TRAI extends date for views on consultation paper on Wireless Data Services

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TRAI extends date for views on consultation paper on Wireless Data Services


NEW DELHI: Stakeholders concerned with the quality of service for Wireless Data Services Regulations 2012 have been asked by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) whether the service provider should be mandated to inform the minimum download speed to customers along with each tariff plan.

In its consultation paper on the subject, TRAI has said that stakeholders can send in their comments by 19 May and counter comments by 26 May with justification for their views.

TRAI had earlier invited stakeholders to give their views on certain amendments to the Regulations by 5 May but has now extended the date in view of the importance of the issue.

The Regulator has also sought views on prescribing benchmarks for minimum download speed.

In order to provide clarity to the consumers opting for data plans using a certain technology and based on the data on minimum download speed reported by the TSPs in the last three quarters, the Regulator wants to prescribe a minimum download speed for wireless data services on technology basis.



TRAI extends date for views on consultation paper on Wireless Data Services | Indian Television Dot Com

 

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NEW DELHI: Sectoral regulator Trai has extended the
last date to May 19 for receiving comments on a
consultation paper for fixing minimum download
speed for telecom operators to deliver wireless data
services.
The wireless data services include mobile internet
and broadband services like 2G, 3G and those
offered using dongles.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had
said in the paper that the minimum download speed
for 3G and CDMA EVDO service should be 1 megabit
per second with 95 per cent success rate. For GSM
and CDMA 2G the minimum speed should be at 56
kilobit per second. It has prescribed CDMA high
speed data at 512 kbps.
Trai had sought public views on the consultation by
May 5 and counter comments on it by May 12.
"Requests have been received from stakeholders for
extension of time for sending their comments. In
view of the importance of the issue, the Authority
has decided to extend the last date for submission of
written comments up to May 19, 2014 and counter-
comments by May 26," Trai said in a statement.
At present, there is no binding regulation on telecom
operators to deliver wireless service at a particular
minimum speed.
"The Authority has been receiving a number of
complaints from consumers regarding the poor
download speed experienced by them. The Authority
after examining the issue felt that there is now a
need to mandate the 'minimum download speed' for
the wireless data services," Trai had said in the
consultation paper.
3G operators promise mobile Internet speed in the
range of 7.1 megabit per second (mbps) to 21 mbps.
At 7.1 mbps speed, a mobile user should be able to
download a full-length movie in around 12-14
minutes.
The minimum speed reported by operators to Trai
lies in the range of 399 kbps (minimum broadband
speed is 512 kbps) to 2.48 mbps.

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