Summary:
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued the Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2026 and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 following stakeholder consultations on draft proposals released in October 2025. After reviewing feedback and conducting its own analysis, TRAI finalized these amendments to revise provisions related to financial disincentives under existing regulations. The changes introduce a graded penalty structure to improve compliance, establish a cap on total disincentives, and impose interest on delayed or unpaid amounts.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced amendments, namely the Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2026 and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
Earlier, draft versions of the TTO (72nd Amendment), 2025 and the Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 were published on TRAI’s website on October 16, 2025, for stakeholder consultation. TRAI received eight responses from stakeholders for each of these drafts.
After considering the feedback received and conducting its own assessment, TRAI has finalized the Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2026 and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
These amendments introduce changes to the existing provisions concerning financial disincentives under the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999 and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulations, 2016.
Key updates include the implementation of a graded framework for imposing financial disincentives to promote regulatory compliance, revision of the disincentive amounts with a cap on the total payable amount, and the introduction of interest charges on delayed or non-payment of such disincentives.
