TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA (TRAI) ACT

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• In the year 1997, TRAI Act was enacted to regulate the telecommunications sector in India.
  
  
• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is a regulatory body set up by the Government of India under section 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.
  
  
• It is the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India. It consists of a Chairperson and not more than two full-time members and not more than two part-time members.
  
  
• The act also provided for a mechanism of dispute resolution among the stakeholders of telecom sector.
  
  
• It was amended in 2000, establishing a Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to take over the adjudicatory and disputes functions from TRAI.