One Year Exclusive Internet pack

New Delhi, June 06: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday said it has sent an advisory to all telecom operators asking them to launch at least one pack of data services with a validity of one year.

The advisory comes after operators requested TRAI last year for longer validity for STVs with only data benefits, for certain category of consumers who prefer lower denomination data packs with longer validity, a TRAI official said here.

We all knew that The telecom regulator on Monday launched three new apps — MyCall, MySpeed and Do Not Disturb (DND 2.0) — to help customers rate quality, speed, and performance of services.

Following a consultation process in August last year, TRAI had notified the 10th amendment to Telecom Consumers Protection Regulations (TCPR), allowing a maximum validity of 365 days for data-only STVs instead of the earlier one of 90 days, the official said on the sidelines of an event to launch apps.

"TRAI has sent an advisory to telecom operators for implementing at least one STV with a single payment, providing exclusive data benefits for 365 days," the senior official said.