TRAI seems to be adamant with its decision to enforce a restriction of 100 SMS per day per SIM for all subscribers. This decision comes after Telecom Operators lobby COAI requested to go away with 100 SMS per day restriction on grounds of fundamental rights to subscribers.

To boost broadband penetration in the country, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has suggested rolling out an optical fibre cable network across the country at a whopping cost of Rs 60,000 crore.

TRAI has issued new guidelines for telemarketing companies. Telemarketing companies will get separate numbers which start with “70″ and fined anywhere between Rs. 25,000 and 2.5 lakhs for violations.

After much fuss over Mobile Number Portability in India, the Indian Govt. finally begun the service in India starting from Haryana. At the launch event, the Communications and IT Minister of India, Mr Kapil Sibal said that the entire country would get Mobile Number Portability (MNP) from January 20, 2011.

According to the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Dr J.S. Sarma the National Braodband Plan will be announced by October end. The national Broadband plan aims to reach 100 million homes by 2014 and all homes by 2020.

TRAI has recommended that fixed line and mobile numbers shift to an integrated 10-digit numbering scheme.

TRAI and DOT announced today that Indian users will get Mobile Number Portability by October 31.

After what seemed like an endless delay, the Telecom ministry has finally resolved its issues with the defense ministry. Hurray!

Even before the 3G service has been deployed in India, India is now getting ready to welcome the fourth-generation (4G) service.

About more than 300 towers in Noida and few nearby cities were closed down by the authorities in a dispute over whether they had been built on private properties where commercial activity is banned.This action This left subscribers clueless and furious over call cut-off and no reception.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI, released a new consultation paper on “Efficient Utilization of Numbering Resources”.