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      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Obligation of every direct to home operator to give direct to home service
      • 4. Option to provide Direct to Home Customer Premises Equipment on out right purchase or hire purchase or rent
      • 4-A. Obligation of Direct to home operator to provide repair and maintenance of Direct to Home Customer Premises Equipment
      • 5. Procedure for direct to home service connection, disconnection or shifting
      • 6. Discontinuing exhibiting of any channel only after notice
      • 7. Discontinuing direct to home service to any direct to home subscriber
      • 8. Prohibition to disable Direct to Home Set Top Boxes
      • 9. No increase of subscription for direct to home service for six months
      • 9-A. No change in composition of a subscription package during first six months of enrolment or during the period of validity of subscription paid in advance
      • 9-B. Notice before change in composition of a subscription package
      • 10. No charges to be levied during discontinuance of direct to home service
      • 11. Billing for post-paid direct to home subscribers
      • 12. Providing usage details in respect to pre-paid direct to home service
      • 13. Establishment of Call Centre
      • 14. Procedure for handling request or complaint by Call Centres
      • 15. Time limit for redressal of grievance of the direct to home subscriber by Call Centres
      • 16. Appointment or designation of Nodal officer
      • 17. Redressal of Grievances of direct to home subscribers by Nodal officers
      • 18. Handling of grievances of direct to home subscriber by Nodal officers
      • 19. Time limit for redressal of complaints by Nodal officer
      • 20. Complaints forwarded to direct to home operator by Authority
      • 21. Manual of Practice for direct to home subscriber
      • 22. Identification of personnel of direct to home operator
      • 23. Inspection and auditing
      • 24. Intervention by Authority in certain cases
      • 25. Application of other laws not barred
      • 26. Right of direct to home subscriber to seek redressal under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 or any other law for the time being in force
      • 27. Provisions of these regulations to apply to persons availing direct to home service before commencement of these regulations
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Applicability
      • 3. Definitions
      • 4. Request for Provision of Domestic Leased Circuits or Local Lead of Domestic Leased Circuit
      • 5. Obligation of the specified service provider, to whom request has been made under regulation 4, to provide Domestic Leased Circuits or Local Lead of Domestic Leased Circuit(s)
      • 6. Maintenance of records in certain cases
      • 7. Tariff for Domestic Leased Circuits or Local Lead of Domestic Leased Circuit
      • 8. Provision for Domestic Leased Circuits or Local Lead of Domestic Leased Circuit on "Rent and Guarantee Terms" or "Special Construction basis" or "Contribution basis" in certain cases
      • 9. Security and monitoring arrangements (including lawful interception) in relation to Domestic Leased Circuits
      • 10. These regulations not to apply in certain cases
      • 11. Application of other laws not barred
      • 12. Inspection and auditing
      • 1. Short title and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Provision for interconnection to all Eligible Service Providers.
      • 4. Prohibition to deny to subscribers access to Intelligent Network.
      • 5. Switches to be capable of resolving the access codes allotted as per National Numbering Plan 2003.
      • 6. Obligation to follow Numbering plan.
      • 7. Intelligent Network Services to be launched after obtaining access code allocation.
      • 8. Network equipment (including circuit or packet switches) to conform to the International Telecommunication Union and Telecommunication Engineering Centre standards and Standards of the industry.
      • 9. Compliance with Quality of Service standards.
      • 10. Intelligent Network Services under commercial and technical arrangements or agreement.
      • 11. Usage Charges under the arrangements or agreement entered under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 10.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Provision of access to cable landing station and related international submarine cable capacity by owner of cable landing station.
      • 4. Application by eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity for access facilitation to cable landing station and related international submarine cable capacity.
      • 5. Confirmation by the owner of cable landing station after receipt of application under regulation 4.
      • 6. Entering into an agreement for providing Access Facilitation.
      • 7. Demand for access to Reference Capacity.
      • 8. Ensuring provision of backhaul circuit by eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity.
      • 9. Testing of Reference Capacity proposed to be acquired by eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity.
      • 10. Access Facilitation Charges and payment terms.
      • 11. Capacity up-gradation and payment for capacity up-gradation charges by eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity.
      • 12. Cancellation charges.
      • 13. Termination or discontinuance of Access Facilitation by owner of cable landing station.
      • 14. Restoration of Access Facilities.
      • 15. Application by eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity for provisioning of Co-location space.
      • 16. Co-location charges and payment terms.
      • 17. Allocation of alternative Co-location space.
      • 18. Additional Co-location space and Co-location equipment.
      • 19. Installation of Co-location Equipment by eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity.
      • 20. Authorization for physical access for Co-location space at cable landing station.
      • 21. Prohibition to sub-lease the Co-location space.
      • 22. The Co-location space to be used for the purpose of accessing submarine cable capacity in the cable landing station by the eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity.
      • 23. Termination of lease of Co-location space.
      • 24. No obligation of owner of cable landing station to place Co-location equipment of the eligible Indian International Telecommunication Entity adjacent to each other.
      • 25. Period of Co-location agreement.
      • 26. Reporting Requirements.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Access Facilitation Charges on or after 1st January, 2013.
      • 4. Colocation charges on or after 1st January, 2013.
      • 5. Review.
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      • 2. (2)
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Purpose of laying down the Code of Practice for metering and billing accuracy
      • 4. Code of Practice for metering and billing accuracy
      • 5. Review
      • 6. Auditing of metering and billing system
      • 7. Explanatory memorandum
      • 8. Interpretation
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Benchmarks for Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters
      • 4. Reporting requirement
      • 5. Registration of Demands for Broadband Connections
      • 6. Auditing
      • 7. Customer Perception of Service
      • 8. Broadband Connection Speed (download)
      • 9. Review
      • 10. Interpretation
      • 11. Explanatory memorandum
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Contents of the Register
      • 4. Confidential portion of the Register
      • 5. Registration of Interconnect Agreement
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      • 8. Access to the Register
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      • 12. Levy of fees and other charges
      • 13. General
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Criteria for Registration of consumer organisation/NGOs.
      • 3. Rules Governing Registration.
      • 4. Interaction with TRAI.
      • 5. Mode of Data sharing.
      • 6. Review.
      • 7. Explanatory Memorandum.
      • 8. Interpretation.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Purpose of laying down Quality of Service Parameters.
      • 4. Quality Of Service Benchmarks for Dial-up access to the ISP Node.
      • 5. Quality of Service Benchmarks for Leased Line Access Service.
      • 6. Review.
      • 7. Explanatory Memorandum.
      • 8. Over-riding Effect.
      • 9. Interpretation.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Purpose of laying down Quality of Service Parameters.
      • 4. Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters.
      • 5. Review.
      • 6. Explanatory Memorandum.
      • 7. Over-riding Effect.
      • 8. Repeal and Saving.
      • 9. Interpretation.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Procedure for cable service connection, disconnection or shifting.
      • 4. Contents of application formats.
      • 5. Provision of cable service to every person subject to technical and operational feasibility.
      • 6. Response and time limit for providing connection.
