UCO Bank: Government to meet RBI, NPCI and TRAI after UCO Bank incident: What caused ‘Rs 820 crore technical glitch’ at the bank

UCO Bank: Government to meet RBI, NPCI and TRAI after UCO Bank incident: What caused ‘Rs 820 crore technical glitch’ at the bank

The Finance ministry has taken a serious notice of the recent major issue at UCO Bank and the rising cases of bank frauds in the country. The ministry and the parliamentary panel on ICT have decided to look into and tackle the matter. Financial services secretary Vivek Joshi will hold key consultations on the matter …

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TRAI to businesses: Seek fresh nod from users for promotional messages, calls

TRAI to businesses: Seek fresh nod from users for promotional messages, calls

In an effort to curb spam messages and calls, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked Principal Entities (PEs) to get fresh consent from users before sending them any commercial communication, as the regulatory body implements Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) under TCCCP Regulation 2018.PEs are entities like banks, other financial institutions, insurance companies, …

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Call Drops: TRAI: Rise in call drops complaints, service quality rules to be reviewed

Call Drops: TRAI: Rise in call drops complaints, service quality rules to be reviewed

Telecom regulator TRAI said that it has been receiving a number of call drop complaints from subscribers triggering the need to review existing quality of service (QoS) rules to measure network performance at the district level and bring 4G-5G services also under its ambit. It said that the complaints from the subscribers regarding call drops …

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Minister of State for Communications Responds to Airtel’s Complaint Against Reliance Jio in Rajya Sabha

Minister of State for Communications Responds to Airtel’s Complaint Against Reliance Jio in Rajya Sabha

Earlier this year, Airtel filed a complaint with telecom regulator Trai against Reliance Jio, accusing them of offering predatory live TV channel offers with their JioFibre home broadband plans. Airtel claimed that these backup plans by JioFiber disrupt the DTH digital TV market, exhibit predatory pricing, and violate Trai’s NTO pricing regulations. Jio also provides …

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