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Dial-up internet norms on the way out, says TRAI

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on April 3, 2023, moved to repeal dial-up internet connection services. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The last dial-up internet connection was switched off in India in March 2021, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said, as it moved to repeal a decades-old […]

Morning Digest, March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster A few States have demanded that “lightning” be declared as a “natural disaster” because deaths caused by it surpass any other disaster in the country, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member secretary Kamal Kishore said on March 11. Mr. Kishore said that it was a policy […]

Aircraft communications firms, AAI argue against auction for spectrum

March 11, 2023March 12, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The telecom industry has pushed for a very high frequency (VHF) spectrum to be allotted only on the basis of auctions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The aircraft communications industry argued on March 10 that requiring auctions for the wireless spectrum used for communicating between planes and airports would be burdensome, and that this […]

Improve telecom service quality immediately, report call drop data at state level too: TRAI to telcos

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Amid rising instances of service quality issues and consumer complaints, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked telecom operators to report call drop and outage data at the State-level also and take immediate steps to “demonstrate visible improvement” in quality of service and connectivity experience for consumers across the country. On the issue of […]

DoT asks TRAI to add stricter benchmark in telecom service quality norms

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: The Hindu “The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to make quality of service norms stricter in order to curb call drops and improve call quality,” an official source said. The move comes after DoT collected feedback from […]

Reconsider GST for horse racing: TAI

July 14, 2022July 15, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Zavaray S. Poonawalla, chairman, GST Cell, and council member, Turf Authorities of India (TAI), along with his team and senior counsel Aryama Sundaram made a presentation addressing the adverse impact of GST on horse racing to the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Tuesday. TAI, the apex body for horse racing in the country, cited Supreme […]

Confident that telcos will participate with enthusiasm in 5G auctions: Vaishnaw

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

As the countdown to the 5G era begins, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday exuded confidence that telecom players will participate with enthusiasm in the upcoming spectrum auction and make it a success. Vaishnaw told PTI that this is the right time for the country to move forward on 5G, adding that Indian telcos are […]

Cabinet gives nod for 5G auctions; 72097.8 MHz spectrum to be put on block by July-end

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The Cabinet also decided to enable the development and setting up of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to spur a wave of innovation in new-age industry applications. The Cabinet also decided to enable the development and setting up of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to spur a wave of innovation in new-age industry applications. The Union Cabinet has approved […]