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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released Consultation paper on Auction of Spectrum on 7th March,2012. Written comments on the issues raised in the Consultation paper are invited from the stakeholders by 21st March 2012 and counter-comments by 28th March 2012. Stakeholders have been asked to send their comments by due dates as there will be no further extension of timelines. The comments and counter-comments may be sent, preferably in electronic form... Full Article

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Pre-consultation Paper on “Allocation of Spectrum in 2G band in 22 Service Areas by auction” for comments of the stakeholders.The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its Judgment dated 2nd February 2012 in the writ petitions no 423/2010 and 10/2010, has directed TRAI to make fresh recommendations for grant of licence and allocation of spectrum in 2G band in 22 Service Areas by auction, as was done .. Full Article

TRAI today exempted the machine to machine and person to machine messages from the limit of 200 SMS per day per SIM. All the provisions of “The Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2010” issued by TRAI on 1.12.2010 have come into force from 27th September 2011. As per the provisions of such regulations, no Access Provider shall permit sending of more than two hundred SMS per day per SIM. Full Article

In an effort to protect the interests of pre-paid mobile services users, telecom regulator Trai today said they can now get an itemised bill from service providers on request and at a price not exceeding Rs 50. The consumer can also get details of his tariff plan, available balance in his account and details of any value-added service activated on his telephone number at any time from the service provider, free of charge. Full Article

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI, has extended the 100 sms per day limit to 200 sms per day, per sim. Earlier, TRAI had restricted the number of commercial non-commercial sms that can be send from a sim, to 100. TRAI received representations from some of the service providers and consumers to increase the limit of 100 sms per day, per sim. TRAI has decided that the New cap of 200 sms per day, per sim will be effective from today onwards. Full Article

Concerned over subscribers facing problems in exercising Mobile Number Portability service, Trai has asked operators not to reject a request if the amount outstandings are less than Rs 10. Telecom regulator Trai's directive came in the wake of telecom operators rejecting the request of subscribers for porting on the ground of "contractual obligation" and "outstanding payment dues" under mobile number portability (MNP). Full Article

Telecom regulator Trai may soon get powers to summon persons and penalise operators for violating licence conditions, if the amended Act, which has proposed to give more teeth to the regulator, comes into effect. The Telecom Ministry is looking to give more powers to Trai, which will bring it on par with the Civil Courts or market regulatory body like Sebi by amending Trai''s act 1997. Full Article

Lack of preparedness on the part of mobile operators may force the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to extend its January 1, 2011 deadline to begin its crackdown against telemarketing companies for making unsolicited calls and sending SMS Full Article