      • 7. Communication of technical or operational non-feasibility.
      • 8. Discontinuing cable service to subscriber only after prior notice.
      • 9. Provision of bills and receipts to subscribers.
      • 10. Requirements of billing system.
      • 11. Establishment of help desk.
      • 12. Handling of complaints, etc.
      • 13. Provision of power back-up.
      • 14. Carrying of photo identification and proper behaviour by representatives of the cable operators and multi system operators.
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      • 16. Arrangements for repairs or replacement of decoder or set top box supplied by the cable operator or multi system operator.
      • 17. Notice to subscribers before taking off channels from cable television network.
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      • 1. Short title, commencement and application.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Quality of Service Parameters in respect of which compliance reports are to be submitted to the Authority.
      • 3A. Consequences for failure of basic service providers to meet the Quality of Service benchmarks.
      • 4. Quality of Service parameters in respect of which compliance is to be monitored by the service provider.
      • 5. Quality of Service parameters in respect of which compliance reports are to be submitted to the Authority.
      • 5A. Consequences for failure of cellular mobile telephone service providers to meet the Quality of Service benchmarks.
      • 6. Quality of Service parameter in respect of which compliance is to be monitored by the service provider.
      • 6A. Duration of alert for the called party.
      • 7. Quality of Service parameters to be reflected in customer perception of service.
      • 8. Record Keeping.
      • 9. Reporting.
      • 9A. Consequences for failure of the service providers to submit compliance report.
      • 10. Publication.
      • 11. Review.
      • 12. Overriding Effect.
      • 13. Repeal and Saving.
      • 14. Interpretation.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Provisions relating to connection, disconnection, transfer and shifting of cable service in CAS areas
      • 4. Provisions relating to complaint handling and redressal in respect of cable services in CAS areas
      • 5. Billing Procedure and billing related complaints in respect of cable services in CAS areas
      • 6. STB related issues and complaints in respect of cable services in CAS areas
      • 7. Change in positioning of channels/Taking the channel off air in respect of cable services in CAS areas
      • 8. Technical Standards
      • 9. Monitoring of performance of quality of service standards in respect of cable services in CAS areas
      • 10. Public awareness campaign in CAS areas
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Amendment and Annulment.
      • 4. Interpretation.
      • 5. Levy of Fees.
      • 6.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Fee and other charges
      • 4. Review
      • 5. Explanatory memorandum
      • 6. Interpretation
      • 1. Title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definition.
      • 3. General.
      • 4. Interpretation.
      • 5. Meetings for transaction of Business and Procedure to be followed.
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      • 22. Prescription of fee/ charges by Access Providers.
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      • 24. Distributed Ledger(s) for Complaints.
      • 25. Complaint Mechanism.
      • 26. Record keeping and reporting.
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      • 28. Consequences for contravention of the provisions of regulations by Access Providers.
      • 29. Examination of telecom resources put under outgoing Usage Cap or having been disconnected.
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      • 33. Power to appoint inquiry committee.
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      • 38. Repeal and Saving.
      • 1. Short title, commencement and application.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Startup Kit.
      • 4. Vouchers.
      • 5. Colour band on paper vouchers.
      • 6. Information to prepaid consumers on activation of a voucher.
      • 7. Information to prepaid consumers relating to usage.
      • 8. Past Usage details in respect of prepaid mobile connections.
      • 9. Establishment of facility for providing information about the account of the consumer.
      • 10. Premium Rate Service and Value Added Service.
      • 11. Deactivation of cellular mobile telephone connection of prepaid consumer due to nonusage.
      • 12. Automatic Number Retention scheme for prepaid consumers.
      • 13. Safe Custody scheme for postpaid consumers.
      • 14. The grace period for reactivation.
      • 15. Communication of information to the consumer.
      • 17. Default status of international mobile roaming service.
      • 18. Information to consumers on activation of international mobile roaming service.
      • 19. Information to consumers on selection of tariff.
      • 20. Information to consumer as soon as the mobile equipment is switched on by the consumer in the visiting country.
      • 21. Information to consumers at different stages of exhaustion of entitled data usage while roaming internationally as per the selected tariff.
      • 22. Information to the consumer who may initiate use of international mobile roaming service in a country or area not covered by the tariff subscribed or where the applicable tariff differs from the subscribed tariff.
      • 23. Establishment of facility for providing information about the account of the consumer while roaming internationally.
      • 1. Short title, commencement and application
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Establishment of Call Centre
      • 4. Procedure for handling grievances by Call Centres
      • 5. Time limit for redressal of grievance of consumers by Call Centres
      • 6. Appointment of Nodal officer
      • 7. Redressal of Consumer Grievances by Nodal officers
      • 8. Handling of grievances of consumers by Nodal officers
      • 9. Time limit for redressal of complaints by Nodal officer
      • 10. Appointment of appellate authority
      • 11. Appeal to appellate authority of service provider for redressal of consumer grievances
      • 12. Composition of appellate authority for redressal of grievances of the consumers
      • 13. Intimation of appointment of appellate authority
      • 14. Remuneration
      • 15. Secretariat of an appellate authority
      • 16. Disposal of appeal by appellate authority
      • 17. Reporting requirements
      • 18. Status of appeals
      • 19. Complaints referred to service providers by Authority
      • 20. Manual of Practice for handling consumer complaints
      • 21. Providing usage details in respect to pre-paid mobile connections
      • 22. Consumer Grievance Redressal Mechanism by other service provider in certain cases
      • 23. Inspection and auditing
      • 24. Application of other laws not barred
      • 25. Right of consumers to seek redressal under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 or any other law for the time being in force
      • 26. Reckoning of time limit for the purposes of these regulations
      • 27. These regulations not to apply in certain cases
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. The form and verification while filing an appeal
      • 4. Fee for filing an appeal
      • 5. Procedure for service of notices
      • 1. Short title and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Salary, allowances, etc. of the Chairperson.
      • 4. Leave.
      • 5. Contribution to Contributory Provident Fund.
      • 6. Other conditions of service.
      • 7. Applicability of rules.
      • 8. Terms and Conditions of Service of Members.
      • 9. Oath of Office and Secrecy.
      • 10. Declaration of financial or other interest.
      • 11. Residuary provision.
      • 12. Powers to relax.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Request for confidentiality and decision thereon
      • 4. Seeking access to information
      • 5. Rejection of request for disclosure
      • 6. Exemption from disclosure of information
      • 7. Grounds for refusal of access to information
      • 8. Form of information
      • 9. Severability
      • 10. Information required for law enforcement
      • 11. Fee
      • 12. Explanatory memorandum
      • 13. General
      • 1. Short title and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Meeting allowance.
      • 4. Conveyance allowance.
      • 5. Oath of office and secrecy.
      • 6. Residuary matters.
      • 7. Powers to relax.
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Furnishing of returns
      • 4. Preparation and submission of annual report
      • 1. Short title and Commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Constitution of the Fund.
      • 4. Assets of the Fund.
      • 5. Administration of Funds and audit.
      • 6. Management of the Fund.
      • 7. Term of Office of the Board of Trustees.
      • 8. Resignation and cession of Trustee.
      • 9. Disqualification for the Trusteeship and removal.
      • 10. Meetings and Quorum.
