New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released a consultation paper for the purpose of reviewing the existing TRAI Regulations on Interconnection matters, which comprise a total of nine interconnection regulations.

India's telecom industry is undergoing a technological evolution. These developments have rendered parts of existing interconnection modalities technically obsolete, necessitating a forward-looking regulatory reassessment, the telecom regulator stated in a press release.

The relevant section of the TRAI Act, 1997, empowers the Indian telecom regulator to fix the terms and conditions of interconnectivity between service providers, ensuring technical compatibility and effective interco...