TRAI to come out with recommendations on call drops by Oct 15

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 14:16

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already floated a consultation paper in the regard.

Ram Sewak Sharma to take charge as new TRAI chairman Monday

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 23:42

The newly appointed Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Ram Sewak Sharma, will take charge on August 10 following government's approving his request for early retirement.

RS Sharma appointed new TRAI Chairman

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 19:44

Government on Monday appointed IT Secretary R S Sharma as new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Net neutrality report to be out soon, waiting for TRAI: Prasad

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 16:55

Apart from the six-member committee appointed in January this year by DoT, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had also invited stakeholders comments on issues such as net neutrality and regulation of OTT services like WhatsApp and Skype.

Secys, former RBI Dy Guv in race for TRAI chairmanship

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 21:20

Secretaries in key ministries, retired bureaucrats and a former RBI Deputy Governor are in the race for the post of chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

TRAI to announce new measures to check call drop menace

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 13:43

To check the call drop menace, telecom regulator TRAI will soon put in place a new set of 'service quality benchmarks', non-adherence to which may lead to stricter penal action against the mobile operators.

Available spectrum very scarce in India: TRAI Chairman

Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 19:11

Expressing concerns over spectrum scarcity in the country, TRAI Chairman Rahul Khullar on Monday said the availability of airwaves in India is less than 40 per cent as compared to European nations.

TRAI Chairman indicates hike in rates of services

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 00:16

"The idea of to live in luxurious world where prices will remain static forever and ever, this is a pipedream which we have got to get rid of," Khullar said at India Telecom 2013 while talking about convergence.

Spectrum reserve price expensive but not deterrent: TRAI Chief

Last Updated: Friday, September 7, 2012, 17:28

As the process of auctioning telecom spectrum got underway, sector regulator TRAI Chairman acknowledged that base price set for buying spectrum was expensive but did not see it as deterrent for companies to participate in the auction.

Khullar takes over as new TRAI Chairman

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 09:34

The newly appointed TRAI Chairman Rahul Khullar on Monday said he faced an "onerous responsibility" in his new assignment as the government prepares to come out with a new telecom policy after a gap of 13 years.

Defence production, ex-DIPP secretaries eye TRAI's top post

Last Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 14:23

Two IAS officers are among the applicants in race for the post of chairperson for telecom regulator TRAI that will fall vacant following the retirement of J S Sarma in May.

"Perhaps" Chidambaram was FM in Nov 2006, says Ex-TRAI chief

Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 23:35

Former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra, while deposing as a prosecution witness in a Delhi court trying the 2G spectrum case, failed today to recall conclusively if P Chidambaram was the Union finance minister in November 2006.