumisation, international roaming, Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, BSNL

Telecom industry focus: Premiumisation drives revenue growth in Q1 as tariff hikes take a backseat

This growth was driven primarily on account of telcos’ continued premiumisation efforts, like MBB (mobile broad-band) upgrades, prepaid-to-postpaid upgrades, data…

September 10, 2024 15:22 IST

Telecommunications Bill 2023, telecom industry, regulatory mechanisms, licensing regime, telecom networks, security, national security, TRAI, permit, OTT players

Telecom Bill 2023: Industry welcomes move, calls it a watershed moment for telecom sector

“The Telecommunications Bill, 2023, tabled in the Parliament, represents a watershed moment in the telecom reform process and reaffirms the…

December 20, 2023 11:59 IST

Avoid regulatory overdrive

Trai’s recent moves run counter to its track record of light-touch regulation

May 19, 2023 04:00 IST

Mobile user, mobile subscriber, Trai, Telecom, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio

Mobile user base falls for second straight month, down 1.8 million in October

VIL lost 3.5 million users, Jio tops additions for seventh straight month

December 20, 2022 02:50 IST

5G auction: Small circle, big battle

UP (East) sees intense bidding & price escalation.

July 29, 2022 05:20 IST

Implement Cabinet decisions on captive networks: Tech firms

As per a DoT official, the guidelines will allow setting up of private networks as it is not expected that…

June 28, 2022 04:00 IST

Telecom operators to get headstart on private networks

According to an official, the guidelines will allow setting up of private networks as it is not expected that all…

June 25, 2022 07:08 IST

Telcos seek level playing field with captive network operators

Trai should do initial and annual analysis and study, and such networks must provide the data sought by the regulator…

June 20, 2022 06:20 IST

Mandatory equipment check: Improper lab infra might delay telecom gear testing

Regime to start from July 1; industry seeks 1-year extension

June 12, 2022 05:00 IST

Trai suggests 39% cut in base price across spectrum bands; prime 5G band price down by 35%

Releasing its much-awaited recommendations, Trai said that all available spectrum in the existing bands of 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900…

Updated: April 11, 2022 22:57 IST

Truly revolutionising telecom: Govt must stop thinking of the sector from a revenue-maximisation perspective

After 2016, the industry’s quarterly AGR revenue has bounced back for the first time, reaching levels prevailing before The Great…

February 23, 2022 02:15 IST

The minister said that the government will make efforts for 5G services rolledout in India in 2022. (File)

TRAI recommendation on 5G spectrum by March, says Telecom Minister

The minister said the the Department of Telecom is parallelly working on other auction-related process to start the spectrum auction…

February 1, 2022 18:33 IST

Operators must also offer at least one plan voucher, one special tariff voucher and one combo voucher with a validity of 30 days. The Telecom Regulatory authority of India (Trai) has given operators 60 days to make the necessary modifications to their billing systems.

Trai to telcos: Offer monthly renewals of pre-paid packs

Even in case a 30-day tariff offering is mandated, customers will have to recharge more than once in months having…

January 28, 2022 06:00 IST

COAI emphasised that to combat the challenges of laying aerial OFC, which serves as the backbone for 'small cell towers', it is important to enable initiatives for sharing existing infrastructure. (File)

Fully support idea of deploying 5G ‘small cells’ on electric poles, says telecom industry body

The association noted that a key driver of effective 5G implementation is deployment of small cells which is a critical…

December 30, 2021 21:25 IST

The operators have highlighted that Trai’s past valuation methods (and assumptions therein) need to be relooked given the altered market realities including the health of industry and revenue generation ability.

ICRA upgrades telecom services industry outlook to ‘stable’ amid tariff hike, relief measures

The telecom industry has implemented the long-awaited tariff hikes which have the potential to improve the industry ARPU levels to…

December 29, 2021 20:21 IST

The rural teledensity has jumped from 44 per cent in March 2014 to 59 per cent in September 2021. (Representative image)

DoT-funded indigenous 5G testbed project in final stages; completion likely by December 31

6G TIG comprises members from government, academia, industry associations and the Telecom Standards Development Society of India (TSDSI).

December 27, 2021 20:21 IST

The move in the short run – if 5G auctions are held next year in March – would help Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio in lowering their SUC payment. However, a similar gain may not come through Vodafone Idea's way.

Trai rejects floor price, says govt should provide relief to telcos

Regulator feels CCI would see floor tariffs as cartelisation

August 2, 2021 03:15 IST

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