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TRAI recommends creation of fund for telecom R&D

New Delhi, Aug 3 : The Telecom Regulatory Autority of India (TRAI) on Friday pitched for the creation of a Telecom Research and Development Fund (TRDF) with an initial corpus of Rs 1,000 crore to promote the indigenous telecom equipment manufacturing sector.

UIDAI clarifies on invalid toll-free number

New Delhi (India) August 3: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Friday clarified on the issue of default inclusion of its outdated and invalid toll-free number in users' phone.

TRAI recommends spectrum pricing changes for next auction

New Delhi, Aug 1 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday recommended rules and changes in the prices for the next round of spectrum auction.

TRAI notifies directions to measure quality of VoLTE services

New Delhi, July 31 : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday notified directions on quality of service (QoS) for Voice Calls for LTE users through Circuit Switched Fall Back (CSFB) option that is proposed to measure and report call set up delays.

BSNL launches virtual network operator services across India

New Delhi, July 24 : State-owned BSNL on Tuesday launched its Virtual Network Operator Services on a pan-India basis in collaboration with Virtual Network Operators (VNO) Adpay Mobile Payment India and Plintron India.

TRAI curbs unwanted commercial calls, mandates subscribers' consent

New Delhi, July 19 : In a bid to curb the menace of unsolicited commercial calls, the TRAI on Thursday announced new regulations that mandate registration of businesses/telemarketers for making such calls and subscribers' consent for receiving the same.

Airtel offers Nokia phones at down payments from Rs 3,799

New Delhi, May 25 : Bharti Airtel on Friday announced that Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, and Nokia 6.1 smartphones are available on its online store with down payments starting from Rs 3,799.

Telephone subscribers increased by 2.24% in March

New Delhi, May 23 : The number of telephone subscribers in India rose from 1,179.83 million at the end of February to 1,206.22 million at the end of March, a monthly growth rate of 2.24 per cent, data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Wednesday.