MUMBAI: Industry watchdog the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has got a new look online. It unveiled an upgraded website to broaden its reach to connect with a wider audience on 23 December 2024. 

In recognition of the growing importance of social media, new sharing features facilitate the dissemination of regulatory information to all stakeholders. The website offers comprehensive information on telecom and broadcasting regulations, policies, laws, statistics and trends in India. These resources are easily accessible to the public, stakeholders, researchers, and international audiences.

The new website includes the following additional features:

• Introduction of a new dashboard for telecom & broadcasting sector.
• Provision of data download for research.
* A grid view feature, allowing users to view data in a new and interactive format.
• In addition to sharing via email, users can now also share documents directly through major social media platforms, links for visualisation on Instagram, Youtube, Linkedin, Whatsapp, Facebook, X etc.
• Online registration for subscription to latest TRAI  releases and updates.
• Brief profile of the authority.
• New website is compatible with iOS, Android & various platforms.
• A blog with a facility for registered users to comment.
• Provision to publish information about upcoming events.
• Online registration for participation in open house discussions.
• Compliance to accessibility features.
• Tenders and notices
• Concise and compiled regulations at a single place with amendments mentioned in foot notes.

The new website, says a TRAI release,  will be hosted in the National Informatics Centre  (NIC) Cloud. The old website will run concurrently for three months after the going live of the new website. 

A chatbot Tara (Telecom Authority Responsive Advisor) has been introduced to facilitate interactive search.

Says an industry executive unwilling to be named: "It's good that TRAI has renewed the look of its website online.  Hopefully, it will also start looking at industry with new eyes and listen to what the pay TV, OTT streamers, TV channels and distribution platform operators need to have healthy industry in which everyone benefits - including the government and the lay consumer."