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hreflang="as" data-title="ভাৰতীয় টেলিকম নিয়ামক কৰ্তৃপক্ষ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3" title="भारतीय दूरसंचार विनियामक प्राधिकरण – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="भारतीय दूरसंचार विनियामक प्राधिकरण" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%82_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%93%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF" title="ടെലികോം റെഗുലേറ്ററി അതോറിറ്റി ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ടെലികോം റെഗുലേറ്ററി അതോറിറ്റി ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3" 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28 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1997-02-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Telecommunications" title="Department of Telecommunications">Department of Telecommunications</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_(India)" title="Ministry of Communications (India)">Ministry of Communications</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">4th, 5th, 6th & 7th Floor, Tower-F, World Trade Centre, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi: 110029<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regulatory agency executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Anil Kumar Lahoti, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railway_Service_of_Engineers" title="Indian Railway Service of Engineers">IRSE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chairperson" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">Chairperson</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Atul Chaudhary, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Telecommunication_Service" title="Indian Telecommunication Service">ITS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary" title="Secretary">Secretary</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key document</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/The_TRAI_Act_1997.pdf">The TRAI Act, 1997</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trai.gov.in/">trai<wbr />.gov<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Telecom Regulatory Authority of India</b> (<b>TRAI</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Regulatory_body" class="mw-redirect" title="Regulatory body">regulatory body</a> set up by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> under section 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. It is the <a href="/wiki/Competition_regulator" title="Competition regulator">regulator</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_India" title="Telecommunications in India">telecommunications sector in India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It consists of a chairperson and not more than two full-time members and not more than two part-time members. The TRAI Act was amended by an ordinance, effective from 24 January 2000, establishing a <a href="/wiki/Telecom_Disputes_Settlement_and_Appellate_Tribunal" title="Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal">Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal</a> to take over the adjudicatory and disputes functions from TRAI. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was established on 20 February 1997 by an <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Act of Parliament">Act of Parliament</a> to regulate telecom services and tariffs in India. Earlier, regulation of telecom services and tariffs was overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Central Government</a>. </p><p>TRAI's mission is to create and nurture conditions for the growth of <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_India" title="Telecommunications in India">telecommunications in India</a> to enable the country to have a leading role in the emerging global information society.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of its main objectives is to provide a fair and transparent environment that promotes a level playing field and facilitates fair competition in the market. TRAI regularly issues orders and directions on various subjects such as <a href="/wiki/Tariffs" class="mw-redirect" title="Tariffs">tariffs</a>, interconnections, quality of service, <a href="/wiki/Direct_To_Home" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct To Home">direct to home</a> services and <a href="/wiki/Mobile_number_portability" title="Mobile number portability">mobile number portability</a>. </p><p>In January 2016, TRAI introduced an important change in <a href="/wiki/Telecommunication" class="mw-redirect" title="Telecommunication">telecommunication</a> to the benefit of consumers, where they would be compensated <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1</span> (equivalent to <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1.00 or 1.2¢ US in 2023) for every dropped call, subject to a maximum of three dropped calls in a day.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2016, this regulation was revoked by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court</a> on the grounds of being "unreasonable, arbitrary and unconstitutional".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretariat">Secretariat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Secretariat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>TRAI is administered through a <a href="/wiki/Secretariat_(administrative_office)" title="Secretariat (administrative office)">secretariat</a> headed by a secretary. All proposals are processed by the secretary, who organises the agenda for authority meetings (consulting with the chairperson), prepares the minutes and issues regulations in accordance to the meetings. The secretary is assisted by <a href="/wiki/Advisor,_Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India">advisors</a>. These include Mobile Network, <a href="/wiki/Interconnection" title="Interconnection">Interconnection</a> and FixeNetwork, <a href="/wiki/Broadband" title="Broadband">BroadBand</a> and Policy Analysis, Quality of Service, <a href="/wiki/Broadcasting" title="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</a> & <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">Cable Services</a>, Economic Regulation, Financial Analysis & IFA, Legal, Consumer Affairs & International Relation and Administration & Personnel. Officers are selected from the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Telecommunication_Service" title="Indian Telecommunication Service">Indian Telecommunications Service</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a> (IAS).