Telecom companies will now have to provide separate option of voice + SMS pack to their users. Because many users use the phone only for calling. But they have to recharge for calling+SMS with the existing data pack, which is quite expensive.
Many users use two SIMs, one for calling and the other for internet, but they have to recharge for both. In such a situation, the government is preparing to bring new guidelines for this. About 30 crore users of the country can get direct benefit from this. CNBC has given this information quoting sources.
Jio-Airtel-VI had made recharge 25% more expensive.
The three major telecom companies of the country – Vodafone-Idea, Jio and Airtel increased the recharge prices by 25% from July 3 and 4 this year. Then the price of Jio's Rs 239 plan became Rs 299 and Airtel's most economical recharge plan of Rs 179 now became Rs 199, after which the demand for providing packs without data started rising.
Telecom companies fined for failing to stop spam calls
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India i.e. TRAI has imposed fine on Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (VI) and BSNL for failing to stop spam calls and messages. This information has been given in the report of Economic Times.
Apart from four big companies, TRAI has also imposed fine on many small telecom operators. TRAI has imposed this fine on all the companies under the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR). In the latest round, TRAI has imposed a total fine of ₹ 12 crore on all the companies.
Total fine of ₹141 crore on telecom companies
Including the previous fines, the total fine on telecom companies is ₹141 crore. However, the companies have not yet paid these dues. TRAI has requested the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to recover the money by encashing the bank guarantees of the companies, but the DoT's decision on this is still pending.
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TRAI fined Jio, Airtel, VI and BSNL: Total fine of ₹141 crore owed on companies for failing to stop spam call-messages
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India i.e. TRAI has imposed fine on Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (VI) and BSNL for failing to stop spam calls and messages. This information has been given in the report of Economic Times.
Apart from four big companies, TRAI has also imposed fine on many small telecom operators. TRAI has imposed this fine on all the companies under the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR). In the latest round, TRAI has imposed a total fine of ₹ 12 crore on all the companies.
Telecom companies expressed concern over TRAI's new rule: Asked for two months' time, traceability of transactional and service messages to be implemented from November 1
Telecom companies have expressed concern over the new rules of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) coming into effect from November 1. Under the new rule, TRAI has made traceability of transactional and service messages sent by banks, e-commerce platforms and other financial institutions mandatory.
It says that if there is any glitch in the chain of sending the message, the message will be blocked before it reaches the customers. Telecom companies say that many leading institutions (PEs) and telemarketers are not yet ready to follow these rules, due to which the delivery of OTP and other important messages may be disrupted.
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