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Telecom regulator nudges telcos to offer wider choice, fair pricing for voice-only plans

NEW DELHI, April 7 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is tightening rules on mobile tariffs after finding that telecom operators have fallen short of its earlier mandate on voice-and-... Read More


Mint Explainer | SIM-binding rules get more time-but can they really stop digital fraud?

New Delhi, April 7 -- The government has pushed back the deadline for SIM-binding rules on messaging apps and scrapped a controversial six-hour logout requirement, but the core question remains: will ... Read More


Telecom regulator orders Reliance Jio to stop 'discriminatory' tariff practices

New Delhi, April 4 -- The telecom regulator has directed Reliance Jio, the country's largest telco by market share, to stop certain tariff practices it flagged as "violating" transparency and "discrim... Read More


Trai to Jio: stop 'discriminatory' tariff practices

new delhi, April 4 -- The telecom regulator has directed Reliance Jio, the country's largest telco by market share, to stop certain tariff practices it flagged as "violating" transparency and "discrim... Read More


Trai loses oversight over TV ratings, govt takes full control

New Delhi, April 2 -- The government has stripped India's telecom regulator of oversight over television ratings, taking full control of the system that influences billions of dollars in advertising s... Read More


Vodafone Idea adds users after 5 years

New Delhi, April 1 -- Loss-making telecom operator Vodafone Idea has added subscribers after a gap of almost five years, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) ... Read More


Nokia flags rising telecom gear costs in India amid supply chain pressures

New Delhi, March 31 -- Telecom gear maker Nokia announced that supply chain pressures due to the West Asia war, with component shortages such as memory chips, are increasing costs for devices, includi... Read More


Airtel data centre arm Nxtra to raise $1 billion investment

New Delhi, March 30 -- Bharti Airtel Ltd on Monday announced a $1 billion investment in its data centre arm, Nxtra, alongside Alpha Wave Global, Carlyle, and Anchorage Capital, to expand its network i... Read More


Compliance compulsory in social media advisories, creators deemed publishers

New Delhi, March 30 -- The Centre on Monday proposed changes to a law that could significantly expand its oversight of online platforms and even ordinary users, who post content on social media platfo... Read More


Airtel to pay Rs.10k-cr AGR dues as moratorium ends

New Delhi, March 30 -- Bharti Airtel Ltd is expected to pay around Rs.10,000 crore in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to the government by 31 March, according to two people familiar with the matter,... Read More