Trai repeals old QoS rules for dial-up, leased line internet access, says no longer relevant

Kolkata: The telecom regulator has repealed an earlier regulation on quality parameters of dial-up and leased line internet access services to stay in step with big changes in the nature of fast broadband communications over the past two decades.

The regulator on Thursday issued the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Repealing Regulations, 2023, to repeal the older quality of service (QoS) rules of December 2001 that it feels are no longer relevant. The older regulation of 2001 was applicable to all basic service operators and ISPs, including state-run BSNL, MTNL and erstwhile VSNL (rechristened Tata Communications).