From which date do the Telecommunication Interconnection (Port Charges) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026 take effect?
- A.1 October 2026
- B.1 January 2027
- C.1 April 2027
- D.1 January 2026
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Explanation
The correct answer is 1 January 2027. TRAI released the amendment regulations and stated that they would come into force from that date. The amendment introduces a framework of port charges for interconnection based on internet protocol, adding to the provisions that already applied to ports used for E1 or TDM based interconnection. Option A is wrong because the regulations were released in November, not brought into force in October of the same year. Option C is wrong because no April date was notified for their commencement. Option D is wrong because the amendment was finalised only after an Open House Discussion in January 2026 and comments from stakeholders, so it could not have taken effect at the start of that year. Candidates should link the amendment with the commencement date of 1 January 2027.
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Practice Questions
What is the annual ceiling fixed by TRAI for the charge on a 1 Gbps IP port?
- A.Rs 5.6 lakh
- B.Rs 15 lakh
- C.Rs 42.3 lakh
- D.Rs 2.048 lakh
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The amendment prescribes annual ceilings on IP port charges of Rs 5.6 lakh for a 1 Gbps port and Rs 42.3 lakh for a 10 Gbps port, and allows an interconnection provider and seeker to agree on lower charges or on other capacities computed by the same transparent method.
Read the full explanation →The port charges that TRAI has now amended were first prescribed by a regulation of which year?
- A.1997
- B.2001
- C.2012
- D.2026
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The Telecommunication Interconnection (Port Charges) Regulation of that year laid down what an interconnection seeker pays an interconnection provider for terminating interconnection links at its point of interconnection, and it was framed around legacy E1 or TDM port technology.
Read the full explanation →As of 6 November 2026, how many equipment items were listed on the I-STEM portal?
- A.4,044
- B.18,250
- C.31,540
- D.45,000
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As of 6 November 2026, the day its API integration with the Startup India Portal was launched, I-STEM listed 31,540 equipment items across 4,044 registered institutions, giving researchers and innovators a large national pool of scientific resources.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the launch of the API integration between the Startup India and I-STEM portals on 6 November 2026?
- A.Dr. Parvinder Maini
- B.Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
- C.Ateesh Kumar Singh
- D.Dr. Vishal Choudhary
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He described the integration as an institutional convergence that can lower R&D costs, avoid duplication of capital-intensive facilities and raise the use of publicly funded infrastructure.
Read the full explanation →What does the acronym I-STEM, whose portal was integrated with the Startup India Portal in November 2026, stand for?
- A.Indian Scheme for Technology and Engineering Mentorship
- B.Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities Map
- C.Integrated Startup Technology Enablement Mission
- D.Indian Society for Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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I-STEM is the portal that maps scientific equipment and research facilities across academic and research institutions so that they can be shared.
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