The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released draft amendments to the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999 and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulations, 2016.
The drafts, titled The Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2025 and The Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, have proposed changes to the existing provisions of financial disincentives.
Through these amendments, TRAI has proposed to introduce a graded mechanism for imposing financial disincentives to ensure better compliance with regulatory provisions. The revisions have also included a ceiling on the total financial disincentive amount and the imposition of interest on delayed or non-payment of such disincentives.
The draft amendments have been placed on TRAI’s official website, and stakeholders have been invited to submit their written comments by October 31, 2025.
