TRAI releases amendments in provisions of Telecommunication Tariff Order and Accounting Separation Regulations

• TRAI notified two regulatory instruments on 24 March 2026: the Telecommunication Tariff (72nd Amendment) Order, 2026 and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
• They revise the financial disincentive (penalty) framework for telecom service providers under the parent TTO, 1999 and Accounting Separation Regulations, 2016.
• Relevant for UPSC: telecom regulation, statutory regulators (TRAI Act, 1997), and the Centre's ongoing telecom-sector overhaul (Telecommunications Act, 2023).