      • 11. Minutes of the Meeting.
      • 12. Fees and Allowances.
      • 13. Conditions of eligibility.
      • 14. Nominations.
      • 15. Subscriber's Accounts.
      • 16. Conditions of subscriptions.
      • 17. Rates of subscription.
      • 18. Contribution by Authority.
      • 19. Transfer to Foreign Service or deputation out of India and Realization of subscriptions.
      • 20. Interest.
      • 21. Advances from the Fund.
      • 22. Recovery of Advance.
      • 23. Wrongful use of advance.
      • 24. Withdrawal from the fund.
      • 25. Conditions for withdrawal.
      • 26. Conversion of an advance into a withdrawal.
      • 27. Final withdrawal of accumulations in the Fund.
      • 28. Retirement of Subscriber.
      • 29. Procedure on death of a subscriber.
      • 30. Dismissal, resignation and cessation of service.
      • 31. Deductions.
      • 32. Manner of payment of amount in the Fund.
      • 33. Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme.
      • 34. Relaxation of the provisions of the rules in individual cases.
      • 35. Validation of contribution to the contribution made by the Authority and the subscriber, etc.
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Annual Statement of accounts and other relevant records
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      • 5. Authorised signatory
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
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      • 3.
      • 1. Short title and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Constitution of Officers' Cadre.
      • 4. Initial constitution of the Officers' Cadre.
      • 5. Method of Recruitment.
      • 6. Direct recruitment.
      • 7.
      • 8. Qualifications and age limit.
      • 9. Medical Examination.
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      • 11. Seniority.
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      • 14. Constitution of Staff Cadre.
      • 15. Initial constitution of the Staff Cadre.
      • 16. Method of Recruitment.
      • 17. Direct recruitment.
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      • 19. Qualifications and age limit.
      • 20. Medical Examination.
      • 21.
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      • 22. Seniority.
      • 23.
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      • 25. Probation.
      • 26. Liability for service in or outside India.
      • 27. Discharge of Duties of Higher Grade and Lower Grade in Certain Cases.
      • 28. Pay fixation.
      • 29. Nationality.
      • 30. Superannuation.
      • 31. Disqualification.
      • 32. Power to relax.
      • 33. Interpretation.
      • 34. Removal of difficulties.
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Filing of application
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. The Judge to conduct inquiry
      • 4. Powers of the Judge
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. ( i ) Salaries and allowances
      • 4. Oath of office and Secrecy
      • 5. Interpretation
      • 6. Residuary provision
      • 7. Power to relax
      • 1. Short title and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Categories of Officers and employees of the Authority and pay scales.
      • 4. Conditions of service.
      • 5. Salary and allowances payable to, and other conditions of service of, Consultant.
      • 6. Powers to relax.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Establishment and incorporation of Authority.
      • 4. Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other members.
      • 5. Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and other members.
      • 6. Powers of Chairperson and ViceChairperson.
      • 7. Removal and suspension of member from office in certain circumstances.
      • 8. Meetings.
      • 9. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority.
      • 10. Officers and other employees of Authority.
      • 11. Functions of Authority.
      • 12. Powers of Authority to call for information, conduct investigations, etc.
      • 13. Power of Authority to issue directions.
      • 14. Establishment of Appellate Tribunal.
      • 14A. Application for settlement of disputes and appeals to Appellate Tribunal.
      • 14B. Composition of Appellate Tribunal.
      • 14C. Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members.
      • 14D. Term of office.
      • 14E. Terms and conditions of service.
      • 14F. Vacancies.
      • 14G. Removal and resignation.
      • 14GA. Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member.
      • 14H. Staff of Appellate Tribunal.
      • 14I. Distribution of business amongst Benches.
      • 14J. Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.
      • 14K. Decision to be by majority.
      • 14L. Members, etc., to be public servants.
      • 14M. Transfer of pending cases.
      • 14N. Transfer of appeals.
      • 15. Civil Court not to have jurisdiction.
      • 16. Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal.
      • 17. Right to legal representation.
      • 18. Appeal to Supreme Court.
      • 19. Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree.
      • 20. Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal.
      • 21. Grants by Central Government.
      • 22. Fund.
      • 23. Accounts and audit.
      • 24. Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government.
      • 25. Power of Central Government to issue directions.
      • 26. Members, officers and employees of Authority to be public servants.
      • 27. Bar of jurisdiction.
      • 28. Protection of action taken in good faith.
      • 29. Penalty for contravention of directions of Authority.
      • 30. Offences by companies.
      • 31. Offences by Government Departments.
      • 32. Exemption from tax on wealth and income.
      • 33. Delegation.
      • 34. Cognizance of offences.
      • 35. Power to make rules.
      • 36. Power to make regulations.
      • 37. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
      • 38. Application of certain laws.
      • 39. Power to remove difficulties.
      • 40. Repeal and saving.
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Setting up of mechanism for registering request of subscribers for not receiving unsolicited calls
      • 4. Setting up the Private Do Not Call List
      • 5. Contents of the Private Do Not Call List
      • 6. Contents of the National Do Not Call Register
      • 7. Registration for not receiving unsolicited commercial communication
      • 8. Procedure for registration of requests for not receiving unsolicited commercial communication
      • 9. Withdrawal of request or option of subscribers relating to unsolicited commercial communication
      • 10. Updation of content in National Do Not Call Register
      • 11. Inclusion or exclusion of class or classes or type or category or categories of unsolicited commercial communication in the Private Do Not Call List and National Do Not Call Register
      • 12. Reporting requirements
      • 13. Registration of Telemarketer
      • 14. Undertaking from the Telemarketer
      • 15. Disconnection of Basic Telephone or Cellular Mobile Telephone connection or service in certain cases
      • 16. Complaint relating to unsolicited commercial communications and its consequences
      • 17. Service Provider not to send unsolicited commercial communications
      • 17-A. Consequences for failure of service providers to stop unsolicited commercial communications
      • 17-B. Factors to be taken into account by the Authority for deciding the amount of financial disincentive
      • 17-C. Power of Authority to order inquiry
      • 17-D. Composition of inquiry committee
      • 17-E. Procedure for holding inquiry for determining contravention of the provisions of regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17
      • 17-F. Report of inquiry committee
      • 17-G. Service of notices
      • 17-H. Order for payment of amount by way of financial disincentive by Authority on report of inquiry committee
      • 17-I. Deposit of amount payable by way of financial disincentive under these regulations
      • 18. Confidentiality
      • 1. Short title and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. General Provisions relating to interconnection.
      • 4. General Provisions relating to Reference Interconnection Offer.
      • 5. General Provisions relating to interconnection agreements.
      • 6. Disconnection of signals of TV Channel.
      • 7. Conversion of free to air channel into pay channel or a pay channel into free to air channel.
      • 8. Intervention by the Authority.
      • 9. Reporting Requirements.
      • 10. Composition of bouquet by the broadcasters.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. General provisions relating to non-discrimination in interconnect agreements
      • 4. Disconnection of TV channel signals
      • 4-A. Interconnection Agreements to be in writing
      • 5. Standard Interconnection Agreements
      • 6. Prohibition of minimum guarantee clause
      • 7. Conversion of a Free To Air channel/Pay channel
      • 8. Time period for renewal of existing agreements
      • 9. Finalising Subscriber Base at the time of first agreement
