Press Statement of the Finance Secretary on VCES
There has been an overwhelming response to the VCES . In the last four days, we have received over 16,000 applications involving Rs. 1500 crores of service tax dues. Upto 29-12-2013 we have received over 40,000 declarations involving over Rs 5500 crores. This would broadly correspond to Rs 55,000 crores of services, which have escaped… Read More
Tags: Commissionerates, Finance Act, Government, Payment, Service Provider, Taxation in India, VCES, Working time
TRAI policy – Financial Disincentives for not meeting the Consumer centric parameters
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been assessing on a periodic basis, customer perception of service and effectiveness in implementation of the various consumer centric regulations, directions and orders through:- Surveys conducted by engaging independent agencies and publishing the results on TRAI web site for information of the stakeholders; Through workshops organized in different… Read More
Tags: Business, Department of Telecommunications, Lok Sabha, Quality of Service, Service Provider, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Telecommunications, TRAI
TRAI issues draft amendment regulations for strengthening the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations
TRAI, with a view to protect the interests of the consumers, issued the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations, 2012 on 5th January 2012, laying down a revised frame work for addressing the complaints of consumers by telecom service providers for making the complaint redressal more effective. TRAI had received a number of representations from consumer organisations… Read More
Tags: Appeal, Complaint, Consumer, Jawaharlal Nehru, New Delhi, Quality of Service, Service Provider, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRAI issues the Telecommunications Mobile Number Portability (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2013 for corporate mobile numbers
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued the Telecommunications Mobile Number Portability (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2013. After implementation of Mobile Number Portability, the Authority had received complaints from the subscribers of corporate mobile numbers that their porting requests have been rejected by the donor operators under the category Contractual Obligation for want of permission/authorization… Read More
Tags: Corporation, MNP, Mobile number portability, Ports, Regulation, Service Provider, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI
TRAI issues new guidelines for activation and de-activation of Value added Services
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a Direction to the service providers, on the procedures for providing Value Added Services (VAS) and for de-activation of the Value Added Services so as to protect the interest of consumers. Activation of Value Added Services by service providers has been the cause of many customer complaints and is… Read More
Tags: Authority, Service Provider, , SMS, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, Value-added service, VAS
Services Provided to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Authorised Operations Exempted From Service Tax
The Central Government has decided to exempt the services on which service tax is leviable under section 66B of the said Act, received by a unit located in a Special Economic Zone (hereinafter referred to as SEZ Unit) or Developer of SEZ ( hereinafter referred to as the Developer) and used for the authorised operation from… Read More
Tags: Authorization, Cenvat Credit Rules, Domestic Tariff Area, Money back guarantee, Service Provider, SEZ, Special Economic Zone, Tax exemption
TRAI Reduces National Roaming Tariff Ceilings
TRAI Reduces National Roaming Tariff Ceilings, Permits Customised Tariffs Through Special Tariff Vouchers for National Roamers and Mandates Free National Roaming Plans TRAI has reduced ceilings for national roaming calls and SMS and instituted a new regime for providing flexibility to telecom service providers to customise tariffs for national roamers through STVs and Combo Vouchers. TRAI… Read More
Tags: India, Mobile phone, Roaming, Service Provider, , Subscription business model, Tariff, TRAI
TRAI puts on notice the cable TV subscribers of Digital Addressable Cable
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to put such cable TV subscribers of DAS on notice who have not yet submitted the consumer application form (CAF), complete in all respects including their choice of channels/services, to the respective cable operator/multi system operator (MSO). In case any such cable TV subscriber does not submit… Read More
Tags: Cable television, CAF, Multiple system operator, Service Provider, Subscription business model, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Television channel, TRAI
Basic Exemption under Service Tax is not basic
Generally, it is understood that no service tax is payable, if a person™s taxable service turnover does not exceed Rs 10 lakhs in a financial year. Basic emption is given under taxation law and other laws to ensure that a person does not suffer undue hardship in complying with applicable legal requirements. For example, basic… Read More
Tags: Capital good, Fiscal year, Income tax, Income Tax Act, Payment, Service Provider, Tax, Tax exemption
TRAI Tariff Orders – Standard Tariff Packages for Digital Cable TV subscribers and DTH subscribers
TRAI has issued Tariff Orders prescribing standard tariff package for Set Top Boxes (STBs) for Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems (DAS) and Consumer Premises Equipments (CPEs) for Direct to Home (DTH) services. The prime objective of these tariff orders is to ensure effective commercial interoperability. The said tariff orders have been devised to make available STBs / CPEs… Read More
Tags: Customer-premises equipment, Direct-broadcast satellite, Service Provider, Set Top Boxes, Set-top box, Subscription business model, Tariff, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRAI prescribes SMS Termination Charge and Transactional SMS Charge
TRAI has released: (i) ˜The Short Message Services (SMS) Termination Charges Regulations, 2013™ which prescribes cost based SMS Termination Charge as 2 paise per SMS; (ii) Amendment to the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2010 which prescribes a transactional SMS charge of 5 paise per transactional SMS . These regulations will be applicable from… Read More
Tags: Authority, Paisa, Service Provider, , SMS, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Traffic Service Position System, TRAI
TRAI steps to ensure quality service by Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Providers
As per Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act 1997, TRAI monitors quality of service provided by telecom service providers. TRAI has laid down the quality of service standards for Cellular Mobile Telephone Service through the Standards of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (Wireline) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Regulations, 2009 dated 20th… Read More
Tags: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Lok Sabha, Minister of State, Mobile Telephone Service, Quality of Service, Service Provider, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI
CLR Snippets | Promoting VoIP and IP Television Facility
It has been endeavor of the Government to promote Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facility. It is also reflected in National Telecom Policy-2012 (NTP-12) which indicates one of the strategies as to enable and enforce the VoIP facility to enhance consumer affordability. Internet Telephony using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is being provided by Telecom… Read More
Tags: Business, IPTV, Rajya Sabha, Service Provider, Services, Telecommunication, Voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP
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