THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) & (b): The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued Register of
Interconnect Agreements Regulations, which are given as under:
(i) The Register of Interconnect Agreements (Broadcasting & Cable Services) Regulations 2004.
(ii) The Register of Interconnect Agreements (Second Amendment) Regulations 2004.
(c): The TRAI has informed that the New Register of Interconnect Agreements
Regulations has been issued 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
Authority 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.
