Trai chief Ram Sewak Sharma reappointed, will serve till Sept 2020

Sharma was in July 2015 named the Trai chief for a three-year period

TRAI chief Ram Sewak Sharma, whose tenure saw major decisions on issues like termination charges and predatory pricing, was on Thursday reappointed for two more years, a day before his term was to end, according to an official order.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved reappointment of Sharma as chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for a further period beyond August 10, 2018 upto September 30, 2020, i.e. the date on which he attains the age of 65 years, the order issued by the Personnel Ministry said.

He was in July 2015 named as the