Section 89 in Telecommunication Interconnection Regulations, 2018
89. A stakeholder, in support of prescription of separate time periods for provisioning of ports in fixed-line networks and Mobile/IP networks, has, inter-alia, stated that the PSTN fixed-line networks in the country are predominantly owned by PSUs i.e. BSNL and MTNL, having legacy networks. The capacity of such exchanges is limited and their expansion is time consuming and involves higher cost. On the other hand, there is no capacity constraint in the new technology switches deployed by various TSPs in their mobile networks. Therefore, separate time periods may be prescribed for provisioning of ports for fixed-line networks and mobile/IP networks.
