Open landing stations for ILD players: Trai

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today said that cable landing station facilities, which are owned by a few operators, should be opened up for other international long distance (ILD) operators - a move that will boost competition in the bandwidth connectivity segment.

The proposed regulation would enable timely provision of international bandwidth connectivity at cable landing stations in a fair, equitable, transparent and equitable manner to ILD operators and Internet Service Providers, the regulator said in a statement.

The access to cable landing stations by other licensees is necessary for creating a conducive environment and boosting competition in the international bandwidth connectivity/leased circuits segment, the statement added.