Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

भारतीय दूरसंचार विनियामक प्राधिकरण
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Regulatory agency overview
Formed	20 February 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-20)
Jurisdiction	Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
Headquarters	Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (Old Minto Road), New Delhi
Regulatory agency executives	Anil Kumar Lahoti, IRSE, Chairperson Atul Chaudhary, ITS, Secretary
Key document	The TRAI Act, 1997
Website	trai.gov.in

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is a regulatory body set up by the Government of India under section 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. It is the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India.^[1] It consists of a chairperson and not more than two full-time members and not more than two part-time members. The TRAI Act was amended by an ordinance, effective from 24 January 2000, establishing a Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal to take over the adjudicatory and disputes functions from TRAI.