      • 10. Variation of Subscriber Base during validity of agreement
      • 11. Finalising Subscriber Base at the time of Renewal of agreement
      • 12. Monthly Subscriber Base Statement
      • 13. Reference Interconnect offer
      • 14. Explanatory Memorandum
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Manner of offering of channels by broadcasters.
      • 4. Declaration of network capacity fee and manner of offering of channels by distributors of television channels.
      • 5.
      • 6. Reporting requirement by broadcasters.
      • 7. Reporting requirement by distributors of television channels.
      • 8. Designation of compliance officer and his obligations.
      • 9. Power of Authority to intervene.
      • 10. Repeal and Saving.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. General obligations of broadcasters.
      • 4. General obligations of distributors of television channels.
      • 4A. Compliance to requirements of Addressable System by distributors of television channels.
      • 5. General obligations of service providers.
      • 6. Compulsory offering of channels on alacarte basis.
      • 7. Publication of reference interconnection offer by broadcaster for pay channels.
      • 8. Publication of reference interconnection offer by distributor of television channels.
      • 9. General provisions relating to interconnection agreements.
      • 10. Interconnection agreement between broadcaster and distributor of television channels.
      • 11. Territory of interconnection agreement.
      • 12. Interconnection agreement between distributor of television channels and local cable operator.
      • 13. NonApplicability to DTH operator.
      • 14. Subscription report and monthly fee.
      • 15. Audit.
      • 16. Change in the maximum retail price and the nature of a channel.
      • 17. Disconnection of signals of television channels.
      • 18. Listing of channels in electronic programme guide.
      • 19. Details of service providers.
      • 20. Designation of compliance officer and his obligations.
      • 21. Intervention by the Authority.
      • 22. Repeal and saving.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Provision of broadcasting services related to television.
      • 4. Procedure for new connection.
      • 5. Changes in subscription of broadcasting services related to television.
      • 6. Subscription of channels/bouquets.
      • 7. Deactivation of channels/bouquets from subscription.
      • 8. Notice of discontinuation and change in the nature of channel.
      • 9. Non availability of channels on distribution platform.
      • 10. Restriction on discontinuation and modification of subscribed bouquet during its lockin period when all the constituent channels are available on distribution platform.
      • 11. Introduction, discontinuation and modification of bouquets in other cases.
      • 12. Temporary suspension of broadcasting services related to television on request from a subscriber.
      • 13. Disruption of broadcasting services related to television.
      • 14. Relocation of connection.
      • 15. Interruption of broadcasting services related to television due to preventive maintenance.
      • 16. Disconnection of broadcasting services related to television.
      • 17. Price protection to subscribers.
      • 18. Billing.
      • 19. Generation of postpaid bill.
      • 20. Billing cycle for postpaid bill.
      • 21. Details of information in the postpaid bill.
      • 22. Delivery of postpaid bills and payment.
      • 23. Prepaid billing and payment.
      • 24. Supply and installation of the customer premises equipment.
      • 25. Customer care centre.
      • 26. Complaints handling by customer care centre.
      • 27. Time limit for redressal of complaints.
      • 28. Redressal of complaints by nodal officers.
      • 29. Complaints referred to the distributor of television channels by the Authority.
      • 30. Maintenance of records of complaints.
      • 31. Establishment of website.
      • 32. Customer care programming service.
      • 33. Public awareness campaign.
      • 34. Publicity of information by broadcasters.
      • 35. Prohibition of on screen display.
      • 36. Technical standards.
      • 37. Manual of Practice.
      • 38. Display of channels in EPG.
      • 39. Reporting to the Authority.
      • 40. Designation of compliance officer and his obligations.
      • 41. Identification of personnel.
      • 42. Privacy protection.
      • 43. Intervention by Authority.
      • 44. Application of other laws not barred.
      • 45. Repeal and Saving.
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Excess Amount collected by service providers from the subscribers to be transferred to the Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund in certain cases
      • 4. Procedure for depositing the excess amount collected by service providers from the subscribers in the Consumers Education and Protection Fund
      • 5. Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund
      • 6. Utilisation of the Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund
      • 7. Constitution of committee
      • 8. Composition of committee
      • 9. Term of office of the committee
      • 10. Functions of the committee
      • 11. Meetings and quorum
      • 12. Minutes of the meeting
      • 13. Expenses of the committee
      • 14. Maintenance of accounts
      • 15. Audit of accounts and their publication
      • 16. Payment of money for making refund to subscribers
      • 17. Power of Authority to issue directions for utilisation of the Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Interconnection charges
      • 4. Revenue sharing arrangements
      • 5. Reporting requirement
      • 6. Review
      • 7. Explanatory memorandum
      • 8. Interpretation
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2.
      • 2-A. Port charges on or after the 1st April, 2007
      • 3. Reporting requirement
      • 4. Review
      • 5. Explanatory memorandum
      • 6. Interpretation
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Interconnection agreement.
      • 4. Procedure for entering into interconnection agreement.
      • 5. Bank guarantees.
      • 6. Seeking ports at POIs.
      • 7. Request for initial provisioning of ports.
      • 8. Request for augmentation of POIs.
      • 9. Framework for provisioning of ports.
      • 9A. Level of interconnection for PSTN to PSTN connectivity.
      • 10. Interconnection charges.
      • 11. Procedure for disconnection of POIs.
      • 12. Consequences for contravention of the provisions of these regulations.
      • 13. Power of the Authority to issue direction.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Interconnection Charges
      • 4. Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC)
      • 5. Reporting requirement
      • 6. Review
      • 7. Explanatory memorandum
      • 8. Interpretation
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Definitions
      • 3. Per Port Transaction charge
      • 4. Dipping charge
      • 5. Reporting requirement
      • 6. Intervention and review
      • 1. Short title and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Limits on Portability.
      • 4. Obligation to provide Mobile Number Portability.
      • 5. Obligation to set up mechanism for allocation of unique porting code.
      • 6. Eligibility Criteria for making a porting request.
      • 6A. Process to be performed by Mobile Number Portability Service provider before allocating unique porting code.
      • 7. Request for porting of mobile number.
      • 8. Action by Recipient Operator.
      • 9. Action by Mobile Number Portability Service provider.
      • 10. Action by Donor Operator.
      • 11. Porting of mobile number.
      • 12. Grounds for rejection of porting request by Donor Operator.
      • 13. Withdrawal of porting request.
      • 14. Rights and obligations of Donor Operator.
      • 15. Rights and obligations of Recipient Operator.
      • 16. Rights and obligations of Mobile Number Portability Service provider.
      • 17. Obligations of Access Providers, National Long Distance Operators and International Long Distance Operators.
      • 17A. Consequence for contravention of the provisions of regulation 6A, or regulation 8, or regulation 9 or regulation 10 or regulation 11 or regulation 12.
      • 18. Power of Authority to issue directions for specifying time limits for various activities for implementing number portability.
      • 19. Inspection and Auditing.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2. Definitions.
      • 3. Tariffs.
      • 4. Forbearance.
      • 5. Deposits.
      • 6. Flexibility and Packages.
      • 7. Reporting Requirement.
      • 8. Review of Tariffs.
      • 9. Publication of Tariffs.
      • 10. Non-discrimination.
      • 11. Terms and Conditions of Service.
      • 12. Explanatory Memorandum.
      • 13. Overriding Effect.
      • 14. Interpretation.
      • 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
      • 2.
      • 3. Interconnection Charges.
      • 4. Revenue Sharing Arrangements.
      • 5. Reporting Requirement
      • 6. Review.
      • 7. Explanatory Memorandum.
      • 8. Over-riding.
      • 9. Interpretation.

The Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulations, 2007

(Published vide Notification Gazette of India, Extra, Part 3, Section 4, dated 6.6.2007

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TRAI, Notification No. 101-60/2006-MN, Dated 05.06.2007 - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 36, read with sub-clauses (i) and (v) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations, namely :-

Chapter I

Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called The Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulations, 2007.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions. - In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Act" means the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997);

(b) "Access Providers" includes the Basic Telephone Service Provider, Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Provider and Unified Access Service Provider;

(c) "Area code" means any number earmarked or allotted to a specific short distance charging area in the National Numbering Plan for accessing the telephone in such area;

(d) "Authority" means the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act;

(e) "Basic Telephone Service" covers collection, carriage, transmission and delivery of voice or non-voice messages over licensee's Public Switched Telephone Network in licensed service area and includes provision of all types of services except for those requiring a separate license;

(f) "Basic Telephone Service provider" means a service provider who has been granted license under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) to establish, install, operate and maintain Basic Telephone Service in the specified service area;

(g) "Cellular Mobile Telephone Service", -

(i) means telecommunication service provided by means of a telecommunication system for the conveyance of messages through the agency of wireless telegraphy where every message that is conveyed thereby has been, or is to be, conveyed by means of a telecommunication system which is designed or adapted to be capable of being used while in motion;

(ii) refers to transmission of voice or non-voice messages over Licensee's Network in real time only but service does not cover broadcasting of any messages, voice or non-voice, however, Cell Broadcast is permitted only to the subscribers of the service;

(iii) in respect of which the subscriber (all types, pre-paid as well as post-paid) has to be registered and authenticated at the network point of registration and approved numbering plan shall be applicable;

(h) "Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Provider" means a licensee authorised to provide Cellular Mobile Telephone Service under a license granted under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885), in a specified service area;

[(ha) "inquiry committee" means inquiry committee referred to in regulation 17-D;]

(i) "message" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (3) of section 3 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885);

(j) "National Do Not Call Register" means a data base or register, containing list of the telephone numbers of all subscribers who have opted not to receive unsolicited commercial communication;

(k) "National Numbering Plan" means the National Numbering Plan, 2003 made by the Government of India, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications or any such plan subsequently made by it;

(l) "Private Do Not Call List" means a data base or register, -

(i) maintained by an Access Provider for its exclusive use and such data base or register is not in public domain;

(ii) containing details of the telephone numbers and other details of all of its subscribers who had opted not to receive unsolicited commercial communication;

(m) "regulations" means the Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulations, 2007;

(n) "sender" means the Telemarketer who initiates an unsolicited commercial communication;

(o) "subscriber" means any person or legal entity, who or which, subscribes to any service from the Access Provider;

(p) "Telemarketer" means any person who transmits any message, through telecommunications service, for the purpose of soliciting or promoting any commercial transaction in relation to goods, investments or services;

(q) "unsolicited commercial communication" means any message, through telecommunications service, which is transmitted for the purpose of informing about, or soliciting or promoting any commercial transaction in relation to goods, investments or services which a subscriber opts not to receive, but does not include, -

(i) any message (other than promotional message) relating to a service or financial transaction under a specific contract between the parties to such contract; or

(ii) any messages relating to charities, national campaigns or natural calamities transmitted on the directions of the Government or agencies authorised by it for the said purpose;

(iii) any message transmitted, on the directions of the Government or any authority or agency authorised by it, in the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality;

(r) "Unified Access Services", -

(i) means telecommunication service provided by means of a telecommunication system for the conveyance of messages through the agency of wired or wireless telegraphy;

(ii) refers to transmission of voice or non-voice messages over licensee's network in real time only but service does not cover broadcasting of any messages, voice or non-voice, however, Cell Broadcast is permitted only to the subscribers of the service;

(iii) in respect of which the subscriber (all types, pre-paid as well as post-paid) has to be registered and authenticated at the network point of registration and approved numbering plan shall be applicable;

(s) "Unified Access Service Provider" means a licensee authorised to provide Unified Access Services under a license granted under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885), in a specified service area;

(t) all other words and expressions used in these regulations but not defined, and defined in the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997) and the rules and other regulations made thereunder, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts or the rules or such other regulations, as the case may be.

