Trai proposes telecom infra sharing for telcos to reduce cost

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday said the department of telecommunications (DoT) should allow sharing of all types telecom infrastructure between the operators, to reduce costs, improve quality of services, avoid duplication of investment, and provide timely services, among other things.

Trai’s recommendation to DoT, followed a consultation on the subject ‘telecommunication infrastructure sharing, spectrum sharing, and spectrum leasing’. This came after DoT sent a reference to Trai in 2022, which asked the regulator to share views that whether sharing of all kinds of telecom infrastructure and network elements among all categories of licenced service providers should be allowed.