**Policy Summary: TRAI Amendments to Telecommunication Tariff and Accounting Separation Regulations**
**Overview**
On March 24, 2026, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released two significant amendments aimed at revising financial disincentive structures within the telecommunications sector. These amendments update the frameworks originally established under the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999, and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulations, 2016.
**Key Amendments Released**
1. **The Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2026:** Focused on updating tariff-related regulatory compliance.
2. **The Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026:** Focused on financial reporting and accounting transparency.
**Consultation Background**
The finalization of these amendments followed a public consultation process initiated on October 16, 2025. TRAI received and analyzed 08 comments from stakeholders for each of the two draft consultations before finalizing the current provisions.
**Major Provisions and Changes**
The amendments introduce specific measures to ensure regulatory compliance regarding financial penalties:
* **Graded Disincentives:** Financial penalties will now be imposed in a graded manner to encourage better adherence to regulatory provisions.
* **Revised Penalty Caps:** The amount of financial disincentives has been revised, including the introduction of a prescribed ceiling on the total disincentive amount.
* **Interest on Payments:** The regulations now mandate the imposition of interest on any delayed or non-payment of financial disincentives.
**Contact and Information**
The full text of these amendments is available on the official TRAI website at www.trai.gov.in. For further clarification or information, stakeholders may contact:
* **Contact Person:** Shri. Vijay Kumar, Advisor (F&EA)
* **Telephone:** 011-20907773
Key Entities Referenced
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): The primary regulatory body that issued amendments to revise financial disincentives and accounting separation reporting systems.
Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2026: An amendment that revises the 1999 Order to introduce graded financial disincentives and interest on delayed payments for regulatory non-compliance.
The Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026: Regulations amending the 2016 framework to update the amount of financial disincentives and prescribe ceilings on total penalty amounts.
Ministry of Communications
TRAI releases amendments in provisions of
Telecommunication Tariff Order and Accounting
Separation Regulations
Posted On: 24 MAR 2026 4:45PM by PIB Delhi
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released the following amendments:
(i) The Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2026
(ii) The Reporting System on Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
In this regard, the draft TTO (72nd Amendment), 2025 and the draft Accounting Separation (Amendment)
Regulations, 2025 were issued for consultation on TRAI’s website on 16.10.2025. In response, TRAI
received 08 comments from the stakeholders on each of the consultations.
Based on the comments received from the stakeholders and on its own analysis, TRAI has finalised the
Telecommunication Tariff (Seventy Second Amendment) Order, 2026 and The Reporting System on
Accounting Separation (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
Through these amendments, TRAI has revised the existing provisions relating to financial disincentives
under the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999 and the Reporting System on Accounting Separation
Regulations, 2016.
The amendments contain provisions for imposing the financial disincentives (i) in a graded manner to
ensure compliance with regulatory provisions; (ii) revision in amount of financial disincentive prescribing
a ceiling on the total financial disincentive amount; (iii) imposition of interest on delayed/non-payments of
financial disincentives.
The amendments have been placed on TRAI’s website (www.trai.gov.in). For any
clarification/information, Shri. Vijay Kumar, Advisor (F&EA) may be contacted at Tel No. 011-20907773.
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