The telecom sector in the country is now driven more by data and less by voice, settling on three-four operators. As its horizon widens, so do responsibilities of the regulator. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma, first to get a second term, discusses with Kiran Rathee various issues the sector is facing. Edited excerpts:
What would you like to do in your second term that you did not achieve in your first?
The chairman is not important here. The institution is way more important. Chairmen come and chairmen go; Trai is the continuing authority.
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