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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India — Digital Connectivity

DefinedTerm · Legislation

TRAI's National Broadband Mission (2019) and associated Quality of Service regulations govern public WiFi (PM-WANI scheme), broadband infrastructure deployment, and service level benchmarks. PM-WANI authorises App Providers, Aggregator Providers, and PDO operators to deploy public WiFi hotspots without license for the first year. Service quality and coverage metrics are reported to TRAI quarterly.

TERM CODE
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LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER
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LEGISLATION JURISDICTION
India
LEGISLATION LEGAL FORCE
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