TRAI RESPONDS TO THE DOT'S BACK-REFERENCE IN RESPECT OF THE TRAI'S RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 24.04.2024 ON 'TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING, SPECTRUM SHARING, AND SPECTRUM LEASING'.

India, March 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued its response to the back-reference received from Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in respect of TRAI's recommendations dated 24.04.2024 on 'Telecommunication Infrastructure Sharing, Spectrum Sharing, and Spectrum Leasing'.

Earlier, DoT, through a reference dated 07.12.2021 under Section 11 (1) (a) of the TRAl Act, 1997, requested TRAI to provide recommendations on allowing sharing of core network elements such as MSC, HLR, IN etc., among telecom operators. Subsequently, DoT, through a reference dated 10.02.2022, mentioning its earlier reference dated 07.12.2021, informed that "to promote opt...