TRAI sets port charge ceilings for IP-based interconnection, effective Jan 2027

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has capped annual charges for IP ports used in telecom interconnection at ₹5.6 lakh per 1 Gbps port and ₹42.3 lakh per 10 Gbps port.

The prescribed ceilings form part of the Telecommunication Interconnection (Port Charges) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026, released on Monday and effective from January 1, 2027.

“The definition of ‘port’ has been revised to include both legacy E1 ports (2.048 Mbps) and IP ports, with bandwidth expressed in Mbps or Gbps,” TRAI said in a release.
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