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    The document provides information about the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). It discusses that TRAI was established in 1997 through an Act of Parliament to regulate the telecommunications sector. Some of TRAI's key roles include fixing tariffs, promoting orderly growth of the telecom sector, and protecting consumer interests. The document also describes TRAI's organizational structure, powers and functions such as making recommendations, issuing directions to service providers, and ensuring transparency. It notes that the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) was established in 2000 to resolve disputes in the telecom sector.

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    The document provides information about the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). It discusses that TRAI was established in 1997 through an Act of Parliament to regulate the telecommunications sector. Some of TRAI's key roles include fixing tariffs, promoting orderly growth of the telecom sector, and protecting consumer interests. The document also describes TRAI's organizational structure, powers and functions such as making recommendations, issuing directions to service providers, and ensuring transparency. It notes that the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) was established in 2000 to resolve disputes in the telecom sector.

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    KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY,KURUKSHETRA

    Presentation
    on the topic
    Telecom regulatory authority of India

    Submitted to :- Submitted by :-
    Miss Sonia Saroha Vibhati (112) , RAHUL(114)
    USM, KUK MBA(Previous) sec B
    TELECOM REGULATORY
    AUTHORITY OF INDIA
    ACT, 1997
    OVERVIEW
    ◦ It is a statutory body and regulates the telecommunications
    sectors in the country.
    ◦ It was established to regulate telecom services, including
    fixation/revision of tariffs for telecom services which were earlier
    vested in the central government.
    ◦ The act promotes and ensures orderly growth of the telecom
    sector.
    ◦ Examples of some telecom companies: Airtel, Jio, Vodafone &
    Idea etc
    HISTORY OF TRAI ACT
    ◦ The telecom regulatory authority of India(TRAI) was established
    on 20th feb 1997 by an act of parliament, called the telecom
    regulatory authority of India act 1997.

    ◦ TRAI has issue various regulations and orders from time to time to
    deal with issues coming before it and provided the required
    directions to the telecom market from a government owned
    monopoly to a multi operator service provider.
    ◦ The TRAI act was amended by an ordinance, effective
    from 24th jan 2000, establishing a telecommunications
    dispute settlement and appellate tribunal (TDSAT) to take
    over the disputes functions from TRAI.

    ◦ The objective of these two institutions is to regulate


    telecommunication services, resolve disputes and protect
    the interest of the service providers as well as the
    consumers.
    ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
    ◦ The tribunal consist of a chairman, along with it atleast two full time members and not
    more than two part time members, all appointed by the central government.
    ◦ Current chairman of TRAI is Dr. P.D. Vaghela

    CHAIRMAN

    Full time Part time


    members members
    POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

    1. Make Recommendations
    TRAI keeps track on telecom industry and recommend government for any
    change in decision and introduction of any new service provider.
    Some recommendations are:-
    ◦ New service provider
    ◦ Cancel licence of service provider not following terms and conditions
    ◦ Introduction of new technology
    2. Protect Consumer Interest

    ◦ TRAI protects consumer interest and inspect quality of service


    and equipment provided to the consumer.
    ◦ TRAI also recommend service providers to use good quality of
    equipment.
    3. Order for inspection

    ◦ TRAI appoints a committee for inspection of any service


    provider.
    ◦ TRAI can check books of account.
    ◦ It also ask for explanation for any point.
    4. Issue direction for service provider

    ◦ TRAI has power to issue directions for service providers which


    are necessary to follow for them.

    5. To ensure transparency
    ◦ TRAI must ensure transparency and all the terms and
    conditions of TRAI must be followed by all service provider.
    ◦ TRAI set the prices of services.
    TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT And
    APPELLATE TRIBUNAL(TDSAT)
    Any dispute in the telecom sector is solved by TRAI.
    To solve the disputes central government establish a
    adjudicative body called Telecom disputes
    settlement and appellate tribunal.
    This body was established in may 2020 under TRAI act
    2000 section 14
    Objectives of TDSAT
    ◦ It solves all the disputes in the telecom sector. These disputes
    may be between-
    1. Authority and licence holder
    2. Service providers
    3. Service provider and group of consumer

    Organizational structure
    ◦ TDSAT also consist of a chairperson and two whole time
    members and two part time members.
    ◦ All the members are appointed by the central government
    with consultation of chief justice of India.
    THANK YOU

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