Chapter II

Do Not Call List

3. Setting up of mechanism for registering request of subscribers for not receiving unsolicited calls. - (1) Every Access Provider shall, within fifteen days from the date of establishment of the National Do Not Call Register under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 6, set up a Call Center or any such office or mechanism for the purpose of receiving the request of its subscribers for registration of their telephone number in the National Do Not Call Register.

(2) Every call center or any such mechanism set up under sub-regulation (1) shall earmark or allot or establish a specific basic telephone or cellular mobile telephone number having sufficient lines or connections of toll free nature for "customer care number" or "help line number" at every such call center or such mechanism for the purpose of registering the requests of its subscribers for not receiving unsolicited commercial communication and all such calls shall be treated as free calls.

(3) The Access Provider shall by appropriate means give due publicity of this mechanism.

4. Setting up the Private Do Not Call List. - Every Access Provider shall, within fifteen days from the date of establishment of the National Do Not Call Register under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 6, maintain and operate for the purposes of these regulations, a list to be called a Private Do Not Call List in which the preference of its subscribers for not receiving unsolicited commercial communication shall be entered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

5. Contents of the Private Do Not Call List. - (1) Every Private Do Not Call List shall include, inter alia,-

(a) the name of each subscriber who makes a request to the Access Provider for not receiving the unsolicited commercial communication;

(b) telephone number and Area code of the subscriber referred to in clause (a) above;

(c) the date and time of making of request by the subscriber referred to in clause (a) above;

(d) the name of each subscriber who makes a request to the Access Provider for revocation of his earlier request for not receiving the unsolicited commercial communication;

(e) telephone number with Area code of the subscriber referred to in clause (d) above;

(f) the date and time of making of request by the subscriber referred to in clause (d) above;

(g) details of the option referred to in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 11.

(2) Every Access Provider shall maintain in duplicate the Private Do Not Call list at least at such two places as may be considered appropriate by it having regard to the security of the data base or register.

6. Contents of the National Do Not Call Register. - (1) The National Do Not Call Register shall be established and maintained by a person on the basis of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) executed with the Authority and shall contain the particulars relating to,-

(a) the telephone number and Area code of each subscriber who makes a request to the Access Provider for not receiving the unsolicited commercial communication and whose name and other particulars have been entered in the Private Do Not Call List under regulation 5;

(b) details of option included in such request as indicated in clause (g) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 5;

(c) such other particulars as may be specified by the Authority.

(2) No particulars other than those referred to in sub-regulation (1), shall be entered in the National Do Not Call Register.

(3) The establishment of the National Do Not Call Register shall be appropriately publicized by the Authority including posting on its website (www.trai.gov.in) and shall not be later than three months from the date of commencement of these regulations.

Chapter III

Procedure For Registration Of Request For Not Receiving Unsolicited Commercial Communication

7. Registration for not receiving unsolicited commercial communication. - (1) Every existing subscriber and new subscriber may, immediately after establishment of call center or office or mechanism under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3, make a request, through telephone or electronic means or through a letter to his Access Provider, for registration of his telephone number in the National Do Not Call Register.

(2) Every Access Provider shall, at the time of providing the telephone service, whether Basic Telephone or Cellular Mobile Telephone Service, to a new subscriber, give him an option for registration of his telephone number in the National Do Not Call Register [and such option shall form part of the application form or agreement form or enrolment form, or any other form, as the case may be, required for providing the telephone service connection.]

(3) No amount shall be charged from the subscriber for giving option under sub-regulation (2).

8. Procedure for registration of requests for not receiving unsolicited commercial communication. - (1) Every Access Provider shall, immediately on receipt of a request under sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 7 for not sending unsolicited commercial communication at a Call Center or any such office or mechanism referred to in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3,-

(a) verify the correctness of the request so received;

(b) communicate, within ten days of such receipt, a unique registration number to the subscriber who had made the request for registering his telephone number in the National Do Not Call Register.

(2) Every Access Provider shall, within fifteen days after receipt of request under regulation 7, record details in respect of each such request, as the case may be, in the Private Do Not Call List after verification of such request as per clause (a) of sub-regulation (1).

9. Withdrawal of request or option of subscribers relating to unsolicited commercial communication. - (1) Any subscriber may, at any time after the expiry of three months from the date of registration of his request or giving the option under regulation 7, revoke such request or option, as the case may be, already made under these regulations to the Access Provider.

(2) Every Access Provider on the receipt of request for revocation under sub-regulation (1) shall,-

(a) verify the correctness of such request;

(b) record details within fifteen days in respect of each such request in the Private Do Not Call List.

10. Updation of content in National Do Not Call Register. - (1) Every Access Provider shall, within thirty days from the date of receipt of request under regulation 7 or request for revocation under regulation 9, update by incorporating, the content referred to in clause (b), clause (e) and clause (g) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 5, in the National Do Not Call Register.

(2) Every Access Provider shall update the Private Do Not Call List and the National Do Not Call Register incorporating therein,-

(a) the changes, if any, in the National Numbering Plan and other changes on the request of its subscribers;

(b) omission of telephone number upon permanent disconnection of such number registered in Private Do Not Call List and National Do Not Call Register.

11. Inclusion or exclusion of class or classes or type or category or categories of unsolicited commercial communication in the Private Do Not Call List and National Do Not Call Register. - (1) Any subscriber may, after expiry of [period of two years] from the date on which the National Do Not Call Register has been established under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 6, make a request to the Access Provider for inclusion in, or, exclusion from the request made under regulation 7 or revocation under regulation 9, any class or classes or type or category or categories of unsolicited commercial communication in accordance with the facility developed by the agency establishing National Do Not Call Register:

[Provided that a subscriber may make such request for inclusion or exclusion before the period of two years, in case the facility referred to in this sub-regulation has been developed before a period of two years.]

(2) Every Access Provider shall, within thirty days of receipt of request made under sub-regulation (1), update the data, referred to in clause (g) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 5, in the Private Do Not Call List and the National Do Not Call Register.

Chapter IV

Obligations Of The Access Providers And Telemarketers

12. Reporting requirements. - Every Access Provider shall furnish to the Authority such information relating to the Private Do Not Call List as may be required by it to protect the interests of the consumers or discharge its functions under the Act.

