Telecom firms 'mere custodians' of people's data, don't have any rights over it: TRAI
Internet | July 17, 2018 8:37 ISTConsent of the consumers should be mandatory and that they should also be given the ‘Right to be Forgotten’, TRAI said.
Consent of the consumers should be mandatory and that they should also be given the ‘Right to be Forgotten’, TRAI said.
The new rule will enable compliance through innovation in technology solution that are demonstrated in a regulatory sandbox.
Telecom regulator TRAI today began an industry-wide consultation to fix service quality norms for voice calls on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks.
The TRAI said to promote the adoption of in-flight connectivity, IFC service providers should be allowed to be set up at a flat annual token licence fee of Re 1.
TRAI, in its recommendation on net neutrality issued today, has cautioned that discriminatory treatment would include any form of restriction or interference including practices like blocking, degrading, slowing down or granting preferential speeds.
The content mentioned includes all content, applications, services and any other data, including its end-point information, that can be accessed or transmitted over the Internet.
The Telecom Department has approached the TRAI on review of existing spectrum caps - 50% within a band and 25% overall across all bands - applicable on the operators.
Investment banking firm CLSA expects the reduction in IUC to translate into 8 per cent higher consolidated earnings per share for RIL between FY18 and FY20
Sharma said the IUC charge finalised by TRAI was driven by considerations of consumer and industry interest, competition and march of technology
Shares of Reliance Industries scaled to a new all-time high following TRAI's decision to cut IUC to 6 paise per minute from October 1
TRAI's move towards scrapping call connect charges could result in lower mobile bills, provided operators transfer the benefit to consumers.
Communications Minister Manoj Sinha today said that the call drop rate has reduced by 8 per cent in the last one year.
TRAI said it would be able to furnish its recommendations on net neutrality to the government within a month.
TRAI said the amended regulation of "Quality of Services" would be effective from October 1.
On June 15, the telecom industry stakeholders had suggested to TRAI to fix floor prices for voice and data.
In the month of March, Reliance Jio recorded highest average speed in 4G.
Average download speed on Reliance Jio network was 16.48 megabit per second (mbps) in March against 8.33 mbps on Idea Cellular’s and 7.66 mbps on Bharti Airtel’s network, the monthly report by TRAI showed.
The telecom unit of the Mukesh Ambani-owned entity Reliance Jio today informed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that the incumbent operators are using “unfair and deceptive” methods such as lining-up customised retention offers.
Reliance Jio has decided to roll back its ‘Summer Surprise offer’ after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) advised the teleco to do so.
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