The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, (TRAI) on February 24, 2023, issued a draft Regulation on Review of the Quality of Service (Code of Practice for Metering and Billing Accuracy) Regulations, 2023, and draft Guidelines for this regulation.
The following have been stated namely: -
• It states that the New IP-based networks such as LTE/5G technologies, carrying voice-over data have now shifted billing from per second/minute-based billing to data volume-based billing. Accordingly, service providers are expected to have advanced, robust, and scalable IT products for accurate billing of various services being offered to consumers.
• It states that the Authority has decided to put forward draft Regulation on Review of the Quality of Service (Code of Practice for Metering and Billing Accuracy) Regulations, 2023, and draft Guidelines for Audit of the Metering and Billing System and accuracy of metering and billing in License Service Area (LSA) in the public domain for considerations of the stakeholders and offer further comments.
Written comments on draft regulations and guidelines are invited from the stakeholders by March 17, 2023. The comments may be sent, preferably in electronic form, to Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor (QoS-I), TRAI email: [email protected]
For any clarification, Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor (QoS-I), TRAI, may be contacted by email: [email protected] or at Tel.No: +91-11-2323-3602.
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[Press Release No. 20/2023]