13. Registration of Telemarketer. - Every Telemarketer is required to be registered within three months of issue of the guidelines for Telemarketers by Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

14. Undertaking from the Telemarketer. - (1) Every Access Provider, after the commencement of these regulations, at the time of providing Basic Telephone or Cellular Mobile Telephone connections or service to Telemarketers, shall obtain an undertaking in the Form annexed to these regulations.

(2) Every Access Provider, in relation to its Basic Telephone or Cellular Mobile Telephone connection or service allotted, to a Telemarketer, before the commencement of these regulations, shall, within three months of the commencement of these regulations, obtain an undertaking from the Telemarketer in the Form annexed to these regulations.

15. Disconnection of Basic Telephone or Cellular Mobile Telephone connection or service in certain cases. - (1) In case the Telemarketer fails to register with the Government of India, in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications, as referred to in regulation 13, his telephone connection shall be disconnected or provision of telecom service be discontinued, as the case may be, by the Access Provider.

(2) In case the Telemarketer referred to in regulation 14, fails to give the undertaking, he or it shall not be provided telephone connection or telecom service OR his telephone connection or telecom service shall be disconnected, as the case may be by the Access Provider.

(3) The telephone connection of a Telemarketer shall not be disconnected or services to him discontinued under sub-regulation (2) by the Access Provider unless such Telemarketer had been given a notice of not less than seven days.

16. Complaint relating to unsolicited commercial communications and its consequences. - (1) In case any subscriber receives unsolicited commercial communication after expiry of forty five days from the date of his request for registration in the National Do Not Call Register under regulation 7, he may [make a complaint, mentioning therein, the telephone number from which the unsolicited commercial communication was received by the complainant, the date, time and brief description of such unsolicited commercial communication] to his service provider.

[(1-A) Every complaint under sub-regulation (1) shall be made by a subscriber within fifteen days of receipt of unsolicited commercial communication by him.]

(2) The service provider shall, within seven days of the receipt of the complaint under sub-regulation (1),-

(a) acknowledge every such complaint with a unique complaint number;

(b) verify the registration of the telephone number of the complainant in the National Do Not Call Register at the time of receiving unsolicited commercial communication;

(c) forward the complaint [alongwith the date of lodging of the complaint with the service provider and the particulars of the unsolicited commercial communication as furnished by the complainant under sub-regulation (1)] to the service provider from whose network such unsolicited commercial communication originated (hereafter referred to as the Originating Access Provider).

(3) The Originating Access Provider, to whom the complaint has been forwarded under clause (c) of sub-regulation (2), shall investigate the nature of call so received and if after such investigation, the Originating Access Provider finds that such call is an unsolicited commercial communication, it shall-

(a) [direct, without prejudice to levy of charges under clause (b) of this sub-regulation, the sender] of such unsolicited commercial communication to forthwith discontinue the sending of such unsolicited commercial communication to the complainant, being the subscriber referred to in sub-regulation (1);

(b) in case the sender [* * *], sends the unsolicited commercial communication, the Originating Access Provider shall charge the tariff in respect of [each unsolicited commercial communication] at the rate specified in Schedule XI to the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999.

(4) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-regulation (3), if the Originating Access Provider finds that the sender, whose originating telephone number had been mentioned under sub-regulation (1), has made an unsolicited commercial communication after having such communication been charged at the rate specified in clause (b) of sub-regulation (3), the Originating Access Provider shall [disconnect the telecom resources like telephone number, internet protocol (IP) or any other form of connectivity with SMS centre] of such sender.

[(5) In case any complaint has been forwarded by a service provider, after the expiry of seven days referred to in sub-regulation (2), to the Originating Access Provider, such Originating Access Provider shall, notwithstanding that such complaint had been forwarded to it after seven days referred to in said sub-regulation (2), take action on such complaint in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (3) or sub-regulation (4), as the case may be, and forwarding of such complaint after the expiry of seven days referred to in sub-regulation (2) shall continue to be in contravention of the provisions of the aforesaid sub-regulation (2) by such service provider who forwarded such complaint after the said period of seven days.

(6) The Originating Access Provider to whom a complaint has been forwarded under clause (c) of sub-regulation (2), shall, within such time and in such manner, as may be specified by direction issued by the Authority under section 13 of the Act,-

(a) complete the investigation referred to in sub-regulation (3) and, if after such investigation, the Originating Access Provider finds that such call is an unsolicited commercial communication, take action referred to in clause (a) and clause (b) of sub-regulation (3) or sub-regulation (4), as the case may be;

(b) intimate, the result of the investigation and the action taken by it on the basis of the complaint, to the service provider which forwarded the complaint;

(c) maintain records of the complaints and their redressal, including relevant call detail records, for a period of atleast six months from the date of redressal of each complaint.

(7) The service provider who received the complaint of the subscriber under sub-regulation (1) shall, upon receipt of the intimation from the Originating Access Provider under clause (b) of sub-regulation (6), within such time and in such manner, as may be specified by direction issued by the Authority under section 13 of the Act, intimate, to the complainant, the result of the investigation and the action taken by the Originating Access Provider on his complaint.

(8) In case the service provider to whom a complaint has been made by a subscriber under sub-regulation (1), finds after carrying out the verification under clause (b) of sub-regulation (2), that the unsolicited commercial communication in respect of which complaint had been made by the subscriber, originated from its own network, such service provider, being the Originating Access Provider, shall, within such time and in such manner, as may be specified by direction issued by the Authority under section 13 of the Act,-

(a) complete the investigation referred to in sub-regulation (3) and, if after such investigation, the Originating Access Provider finds that such call is an unsolicited commercial communication, take action referred to in clause (a) and clause (b) of sub-regulation (3) or sub-regulation (4), as the case may be;

(b) inform the complainant about the result of the investigation and the action taken by such service provider on the basis of his complaint;

(c) maintain records of the complaints and their redressal, including relevant call detail records, for a period of atleast six months from the date of redressal of each complaint.]

17. Service Provider not to send unsolicited commercial communications. - No service provider shall, without prejudice to the terms and conditions of its license or any penalty which may be imposed under its license, send any unsolicited commercial communication to its subscriber after expiry of forty-five days from the date on which such subscriber makes a request under regulation 7 for registration in the National Do Not Call register:

[Provided that nothing contained in this regulation shall authorise a service provider (hereafter referred to as the former service provider) to send unsolicited commercial communication to the subscriber of any other service provider,--

(a) unless the former service provider has been registered as a telemarketer with the Government of India in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) and possesses a valid certificate of registration on the date of sending of such unsolicited commercial communication;

(b) unless such subscriber, to whom unsolicited commercial communication is sent, has not been registered in the National Do Not Call Register under these regulations or the period of forty-five days has not expired from the date of making a request under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7;

(c) if such unsolicited commercial communication violates any provisions of the law for the time being in force or any judgement or decree, award or order or direction passed or made by any competent Court or tribunal or authority or forum or commission, as the case may be.]

