TRAI Consumers Protection Amendment for permitting the Special Data Vouchers with longer validity of 365 days

 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released The Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 for permitting the Special Data Vouchers with longer validity of 365 days. 2. The present regulatory regime governed by TCPR-2012 allows Telecom Service Providers to offer data services in the form of Special Tariff Voucher (STV) either exclusively or in combination with other tariff items with a maximum permitted validity of 90 days. Requests were received in TRAI seeking longer validity for data-packs (i.e. Special Tariff Vouchers with only data benefits) primarily to address the concern of marginal consumers of wireless Internet who prefer lower denomination data packs with longer validity. 3. After undertaking a consultation process TRAI has notified the 10th Amendment to the TCPR permitting the maximum validity of 365 days for data only STVs instead of prevailing maximum validity of 90 days. 4. The "Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016" is available on TRAI website http://www. trai.gov.in. For any further clarifications please contact Smt Vinod Kotwal, Advisor (Financial and Economic Analysis Division), TRAIon 011-23230752.

Rationalization of DATA STV 561

Rationalization of DATA STV 561 under prepaid mobile services

It is hereby conveyed  for the rationalization of existing DATA STV 561 under prepaid mobile services.      Offer details.:-                               EXISTING REVISED SMS Keyword to be sent to 123 Amount to be deducted at IN TR D  DATA STV in Rs.(Incl of Service tax) Total bundled free usage Validity of freebies (in calendar days) Total bundled free usage Validity of freebies (in calendar days) 561 5GB 30 5GB 60 STV DATA561 Rs.487.83

e-KYC service for New SIM Card electronic-Know-Your-Customer service

Getting mobile SIM activated for Aadhaar number holders may be a matter of few minutes in the coming days as government has decided launch UIDAI's electronic-Know-Your-Customer service. Under the Unique Identification Authority of India's e-KYC service, the credentials of a person will be verified online by a service provider like banks or telecom operators on the basis of Aadhaar number and biometric details.

Under this service, the customer seeking a mobile connection would have to provide Aadhaar number to the authorised sales agent of a telecom service provider.

The agent will online authorise UIDAI by way of biometric authentication using customer's fingers or iris scan to provide his demographic data and UIDAI will provide same in a digitally signed and encrypted format along with Aadhaar number to the telecom service provider.


However, as per the notification, the telecom companies would also continue the existing procedure of verifying the customers' proof of identity and residence.

BSNL Landline @ just Rs. 49/- only

Promotional offer for New Landline customers with FMC of Rs.49 . The promotional offer will be effective w.e.f. 15-08-2016 on promotional basis for a period of 90 days. Customers booking landline connections under this scheme will be provided a FREE BSNL Pre-Paid SIM Card . Details of new Landline Plan are as follows :

S. No.	Particulars
1	Name of Plan	Experience LL 49
2	FMC	Rs.49 (for first six months), after six months number will be converted to General plan*
3	Free call( Local+ STD)	Nil
4	Call Charges	BSNL Network:Rs.1.00/MCU Other Network:Rs.1.20/MCU
5	Installation charges	Waive off
6	CLIP Charges	Rs.600 both for Rural & urban
7	Additional Facility	Free night calling to any network (Local+STD) between 9PM to 7AM.
All other terms & conditions shall be same as per general plan. * At the time of CAF filling customer’s consent should be taken for conversion to general plan after six months.