With just 207,642 hotspots set up—well short of the target of 10mn by 2022—the government is considering lowering connectivity costs for small providers to improve expansion.
According to a statement issued by TRAI on August 13, the service providers will have to stop making promotional voice calls using SIP/PRI or other telecom resources from all unregistered senders or telemarketers.
OTT apps allegedly misled startups into signing joint letter in which they asked it not to side with the telcos, Cellular Operators Association of India alleges.
In their letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, startups like Zerodha & Razorpay reiterated their support for net neutrality & cautioned against overregulation of 'OTT' services.
Reliance Jio’s comments part of submissions made to TRAI in response to its consultation paper on regulation and selective banning of OTT apps instead of complete internet shutdown.
In submissions to TRAI, telecom service providers ask for OTTs to pay them a fair charge for the increased data use they generate. OTTs say this could raise internet cost for consumers.
In its consultation paper, TRAI has sought views on 14 questions pertaining to definition of OTT services, need to bring such services under regulatory framework and its provisions.
In a report released Monday, TRAI has recommended central and state authorities should collaborate to ensure connectivity in districts like Lahaul & Spiti, Mandi, Kullu, and Chamba.
Telecom regulatory body has proposed a mechanism to help users identify spam callers. Experts welcome the move but express concerns about its implementation with limited resources.
The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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