[Chapter IV-A]

Inquiry And Provision For Financial Disincentive For Sending Unsolicited Commercial Communications

17-A. Consequences for failure of service providers to stop unsolicited commercial communications. - If any service provider contravenes the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], it shall, without prejudice to the terms and conditions of its license or any penalty which may be imposed under its license, or provisions contained in clause (b) of sub--regulation (3) of regulation 16 or the provisions of the Act or rules or regulations or orders made, or, directions issued, thereunder, be liable to pay an amount, by way of financial disincentive, not exceeding five thousand rupees and in case of second or subsequent such contravention, to pay an amount not exceeding twenty thousand rupees for each such contravention, as the Authority may, by Order under regulation 17-H, direct.

17-B. Factors to be taken into account by the Authority for deciding the amount of financial disincentive. - While deciding the amount of financial disincentive under regulation 17-A, the Authority shall have due regard to the extent of inconvenience caused to the consumer and the repetitive nature of non-compliance of the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], as the case may be, by the service provider.

17-C. Power of Authority to order inquiry. - Where the Authority or the Chairperson (hereinafter referred to as "appointing authority") has reasonable ground to believe that any service provider has contravened the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], it may, by order in writing, direct the inquiry committee to inquire into the contravention of the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], as the case may be and as may be specified by the appointing authority, and, to report thereon to the Authority.

17-D. Composition of inquiry committee. - (1) The inquiry committee, for the purpose of holding inquiry as referred to in regulation 17-C, shall consist of three officers not below the rank of Advisor in the Authority comprising of,--

(a) one representative from the Regulatory Enforcement Division in the Authority;

[* * *]

[(b)][two representatives] from any other [Divisions] in the Authority, as may be nominated by the appointing authority:

Provided that an Advisor in the Authority, dealing with the case being inquired into, or, directed to be inquired into, shall not be nominated by the appointing authority as member of the inquiry committee in that case.

(2) If, for reasons other than temporary absence, any vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the inquiry committee, then, the appointing authority shall nominate another officer not below the rank of Advisor in the Authority to fill the vacancy and the proceedings may be continued before the inquiry committee from the stage at which the vacancy is filled by such nomination.

17-E. Procedure for holding inquiry for determining contravention of the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17]. - (1) In holding an inquiry for the purpose of determining contravention of the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], the inquiry committee shall, in the first instance, issue a notice to the concerned service provider requiring him to show cause within such period as may be specified in the notice (being not less than fourteen days from the date of service thereof).

(2) Every notice, under sub-regulation (1) to any service provider referred to in that sub-regulation, shall indicate the details of contravention of the provisions of regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17, as the case may be, alleged to have been made by it.

(3) If, after considering the cause, if any, shown by such service provider, the inquiry committee is of the opinion that the concerned service provider should be heard in person, it shall issue a notice fixing a date for the appearance of that service provider through his authorised representative.

(4) The inquiry committee shall give an opportunity to the concerned service provider referred to in sub-regulation (1) to produce such documents or other material as it may consider relevant to the inquiry.

(5) If an authorised representative of any service provider fails, neglects or refuses to appear as required by sub-regulation (3) before the inquiry committee, it may proceed with the inquiry in the absence of such authorised representative after recording the reasons for doing so.

17-F. Report of inquiry committee. - (1) After the conclusion of the inquiry under regulation 17-E, the inquiry committee shall prepare a report indicating whether the service provider referred to in regulation 17-C has contravened the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], as the case may be, and submit such report to the Authority.

(2) Every report made under sub-regulation (1) shall specify the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], which has been contravened and shall contain brief reasons for such conclusion and such report shall be dated and signed by all the members of the inquiry committee.

17-G. Service of notices. - The notices referred to in sub-regulations (1) and (3) of regulation 17-E shall be served on the concerned service provider in the following manner, that is to say,-

(a) by delivering or tendering it to that service provider or his duly authorised representative; or

(b) by sending it to the concerned service provider by registered post with acknowledgement due to the address of its place of business or at its registered office.

17-H. Order for payment of amount by way of financial disincentive by Authority on report of inquiry committee. - (1) The Authority may, after considering the report of the inquiry committee, by order, direct the service provider, which violated the provisions of [regulation 7 or regulation 15 or regulation 16 or regulation 17], as the case may be, to pay such amount, subject to the provisions of regulation 17-A, by way of financial disincentive, as may be specified in the order:

Provided that no order for payment of any amount by way of financial disincentive shall be made by the Authority unless the concerned service provider had been given a reasonable opportunity of representing against the findings in the report of the inquiry committee.

(2) The Authority shall be guided by the principles of natural justice for the purposes of making an order for payment of any amount, by way of financial disincentive, under these regulations.

17-I. Deposit of amount payable by way of financial disincentive under these regulations. - The amount payable by way of financial disincentive under these regulations shall be remitted to such head of account as may be mentioned in the order for payment of such amount under these regulations.

Chapter V

Miscellaneous

18. Confidentiality. - Without prejudice to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, every Access Provider and the person authorised to maintain the National Do Not Call Register under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 6 shall, keep confidential all the information disclosed by the subscriber and entered in the Private Do Not Call List and the National Do Not Call Register maintained under these regulations, and, not disclose the contents thereof to any person except as allowed under these regulations or any law for the time being in force.

Undertaking

(See regulation 14)

I ..................................................... (Name of the person responsible for managing the affairs of the telemarketer) son of/daughter of/wife of ...............................................being the person responsible for managing the affairs of ....................................................(Name of telemarketer) having principal/registered office (mention address .................................... I................. ............ ) holding registration number .............................................(Mention registration details with the Central Government, in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunication as telemarketer) who has been allotted basic/cellular telephone Number or Numbers .............................. do hereby give the following undertaking, namely:

(a) that I/We hereby agree not to make unsolicited commercial communications to any subscriber whose telephone number appears on the National Do Not Call Register;

(b) that in case I/We make any unsolicited commercial communications through my/ our such telephone allotted to me/us to any subscriber whose telephone number appears on the National Do Not Call Register, my telephone connection maybe liable to be disconnected;,

(c) that in case I/We am/are required to make an unsolicited commercial communication to any subscriber whose telephone number does not appear on the National Do Not Call Register, such communication shall be prefixed with the following text in English or Hindi or regional language with which the recipient of the message is conversant:-

[Please speak to your operator if you do not want commercial messages".]

Date :

Signature of subscriber/Authorised Signatory

(Name of subscriber/Authorised Signatory)

Address

Seal, if any.

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