TRAI show-cause notice to BSNL for violating interconnection rules

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued a show-cause notice to state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for not complying with the Telecommunication Interconnection Regulation 2018, according to people aware of the matter.

The regulations cover a framework that involves network connection arrangements between telcos for easy connectivity of calls and SMSes to their consumers; bank guarantees by telcos which are net payable to others in a particular circle; and the provision of point of interconnections for call/SMS traffic management.