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TRAI proposes service quality rules for telecom network slicing
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued draft amendments to its service quality rules to address network slicing, after the Department of Telecommunications asked it to examine the technology following requests…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued draft amendments to its service quality rules to address network slicing, after the Department of Telecommunications asked it to examine the technology following requests from large operators, The Times of India reported. Network slicing lets providers offer different internet speeds to different categories of users and has raised concerns about net neutrality.
The proposed wording states that a service provider must ensure sufficient capacity is available in the network and must submit details, in a format the authority prescribes, before launching such slicing. It also replaces the existing requirement to report typical download and upload speeds with a technology-wise figure for each tariff offering. If cleared, operators would be able to charge differently for services such as 4G and 5G, which currently cost the same.
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These are proposed amendments, not rules already in force, and the report does not say when TRAI expects to finalise them or how soon operators could act once cleared. Whether differentiated 4G and 5G pricing helps or hurts consumers depends on details not yet spelled out, including how the capacity requirement will be enforced and how the new technology-wise speed reporting will be checked. TRAI's decision on whether to finalise these service quality amendments, and on whether differentiated 4G and 5G pricing takes effect, comes next.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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