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Telecom regulator Trai has released a consultation paper on spectrum allocation and pricing norms for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication, a step towards enabling autonomous and connected cars in India.

India’s telecom sector added 92.7 lakh subscribers in March 2026, taking the total base to over 133 crore, according to TRAI. Bharti Airtel led retail mobile additions, while Reliance Jio dominated broadband and wireline growth.

Trai has advised mobile users to report spam calls and messages through its DND app, saying that blocking numbers on devices does not stop spam at the source. The regulator has already disconnected over 21 lakh numbers based on user complaints

Reliance Jio has been recognized as the top telecom operator in Hyderabad, offering the highest 4G speeds (240.66 Mbps) and excellent voice quality, as confirmed by TRAI’s Independent Drive Test. Jio’s network ensures seamless streaming, gaming, and call performance

Indigenously-developed system to identify and block international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers has significantly brought down such calls to about 4 lakh per day

A 40-year-old private employee from the city has become the latest victim of ‘Digital Arrest’ fraud and ended up losing Rs 9.3 lakh.

The ordeal began for the victims on November 13, when the elderly woman, a resident of Basheerbagh, received a phone call from a man claiming to be an employee of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

So far, financial amount of more than Rs 3,431 crore has been saved in more than 9.94 lakh complaints, informs Bandi Sanjay

The victim went to the bank, broke fixed deposits, mutual funds as well as savings and deposited the amount in the given account number through RTGS

The committee's proceedings remained stalled during its second sitting, where the TRAI chairperson made a brief appearance. NDA members continued to press for a vote on agenda items, including summoning the heads of regulatory bodies, a proposal that faced opposition from Congress MPs and their allies.

Reports indicate that on October 2, an industrialist received a call from a woman claiming to be an official from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). She informed him that his Aadhar card was not linked to his mobile phone number and mentioned that her superiors would contact him before ending the call.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) met with representatives from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), other financial institutions, and all telecom service providers (TSPs)

Reiterates that the rates of telecommunication services are decided by market forces within the regulatory framework notified by independent regulator

Provision enabling government agencies to take over, manage or suspend telecom services for national security reasons is alarming

Trai has asked the Department of Telecom to consider its recommendations made last year on spectrum auctions to plan the sale of radiowaves

It aims to develop a pool of R&D scientists and engineers supported by both the government and private partners to drive innovation in ICT products and services.

Telecom regulator Trai has reduced audit compliance of licensed service areas to once in year from four times earlier but it will cover maximum tariff offerings.

The total broadband subscribers increased to 861.47 million at the end of June 2023 from 856.81 million at the end of May with a monthly growth rate of 0.54 per cent, the report said.

Rs 6,800 will be deposited in the e-wallet through DBT for smartphones and SIMs to the beneficiaries.

Trai recommended the government creates new permits for digital infrastructure service providers but no licence fee is imposed on the companies