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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI has issued the New Register of Interconnect Agreements Regulations to meet the specific requirements of the Broadcasting and cable services whereas the earlier regulations were common for telecom and broadcasting sector. The new Regulations require all broadcasters to register with the TRAI all interconnect agreements entered into by them as against the provisions of earlier regulations which required the filing of interconnect agreements to which not only the broadcasters but also the multi service operator were party. It also stipulates that the amendments/modifications to the agreements as well as new agreements pertaining to a particular quarter need to be filed within one month of the end of respective quarter. The earlier regulations provided for filing of agreements within 30 days of date of agreements or modifications thereof. The provisions for providing non-confidential summary of confidential information as provided in the earlier regulation has been dispensed with in the new regulation keeping in view the experience on the nature of requests for keeping information confidential.
This information was given by Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Culture, Shri S. Jaipal Reddy in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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