Trai issues changes to interconnect regulations, tweaks norms

Nearly two months after it sought the industry's views on the matter, telecom regulator Trai on Thursday prescribed amendments to the interconnect regulations, proposing certain changes in terms and conditions for an operator to seek fresh call connect ports from other telcos.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had sought views and comments from the industry by May 18 on these draft regulations.

According to the Telecommunication Interconnection (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, Trai has said that a service provider can ask another operator for additional ports in case the projected utilisation of the capacity at the interconnect point is likely