The above report provides an update on the growth trends for the telecom services for the period April-June 2006. The report released on October 9, 2006. The document presents a broad perspective on the Telecom Services to serve as a reference document for various stakeholders, research agencies and analysts as an update over the previous reports. This report also covers the performance of Cable TV, DTH & Radio Broadcast services in Chapter Six. In addition, status of Telecom Services in rural areas has been covered in Chapter Seven. The Executive Summary of various Telecom Services has been given in the beginning followed by ‘Quarterly results at a Glance’ of the growth pattern of Fixed, Mobile and Internet and Broadband services in tabular form.

The information for this report has been collected from various telecom service providers. TRAI collects performance-oriented data from various service providers on a quarterly basis to monitor the growth trend in the sector and to decide upon pro-active and suo motto measures to fuel the growth of the telecom services in the country. The data provided in this report is purely provisional and subject to change. TRAI regularly conducts review of its data collection programme to ensure that its processes remains appropriate/relevant in the rapidly growing telecom sector and are consistent with changing regulatory framework. Check it out for more info about this report.

The above document is a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Regulation on Quality of Service of Broadband Service 2006 dated October 6, 2006. These Regulations shall be applicable to all the Internet Service Providers, Basic Service Providers, Unified Access Service Providers and Cellular Mobile Telecom Service Providers including Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, providing Broadband Service. These Regulations shall come into force with effect from 1st January, 2007.

The above presentations made at Conference on Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2006 organised by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) held on September 8, 2006 at Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi. The presentations are:

The above document is a consultation paper on proposed draft of Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting proposes to consult the media and the broadcasting industry organizations to obtain their response to some of the major issues proposed to be covered in the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill. Pl. click it on the above link to know more about the consultation paper.

The above document is a draft of the proposed Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, 2006. The bill introduces to promote facilitate and develop in an orderly manner the carriage and content of Broadcasting; to provide for regulation of broadcasting services in India for offering a variety of entertainment, news, views and information in a fair, objective and competitive manner and to provide for regulation of content for public viewing and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; to provide for the establishment of an independent authority to be known as the Broadcast Regulatory Authority of India for the purpose of regulating and facilitating development of broadcasting services in India. Check it out for more information about the bill.

The above document is a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Recommendations on allocation and pricing of spectrum for 3G and broadband wireless access services dated September 27, 2006. The document contains the following:

The above document is a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Recommendations on Components of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dated September 13, 2006. The document contains the following:

• Chapter 1 : Background

• Chapter 2 : Presentations and issues Raised

• Chapter 3 : Analysis and Recommendations

• Chapter 4 : Summary of Recommendations

• Annexure-I Service wise definition of AGR

• Annexure-II Details of present level of revenue share license fee

• Annexure-III Schedule of Hearing

• Annexure-IV Copy of Accounting Standard-9

• Annexure-V Copy of DoTs order to specify the manner in which books of accounts & other documents are to be maintained

• Annexure-VI Copy of Accounting Standard-3

TRAI Releases Report of the independent agency engaged for the Objective Assessment and Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Basic and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service - Quality of Service (QoS) for the quarter ending 31st March 2006 on September 7, 2006. The report contains the following::

The GSM industry has witnessed the highest ever subscriber additions in the month of August 2006. The GSM industry set a new record by adding 4.2 million subscribers in August 2006. The above document gives operatorwise, citywise, circlewise cellular subscriber statistics for the month of August 2006.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon it under sub-section (2) and sub-clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 [24 of 1997] read with Notification No.39 (S.O. No. 44(E) and 45 (E)) dated 09/01/2004 issued from file No.13-1/2004-Restg by the Central Government under clause (d) of subsection (1) of section 11 and proviso to clause (k) of subsection (1) of section 2 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997[24 of 1997], the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, hereby makes the Order, called “The Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Third) (CAS Areas) Tariff Order, 2006 (6 of 2006)”dated August 31, 2006. The Order shall apply throughout the territory of India and the same shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette except as otherwise indicated elsewhere in the Order.