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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART III, SECTION 4
TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
Notification
New Delhi $5^{\text{th}}$ November, 2026
The Register of Interconnect Agreements (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026
(10 of 2026)
**No. RG-1/(1)/2026-NSL-I ---**In exercise of the powers conferred upon it under section 36, read with sub-clauses (vii) and (viii) of sub-section (1)(b) of section 11 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Register of Interconnect Agreements Regulations, 1999 (2 of 1999), namely:-
(1) These regulations may be called the Register of Interconnect Agreements (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026. (2) These regulations shall come into force from $1^{\text{st}}$ January, 2027.
In regulation 2 of the Register of Interconnect Agreements Regulations, 1999 (2 of 1999) (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations), --
In regulation 3 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (i) after the words, “interconnecting service providers,” and before the words “service areas of their operation”, the words “telecommunication service authorisation specified under the interconnect agreements,” shall be inserted.
For regulation 5 of the principal regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“5. Registration of Interconnect Agreements.— All service providers shall, through the portal established by the Authority for this purpose, register with the Authority any Interconnect Agreement to which they are parties and any modifications thereto, as detailed hereunder:-
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सचिव/Secretary
भारतीय दूरसंचार विनियामक प्राधिकरण
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
नई दिल्ली/New Delhi
For regulation 7 of the principal regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“7. The Authority may from time to time specify the formats for seeking disaggregated information of such parts of the Interconnect Agreements having bearing on technical standards/specifications relating to interconnection, quality of service, fault resolving procedures, downtimes, access charges, port charges, revenue sharing arrangements, area of operation and user-related information such as range of services and the like also to be included in the Register and every service provider shall furnish such information in the format and within the period specified by the Authority.”
In regulation 8 of the principal regulations, for the words “The Register shall” appearing at the beginning, the words “Part III of the Register shall” shall be substituted.
In regulation 9 of the principal regulations, for the words, “Under Secretary (Commercial), TRAI or any other Officer, who may be”, the words “Officer” shall be substituted.
In regulation 11 of the principal regulations, --
After regulation 12 of the principal regulations, the following regulations shall be inserted, namely:-
“12A. Consequences for contravention of the provisions of these regulations.—
(1) If any service provider contravenes the provisions of regulation 5, regulation 6 or regulation 7, it shall, without prejudice to any penalty which may be imposed under the terms and conditions of its license or authorisation or any other action that may be taken under any Act, or the rules or regulations, or orders made, or directions issued, thereunder, be liable to pay an amount, by way of financial disincentive, as provided in Schedule-I to these regulations.
(2) No order for payment of financial disincentive shall be made by the Authority unless the service provider has been given a reasonable opportunity of representing against the contravention observed by the Authority.
(3) The Authority may decide not to impose any financial disincentive, or impose a lower amount of financial disincentive, for reasons to be recorded in writing.
12B. Payment of financial disincentives.— (1) The amount payable by way of financial disincentive under these regulations shall be remitted to such head of account as may be specified by the Authority.
(2) If the service provider fails to make payment of financial disincentive under regulation 12A, within a period of twenty-one days from the date of issue of the order for payment of financial disincentive or as stipulated in the order for payment of financial disincentive, it shall be liable to pay simple interest at a rate which shall be two percent (2%) above the one year Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) of the State Bank of India prevailing as on the beginning of the Financial Year in which last day of the stipulated period falls.
Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-regulation, a part of the month shall be reckoned as a full calendar month for calculation of interest and a month shall be reckoned as an English calendar month.
12C. Review.— The provisions of these regulations may be reviewed by the Authority as and when required.”
For regulation 13 of the principal regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“13. Removal of Difficulties.— In order to remove any difficulties in the interpretation or application of the provisions of these regulations, the Authority may issue necessary clarifications or guidelines, which shall be final and binding.”
After regulation 13 of the principal regulations, the following Schedule shall be inserted, namely:-
“Schedule-I
[See regulation 12A]
| Sl. No. | Contravention under regulation | Amount of financial disincentive for each instance of contravention |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contravention of regulation 7 | (i) Up to fifty thousand rupees per day for delay up to fifteen days; and |
| (ii) Up to one lakh rupees per day for each day of delay beyond fifteen days: | ||
| Provided that the total amount of financial disincentive under item (i) and item (ii) above shall not exceed rupees twenty-five lakh per Service Area for each instance of contravention. | ||
| 2 | Contravention of regulation 5 or regulation 6 | (i) Up to one lakh rupees per day for delay up to fifteen days; and |
| (ii) Up to two lakh rupees per day for each day of delay beyond fifteen days: | ||
| Provided that the total amount of financial disincentive under item (i) and item (ii) above shall not exceed rupees one crore per Service Area for each instance of contravention. |
