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China Telecom recently released its main operational data for December 2022. In December 2022, the net increase of China Telecom's mobile users was 100,000, and the accumulated users were 391.18 [...]

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has labeled Kaspersky China Mobile, and China Telecom as threats to national security. The regulator last year designated five Chinese companies, including Huawei and [...]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States has been circulating a draft order that would ban all new telecom equipment and video surveillance equipment from China, citing national [...]

The main operating data of China Telecom in February showed that the number of China Telecom's mobile subscribers increased by 890,000 in the month, with a total of 376.39 million [...]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied China Telecom Americas Corp.'s emergency motion to pause a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order revoking the company's authorizations [...]

The Federal Communications Commission took a major step in its ongoing efforts to protect U.S. communications networks from security risks. Specifically, the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau formally [...]

The Federal Communications Commission began collecting information from telecommunications carriers on the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment and services in their networks. This follows the FCC's adoption of a [...]

In September, several of the largest multinational corporations announced their investment plans in China. Given the continued slowdown in the high-tech sectors in other parts of the world, China represents […]

The Chinese government is likely to announce a major restructuring plan for the telecom industry by the end of this year, according to the local Chinese press. Under the plan, […]

Telecommunications charges and services: a welcome first step for preventing anti-competitive practices Chinese telecommunications users have long been subject to high telecommunications charges and a poor quality of service associated […]

The country's telecom watchdog has introduced regulations aimed at tightening the management strings to joint ventures of licensed carriers. The new rules once again threw into focus the problems that […]

With the establishment of the Zhejiang Telecom Administration on August 29, the last provincial administration to be established in China, the country has set up a nationwide supervision system for […]

China's cable television regulator has denied it will use a planned national broadcast network to compete with telecommunications firms. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) is planning […]

Wi-LAN Inc. (WIN), an Canada-based provider of high-speed wireless data communications technology and products, announced on July 4 that the Wi-LAN AWE 120-58, a 12 Mbps advanced wireless Ethernet bridge, […]

Principles Applicable to Interconnection: The Telecommunications Regulations codify the basic principles applicable to the interconnection of telecommunications networks previously laid down in the interim provisions for the administration of interconnection […]

China has started regulating construction of long-distance fiber optic networks, banning projects without government approval, the official China Daily reported on April 6. The State Development Planning Commission and the […]

Russian fixed network operator TTK has begun expanding its fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) broadband services in two regions (oblasts), Perm and Lipetsk. TTK revealed it is rolling out FTTB in the town […]

The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Americas has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the regulatory body not to impose a fee on broadband Internet access services as part […]

The TRA launched the Next-generation Network (NGN) Industry Forum in order to accelerate the transition of the telecommunications sector in the UAE to NGN. Commenting on the importance of the [...]

Lebanon's minister of telecommunications, Charbel Nahhas, disclosed that a government legal authority, the Shura Council, has suspended the powers of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Nahhas told a press conference, [...]

Former telecom minister Mr. A Raja apparently gave an in-principle clearance to use dual technology to Reliance Communications (RCom) just one day prior to the announcement of the policy from [...]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) seems to have been unsuccessful in its attempt to curb unsolicited commercial calls and text messages, as such calls continue unabated in spite [...]

The Supreme Court of India has announced that broadcasters are allowed to charge IPTV (Internet Protocol television) and DTH (direct-to-home) operators 42 percent of the amount paid by cable operators [...]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that it intends to initiate a consultation paper on MVAS (mobile value-added services) by the end of April. TRAI chairman Mr. JS [...]

Indian state-owned telecom operator BSNL has taken back its petition against TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) from TDSAT (Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellant Tribunal) that had challenged TRAI's jurisdiction [...]

The CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General), Vinod Rai, has hit back at the country's telecom minister, Kapil Sibal, arguing that the latter breached rules by publicly disclosing his opinions on [...]

India's TDSAT (Telecom Disputes and Settlement and Appellant Tribunal) has urged the Indian government to submit its reply on a plea made by mobile operator Idea Cellular for modifying the [...]

The DoT (Department of Telecom) has begun a process that could trigger the merger of all 22 service areas of India into one unified circle. This move is being seen [...]

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on December 1 laid out his proposal for rules dealing with the issue of net neutrality. The following statement should be attributed to Tom [...]

The Indian government has set up a committee manned by former Supreme Court justice Shivaraj V Patil to investigate the discrepancies in 2G spectrum allotments since 2001, which also puts [...]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) plans to launch a consultation paper on the launch of VAS (value-added services) such as ringback tones, caller tunes, and MMS. Chairman J [...]

Indian mobile service providers have turned down a plan from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to set up new norms to increase the transparency of mobile tariffs. Indian [...]

Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) chairman Mr. Konrad von Finckenstein announced that the country could lag behind other countries in a big way if it does not fix a target [...]

The Union Home Ministry has directed the Department of Telecom (DoT) to undertake measures to allow domestic production of SIM cards in order to curb imports of the same and [...]

The CAG (Comptroller Auditor General) report suggests that 85 of the total 122 2G licenses granted by telecom minister Mr. Raja were given to firms that didn't meet eligibility guidelines [...]

MNP (mobile number portability) has been delayed yet again, and would be launched on November 25 in Haryana Circle as opposed to November 1. R Chandrashekhar, secretary of the Department [...]

TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has issued a new consultation paper on the provision of mobile financial services to seek viewpoints on this issue. In its consultation paper, the [...]

The senior leader of India's principal opposition party, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), Mr. L.K. Advani, said that 2G spectrum could actually be the country's largest scam since its independence. Referring [...]

India's CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) has alleged that the Telecom Ministry grossly undervalued 2G spectrum that was granted to new entrants back in 2008. In its new report, the [...]

One of the biggest private telecom operators of India, Reliance Communications, which is owned by Anail Ambani, has taken back its plea from the country's Supreme Court wherein it challenged [...]

The minister of state for telecommunications and IT, Mr. Sachin Pilot, announced that the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) and TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) would leave no stone unturned [...]

Telecommunications minister A Raja has rejected the demand made by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) that it should be given the responsibility of managing airwaves. He has asked the [...]

Even as TRAI's (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's) recent proposal to shut down analog cable TV networks in 2013 has jeopardized the future of cable networks, Assamese cable TV operators [...]