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Telecom operators want the government to adopt a bill, similar to a proposal in the US Congress, that would make large internet apps contribute to infrastructure costs to help lower broadband costs for consumers, a senior industry official said.A bill sponsored by US Senators Markwayne Mullin, Mark Kelly and Mike Crapo in US Congress last month aimed at lowering broadband costs for consumers proposed a direction to telecom regulator Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to mandate social media platforms, streaming…

No spam calls from today? TRAI's AI-powered spam filters to curb fake calls and messages from May 1Starting from May 1st, new rules will be implemented to block spam calls and SMS using AI filters. TRAI, the telecom regulator in India, has ordered telecom companies to add these filters to their system. The new filters will detect and block fake calls and SMS through artificial intelligence. Telecom companies such as Vodafone, Airtel, Jio and BSNL are preparing to implement these AI filters in their service to curb the…

Image Source : FILE 5G speed to reduce to half if less spectrum allotted in 6GHz band: COAI The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that India must allocate more spectrum in the mid-band like 6GHz for a seamless 5G mobile service in the country. If the mid-band does not adhere then the 5G download speed would reduce to 50 per cent, when fully deployed,…

Firing a fresh salvo in the revenue share debate, industry body COAI said the demand of telecom operators for a reasonable 'usage fee' from OTT communication service providers towards network use is "fair and rational", and would drive the digital infrastructure while contributing to the economy. Just days after Internet and Mobile Association of India's (IAMAI) assertions that demand for 'revenue share' was an underhanded attempt to violate net neutrality, COAI returned fire saying it is "misleading" to state that Net…

Industry body COAI has contended that implementation of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) should not be made mandatory but kept optional for telecom operators, as the association shared technical, privacy and cost related concerns with regulator TRAI to argue its point.The submissions came as part of a consultation process initiated by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the need to introduce the Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) supplementary service in the telecommunication networks.Put simply, CNAP is a…

Image Source : PIXABAY 5G As India rolls out 5G at a much faster pace than expected, it is critical to identify the 6 GHz band for international mobile telecommunications (IMT) services, to not only aid long-term network planning but also help the National Broadband Mission achieve broadband speeds up to 50 Mbps by 2024-25, the Cellular Operators Association of India…

Amid the ongoing debate on over-the-top (OTT) versus telecom providers, the Broadband India Forum (BIF) sent a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), saying that if the concept of paying network access charges is to be accepted, the telcos should also pay the OTT platforms.The BIF letter to the government came after telecom industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that OTT platforms must contribute towards creating and developing digital telecom infrastructure in India in exchange…

Telecom operators' body COAI on Tuesday made a strong pitch for OTT (over-the-top) communication services to directly compensate telcos for data traffic they are driving onto the networks, as it advocated a licensing and light-touch regulation framework for such services.Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) Director General SP Kochhar said the association, as part of the draft telecom bill, has given its suggestions on how OTT communication services should be defined to ensure there is no ambiguity.Other…

Telecom operators' association COAI has made a strong pitch for 'same service, same rules' with regard to OTT communication services, arguing that a level playing field needs to be maintained for all technologies. OTT, or over-the-top, communication apps such as WhatsApp and others offer voice and video calling. The regulatory conditions and treatment "must be made uniformly applicable for similarly placed players", the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said in a statement. "...there is a need to ensure a…

The government is found to have asked telecom operators in India to provide “voluminous” call data records (CDRs) of all mobile subscribers across several regions for specific days. Although telcos have been receiving similar requests from the authorities for some time, the trend has been increased during January and February, as noted by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). The industry body escalated the issue in a letter marked to Anshu Prakash, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a copy…