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I will always remember Dr. Priya Ranjan not only as the Chairman of JK Monitor, but as a mentor, guide and elder brother whose kindness shaped my life and work. Write a tribute at NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released the Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulation, 2026. TRAI had released the draft Telecom Consumer Protection(Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations (TCPR), 2026 for consultation on itswebsite on 07.04.2026.
Since the implementation of TCPR (TwelfthAmendment), 2024, the Authority observed the limitation in theavailability of Voice-and-SMS-only STVs being offered by telecom serviceproviders, where only a limited number of such STVs, concentrated onlonger validities were being offered and making low-income consumersdeprived of affordable shorter duration choices.In order to address thisconcern, the draft TCPR (Thirteenth Amendment) consultation wasissued.
In response to the draft Amendment, a total of 1132 responses were received from stakeholders. An Open House Discussion (OHD) on the consultation paper was also held on 15.06.2026.
Based on the responses received from the stakeholders and on its own analysis, TRAI has finalised the Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulation, 2026.
The salient feature of this amendment is tomandate STVs with appropriate reduction in tariff, exclusively for Voice and SMS for:
- validities corresponding to each validity period of thirty days and less than thirty days for STV being offered for Voice, SMS and dataand;
- validity renewable on the same date of every month and if the date of such renewal is not available in a month, the date of renewal shall be the last date of that month and;
- at least one STV with validity more than (i) and (ii) above, corresponding to the validity period of STVs being offered for Voice, SMS and data.
The Authority is of the view that such a tariff framework would sufficiently address consumer requirements.This amended regulation will provide low-income consumers with more options, allowing them to recharge according to their requirements and financial capacity. Overall, it will improve choices for consumers preferring not to use STVs bundled with data.
The amendment has been placed on TRAI's website (www.trai.gov.in). For any clarification/information, Shri. Vijay Kumar, Advisor (F&EA) may be contacted at Tel No. 011-20907773 or at email ID: fea1-div@trai.gov.in.
