The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today announced that, in the last two weeks, Access Providers have blacklisted over 50 entities and disconnected more than 275,000 SIP, DID, mobile numbers, and other telecom resources under the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCPR-2018). Continue reading “TRAI cracksdown on spam calls: 50 entities blacklisted, 2.75 lakh numbers disconnected”
Today, July 1, 2024, marks the implementation of updated rules by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Continue reading “TRAI’s new rules for SIM Porting comes into effect”
Telecom operators in Mumbai and Haryana have begun trials for caller ID services in response to government and TRAI pressure, as reported by the Economic Times. Continue reading “Telecom operators begin limited trials of Caller ID service to curb spam calls: Report”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has alerted mobile users to report fraudulent calls, text messages, and WhatsApp messages from third-party agencies falsely claiming to represent TRAI and threatening to disconnect services. Continue reading “TRAI urges mobile users to report fraudulent calls, text and WhatsApp messages”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) made updates on March 15 to prevent users from changing their network provider through porting if they’ve recently replaced their SIM card. Continue reading “TRAI enforces new rules for SIM Porting, effective July 1”
Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), led a meeting to address the persistent issue of unwanted promotional calls from businesses, as shared by the DoCA in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. Continue reading “Government aims to curb pesky calls with drafted guidelines”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a cautionary message urging the public to be wary of messages claiming to be from TRAI. TRAI clarifies that it does not engage in the blocking or disconnection of any individual’s mobile number. Continue reading “TRAI issues warning on fraudulent mobile disconnection calls”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked mobile and landline operators to submit quality of service (QoS) data on a quarterly basis from January to March in order to enable the most accurate tracking and analysis of telcos’ services in the face of increasing call dropout rates. Continue reading “TRAI directs telcos to submit QoS reports for each state, UT”
The Broadband India Forum (BIF) highly praised the Government of India for increasing the minimum speed for defining broadband from 512Kbps to 2Mbps, a four-fold improvement. This is an important move for consumers and will likely lead to an increase in per capita data consumption and better service. Continue reading “BIF backs government’s broadband speed boost by 400%”
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) claims that the proposed mandate by TRAI to display callers’ names, known as Calling Name Presentation (CNAP), will pose a threat to privacy. CNAP, which was proposed by TRAI in November 2022, is intended to enable users to identify incoming callers. Continue reading “TRAI’s Caller ID proposal poses threat to privacy: IAMAI”
In regard to mobile phone Caller Name Presentation (CNAP), TRAI has released a consultation document for public review. Recently, TRAI announced the use of AI and ML to curb spam calls and messages. Continue reading “TRAI begins consultation for caller ID display on phones”
According to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,167.82 million at the end of April-22 to 1,170.73 million at the end of May-22, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.25%. Continue reading “India’s telecom subscriber base increased by 2.9 million in May 2022: TRAI”
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has ordered telcos to allow users to be able to port out to another telecom operator irrespective of their prepaid or postpaid tariff value. Continue reading “TRAI orders telcos to allow SMS for porting regardless of tariffs”
TRAI, the telecom regulator of India last week issued recommendations on ‘Ensuring Adequate Numbering Resources for Fixed Line and Mobile Services’. Some reported that TRAI has recommended 11-digit numbering scheme for mobile services. However, TRAI today clarified that it has not recommended 11-digit numbering scheme for mobile services and the country will continue to follow a 10-digit numbering. Continue reading “TRAI confirms 10-digit numbering for mobile services will continue”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has determined to sort views on whether to regular communication apps such as WhatsApp, Skype, and Viber. This comes to light mainly because of economic and security matters. In a paper released Monday, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India asked views of the industry to identify which of these apps should be regarded as providing the same services like mobile phone operators. Continue reading “TRAI seeks views to regulate OTT apps like WhatsApp, Skype and more”