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_Chairpersons_(Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India)"><span id="List_of_Chairpersons_.28Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India.29"></span>List of Chairpersons (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Telecom Regulatory Authority of India</a>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of Chairpersons (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>List of Chairpersons:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="clear:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>Justice (Retd.) S. S. Sodhi </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._S._Verma" title="M. S. Verma">M. S. Verma</a> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pradip_Baijal" title="Pradip Baijal">Pradip Baijal</a> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nripendra_Misra" title="Nripendra Misra">Nripendra Misra</a> </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>Dr. J. S. Sarma </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rahul_Khullar" title="Rahul Khullar">Rahul Khullar</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ram_Sewak_Sharma" title="Ram Sewak Sharma">Ram Sewak Sharma</a> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>Dr. P. D. Vaghela </td> <td>2020 </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Anil Kumar Lahoti, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railway_Service_of_Engineers" title="Indian Railway Service of Engineers">IRSE</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>2028 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TRAI_Mobile_Apps">TRAI Mobile Apps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: TRAI Mobile Apps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 6 June 2017, TRAI launched three new apps and a web portal to highlight the telecom services that are being offered to the users. </p><p>Mycall app, MySpeed app and Do not disturb (DND 2.0) apps can be used to ensure that there is transparency between what consumers are paying for and what telecom operators are promising to provide at a certain rate. </p><p>In December 2018, TRAI released another app called TRAI Channel Selector. Using this app, they can add, remove and manage their channels. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_TRAI_initiatives">Recent TRAI initiatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recent TRAI initiatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In order to increase broadband penetration in India, TRAI has proposed WANI (<b>Wi-Fi Access Network Interface)</b> architecture. If implemented, it may lead to set up of Public Data Offices (PDOs) where Wi-FI Internet would be available on demand. TRAI relates the same with PCOs which were used to do the voice calls and were very popular hotspots before the mobile phones or home landlines became the ultimate mode of communication.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TRAI_reports">TRAI reports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: TRAI reports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To increase transparency and give a data-based overview of Indian Telecom Industry at regular intervals, TRAI publishes multiple reports under Release/Publication "Reports" section on its website. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies_and_Criticism">Controversies and Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversies and Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jio">Jio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Jio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The TRAI has been accused of bending its rules multiple times to let <a href="/wiki/Jio" title="Jio">Jio</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Reliance_Industries_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliance Industries Limited">Reliance Industries Limited</a>, become a market leader in the span of a few years. Jio was allowed to "test" its services for a much longer period and with a much larger subscriber base than was the industrial norm. In a letter to the telecom department, Rajan Mathews of the <a href="/wiki/Cellular_Operators_Association_of_India" title="Cellular Operators Association of India">Cellular Operators Association of India</a> wrote that Reliance's offers were "full-blown and full-fledged services masquerading as tests, which bypass regulations and can potentially game policy features." TRAI was also accused of modifying its definition of "significant market power" so as to exclude Jio from strict scrutiny. Whilst initially the definition of market power was based on total network activity, the parameters were changed to subscriber share and gross revenue. Jio qualified as a significant market power according to the first definition, but not the second.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airport_Wi-fi_Access_Regulations">Airport Wi-fi Access Regulations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Airport Wi-fi Access Regulations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The TRAI has been criticized for making Wi-Fi difficult to access at airports across India. As per several TRAI officials, Wi-Fi access across airports, that requires a pin through phone numbers, has been cited due to security reasons and KYC (know your customer) requirements, and limited accessibility for 45 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The system has been slammed by several domestic and international travelers due to inconvenience to international passengers, limited timeframe to use and complicated access.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_India" title="Telecommunications in India">Telecommunications in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Telecom_Commercial_Communication_Customer_Preference_Regulations,_2010" title="The Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2010">The Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2010</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Telecom_Regulatory_Authority_of_India&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output 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