TRAI issued a Consultation Paper on ‘Revision of National Numbering Plan’ on 06th June 2024. The comments and counter-comments received from various stakeholders are available on the TRAI website. In this regard, an Open House Discussion (OHD) was held on 08th October 2024 through video conference.
Based on the comments/ inputs received from the stakeholders during the consultation process, discussions held during OHD, and further analysis of the issues, the Authority has finalised Recommendations on ‘Revision of National Numbering Plan’.
The salient features of the recommendations are as follows: –
- No additional charge or financial disincentive on numbering resources has been recommended at this stage.
- DoT to monitor the annual usage of numbering resources allocated to TSPs and if required, may withdraw unutilized numbering resources.
