Trai to meet with telecom and broadcasting companies to discuss important issues for FY18
8 years, 3 months ago

Trai to meet with telecom and broadcasting companies to discuss important issues for FY18

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In a first, Trai will begin in January discussions with telcos and broadcasting companies to draw up and publish an ‘agenda’ of important issues for 2017-18 – a move Chairman RS Sharma says will improve “regulatory predictability” in the sector. “What we are proposing is to improve the regulatory predictability – we will identify important issues that would be taken up in the next financial year. He emphasized that while Trai’s “agenda” would be a broad proactive list, urgent issues would also be taken up during the fiscal as and when they come up even though they may not be included in the list itself. The issues taken up by Trai during 2016 included free data, net neutrality, improvement of service quality norms for mobile services, internet telephony, proliferation of broadband through public Wi-Fi networks, Machine-to-machine communications, issues related to closure of access services, Captive VSAT CUG policy issues, and review of the regulatory framework for Interconnection, among others.

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TRAI seeks more inputs for I&B Ministry’s National Broadcasting Policy
11 months, 4 weeks ago

TRAI seeks more inputs for I&B Ministry’s National Broadcasting Policy

The Hindu  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on April 2 launched a second consultation to seek inputs on the National Broadcasting Policy, which the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting seeks to put out later this year. The consultation seeks inputs on the broad objectives of the consultation; suggestions on measuring the broadcast industry’s contributions to the economy; strategies to improve TV …

TRAI hopes to find acceptable solution for TV set-top-box interoperability by year-end
5 years, 10 months ago

TRAI hopes to find acceptable solution for TV set-top-box interoperability by year-end

India TV News  

Broadcast regulator TRAI Friday said it is examining possible solutions for achieving TV Set-Top-Box interoperability, and expects to make headway with industry involvement by the end of this year. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in a statement, said it conducted a workshop to discuss 'downloadable' Conditional Access System based solution' to implement STB interoperability. "As a logical next step towards …

Aadhaar dare aside, RS Sharma's return as TRAI chief is good news for all
6 years, 7 months ago

Aadhaar dare aside, RS Sharma's return as TRAI chief is good news for all

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Ram Sewak Sharma, the current chief of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has got a two-year extension and will remain the head of the organisation till 30 September 2020. While Sharma got a lot of flak for this stunt, as it also prompted regular users to share their Aadhaar numbers and challenge others, Sharma claims that no harm was …

Trai proposes converged regulation for ICT and broadcast sector
7 years, 1 month ago

Trai proposes converged regulation for ICT and broadcast sector

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday proposed a converged regulator for information and communications technology and broadcast sectors and hence, integrated regulation for both, a move that has been opposed by the broadcast sector so far. In its recommendations for the formulation of National Telecom Policy 2018 released on Friday, Trai said that there should be …

Trai’s views on in-flight connectivity framework by December-end
7 years, 3 months ago

Trai’s views on in-flight connectivity framework by December-end

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will come out with its recommendations on allowing in-flight connectivity by December-end, a top official said on Wednesday. which means in next 15 days or so.” Sharma declined to divulge more, but said “the broad point is that in-flight connectivity shall be allowed”. On the NTP, Sharma said Trai has already held various …

TRAI plans to bring new inputs in the New Telecom Policy; to focus on internet and next gen technologies
7 years, 4 months ago

TRAI plans to bring new inputs in the New Telecom Policy; to focus on internet and next gen technologies

Firstpost  

Yesterday, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha had said the Telecom Ministry hopes to finalise the new telecom policy by February and would release its draft by December-end for public comments. The regulator TRAI plans to share with the Telecom Department next month its inputs on key aspects that need to be considered as part of the New Telecom Policy, according to …

Trai needs to adopt long-term vision for industry: Sunil Mittal
8 years ago

Trai needs to adopt long-term vision for industry: Sunil Mittal

Live Mint  

Barcelona: Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal has urged sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to adopt a long-term vision for the industry and not approach regulations in “fits and starts” or reactive manner. He was responding to a specific query on Trai recently seeking industry’s views on promotional offers and predatory pricing. Trai last month came out with a …

TRAI reviews regulatory framework of broadcasting sector
8 years, 10 months ago

TRAI reviews regulatory framework of broadcasting sector

Firstpost  

The Indian telecom regulator, TRAI on Wednesday initiated a comprehensive review of the existing regulatory framework governing the Broadcasting and Cable Services sector. The TRAI stated that some of the issues like delay in signing of written interconnection agreements and allocation of specific responsibilities between MSOs and LCOs have already been addressed. “For allocation of specific responsibilities between MSOs and …

Trai recommendation on media control and ownership by August
10 years, 8 months ago

Trai recommendation on media control and ownership by August

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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had issued consultation paper on Issues relating to Media Ownership in February 2013. New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai will come up with its recommendation on media control and ownership by end of August. Give me a little more time…but definitely before end of August,” Trai chairman Rahul Khullar told reporters in reply to a query …

Ministry asks Press Council, TRAI for views on FDI in media
11 years, 8 months ago

Ministry asks Press Council, TRAI for views on FDI in media

The Hindu  

The Finance Ministry’s hopes of announcing a slew of immediate FDI reforms faced a setback on Monday. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has decided to seek the views of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the Press Council of India on whether to increase FDI caps in the broadcasting and print media to 49 per cent under the …

TRAI set to regulate corporate control of media
11 years, 9 months ago

TRAI set to regulate corporate control of media

The Hindu  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is all set to recommend the creation of an ‘institutional buffer between corporate owners and newspaper management’ to the government. TRAI, which is also the regulator for the broadcasting industry, will also suggest ways to restrict cross-media ownership in line with practices in ‘most other established democracies.’ TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar told The Hindu …

‘Is it time for a new broadcasting regulator?’
11 years, 11 months ago

‘Is it time for a new broadcasting regulator?’

The Hindu  

At a time when the relationship between the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Indian television industry is strained, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Manish Tewari, has asked broadcasters whether they want a new, separate ‘techno-commercial regulator’. ‘Techno-commercial’ regulation When pointed out that the 12-minute restriction was a pre-existing rule, Mr. Tewari said, “Are you really going to kill the …

Scope for discussion on TRAI order on TV ads, says Govt
12 years, 10 months ago

Scope for discussion on TRAI order on TV ads, says Govt

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 17: With broadcasters slamming the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recent order capping television “ Broadcasters are not satisfied, we will sit and discuss.If the ministry feels we should intervene, we will also come,” Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni said.She said channels could also approach new TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar, once he takes over.“When the new …

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