Liberalisation of telecommunications services and norms relating to interconnection in India

Telecommunications liberalisation in India was embarked with the dual goals of promoting efficiency, through competition and establishment world class telecommunications networks, and maximise universal access to telecommunications services as a developmental goal. Interconnection norms are crucial to the success of the liberalisation policy and the thesis aims to analyse the factors that should be considered in designing an interconnection regime and, the role of the regulatory authority with respect to interconnection agreements and disputes in India. The thesis focuses on how interconnection norms could contribute to the above stated dual goals of India's telecom policy. The thesis also includes a detailed analysis of the liberalisation process and legal framework governing telecommunications in India