Former TRAI chairman R S Sharma: ‘Can’t differentiate between digital, non-digital … need converged regulator’

Making a fresh case for a converged regulator, former Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) RS Sharma said a body that looks at issues both digital and non-digital could prevent decision overlaps. Further, the former director general of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) spoke about how the use-cases of Aadhaar have only scratched the surface and there was scope for its expansion both in the government and private sector.

Speaking at The Indian Express Idea Exchange event, Sharma said, “There is a general consensus that there is a need for a converged regulator, which takes care of all these issues and prevents these overlaps.