Act Number: 24

Act Name: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997

Year: 1997

Enactment Date: 1997-03-28

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal to regulate the telecommunication services, adjudicate disputes, dispose of appeals and to protect the interests of service providers and consumers of the telecom sector, to promote and ensure orderly growth of the telecom sector and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Communications

Department: Department of Telecommunications

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of January, 1997.
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