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Telecom operators lobby India's DoT to adopt Trai's definition of international traffic, potentially increasing their SMS revenues by over ₹400 crore annually. Trai defines international SMS as messages originating or terminating from devices, servers, or applications outside India, clarifying disputes over message classification.

Tata Teleservices (TTSL) on Monday resigned from the membership of coai, a powerful lobby of GSM operators on grounds that its functioning is "undemocratic, biased, non-transparent and unethical".

GSM body coai on Monday sought intervention of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on cancellation of dual-technology status of Tata Teleservices (TTSL), alleging that the operator was favoured by sectoral regulator Trai, while the latter debunked the claims.

New Delhi, Jul 27 () In a fresh offensive against industry body coai, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has slammed the association for airing views on call termination rates when two of its five members differed on the issue.

New Delhi, Sep 28 () Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio today slammed the telecom lobby group coai for calling the company a "back door operator", saying the charge has already been rejected by the Supreme court and leveling such an allegation is "contempt of court".

New Delhi, Jun 26 () Cellular operators body coai has opposed a proposal for mandatory testing of telecom products, saying the move will "cripple" the debt-ridden sector and increase cost of telecom services hurting end-consumers.

New Delhi, Aug 11 () Accusing telecom regulator of adopting "unfair" policies to favour new entrants including Reliance Jio, industry body coai has approached the Prime Minister's Office on what they termed as Trai's discrimination against existing operators.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (coai) has stated that fair-share fee payments by large over-the-top (OTT) players to telecom operators will improve consumer experience and network quality without violating net neutrality. coai represents telecom operators such as Vodafone, Reliance Jio, and Bharti Airtel. The statement comes in response to claims by the Broadband India Forum (BIF) that such charges and the government's intent to impose licensing frameworks on OTTs would violate net neutrality principles. coai proposes exemptions for startups and small enterprises within the OTT ecosystem. They argue that fair-share charges are meant to ensure sustainability and relieve pressure on consumer prices.

New Delhi, Jul 20 () Telecom regulator Trai today rejected industry body coai's demand for another round of discussion before implementing changes in the existing rules on mobile call interconnection charges.

New Delhi, Mar 5 () Cellular industry body coai today charged Reliance Jio of "attacking, belittling and making false imputations" against it, and asked its latest member to refrain from issuing legal threats. It also sought public apology from Jio for its recent remarks.

New Delhi, Sep 29 () Rejecting RJio's demand for an apology over issuing a press statement calling it a "Back Door Operator", cellular industry body coai's DG Rajan Mathews today ruled out an immediate overhaul of proportionate voting norms of the association, as demanded by the new entrant.

In a bizarre incident, the coai, a lobby group of GSM players, has barred three operators - Tatas, Loop Telecom and Etisalat - from exercising franchise in the group as these operators had not paid their "disputed" dues, a development that could convert the association into a battlefield.

Industry body coai on Friday urged the telecom department to take strict measures to ensure complete ban on sale of illegal repeaters and boosters, offline or online via e-commerce websites, as it sought the government's urgent intervention to "curb this menace".

Telecom body Cellular Operators' Association of India (coai) has warned that absence of an immediate relief by the government to the sector could unleash "unprecedented crisis" in the industry that may "potentially be catastrophic" for the nation, curtailing investments, shattering investor confidence and leading to job losses.

New Delhi, May 12 () After making a direct appeal to e-tailers, industry body coai has now sought Telecom Department's intervention to stop the rampant sale of mobile signal boosters and repeaters on certain e-commerce sites despite restrictions.

New Delhi, Aug 4 () The new telecom policy in the works should ensure equal policies for competing technologies, an advance yearly road map for spectrum allocation, and cut levies for operators, industry body coai has said.