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