Question: Recently Telecommunication Inter-Connection Regulation, 2018 was released by the Indian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRAI). When will this take effect?
(a) January 26, 2018
(b) January 30, 2018
(c) January 31, 2018
(d) February 1, 2018
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- On January 1, 2018, the Indian Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) released Telecom Inter-Connection Regulation, 2018.
- In this regulation, TRAI has made the inter-connection agreement compulsory for telecommunications companies without any discrimination.
- According to each service sector, a penalty of Rs 1 lakh per day has been fixed on any type of violation by the TRAI.
- There are a total of 22 service sectors across the country.
- A commercial and technical system designed to be able to access the customer, network and services of any service provider to a customer through a network of a other service providers, is called ‘inter-connection’.
- This will be effective from February 1, 2018.
Reference:
http://trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/Press_Release_No2_02012018.pdf
http://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/Regulation_TIR_02012018.pdf