Telecom Sector Regulation in India: An Institutional Perspective

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Maruthi P. Tangirala (Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, New Delhi, India)

Telecom Sector Regulation in India

An Institutional Perspective

Maruthi P. Tangirala (Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, New Delhi, India)

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Routledge India
18 December 2020

Politics & government; Postal & telecommunications industries; Science funding & policy

This book traces important legal and regulatory developments in the first two decades since the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established, along with its political and economic aspects. It narrates the story of the institutional progress of TRAI and its influence on the growth of India’s telecom sector.

The telecom revolution was a game changer in post-liberalization India, a country today home to the second largest subscriber base in the world– more people have access to mobile phones than toilets. Its rapid, relentless growth has created new possibilities and challenges, including a robust regulatory policy. This book, the first comprehensive survey of TRAI’s progress, examines the salient developments in regulation of the Indian telecom sector. It analyses, at the macro-institutional level, the norms and rules reconstituted over time; at the institutional level, the impact of important court judgments, relevant telecom case law (including the 2G judgment and Adjusted Gross Revenue-related cases), and the ‘judicialization’ of regulatory governance; and, at the micro-institutional level, the mechanisms of governance of TRAI and the way its functioning has affected the alignment of incentives in the regulatory space. It provides an overview of the regulatory framework and the context in which the telecom sector was deregulated, the structure of internal governance, and issues in telecom licensing and spectrum allotment.

The book combines academic rigour and empirical research with a practitioner’s perspective of the unfolding events. It will interest students and researchers of economics, law, public policy, communications technology, and ICT policy and regulation, as well as telecom sector professionals, service providers, academic experts, policymakers, and think tanks.

By: Maruthi P. Tangirala (Deputy Director General Department of Telecommunications Ministry of Communications New Delhi India)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367731434
ISBN 10: 0367731436
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 18 December 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maruthi P. Tangirala is Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, New Delhi, India, and an officer of the Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service (1990 batch). He holds advanced degrees in Management (Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta), Public Administration (Panjab University/The Indian Institute of Public Administration), and Law and Governance (Jawaharlal Nehru University), in addition to degrees in Civil Engineering (College of Engineering, Guindy) and Law (Osmania University). He has worked in the Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications and in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Union Public Service Commission, and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, as well as in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, in different functional areas. He has published scholarly articles and opinion pieces in the Economic and Political Weekly, Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, and Indian Express, among others.