Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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भारतीय दूरसंचार विनियामक प्राधिकरण | |
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Formed | 20 February 1997 |
Jurisdiction | Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India |
Headquarters | Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (Old Minto Road), New Delhi |
Minister responsible |
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Website | trai |
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is a
History
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was established on 20 February 1997 by an Act of Parliament to regulate telecom services and tariffs in India. Earlier, regulation of telecom services and tariffs was overseen by the Central Government.
TRAI's mission is to create and nurture conditions for the growth of telecommunications in India to enable the country to have a leading role in the emerging global information society.[2]
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
In January 2016, TRAI introduced an important change in
Secretariat
TRAI is administered through a
TRAI Mobile Apps
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.
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.
In December 2018, TRAI released another app called TRAI Channel Selector. Using this app, they can add, remove and manage their channels.
Recent TRAI initiatives
In order to increase broadband penetration in India, TRAI has proposed WANI (Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) 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.[7]
TRAI reports
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.
Controversies
Jio
Allegedly, TRAI bent its rules multiple times to let
See also
- Telecommunications in India
- The Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2010
References
- ^ "The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 — The Centre for Internet and Society". Cis-india.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Dropped calls may earn you Re 1 compensation - The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "All telcos meet key call quality benchmarks in Delhi NCR: Trai - ET Telecom". ETTelecom.com.
- ^ "SC strikes down 'arbitrary, unconstitutional' call drop penalty". Moneycontrol.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "TRAI Manual" (PDF).
- ^ Dhingra, Sanya (5 October 2020). "6 years on, PM Modi's core team is in the grip of IAS, IPS, IRS officers from Gujarat". theprint.in. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "WANI Network Architecture Proposal for TRAI Public Data Office (PDO) - Techplayon". Techplayon. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Block, Daniel. "How Reliance Jio is monopolising the telecom sector". The Caravan. Retrieved 21 May 2019.