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TRAI released a consultation paper on "Issues related to Internet Telephony" on 12 May 2008. Consultation paper contains following 11 questions to be replied by the stake holders, example of various countries and backgroud of Internet Telephony in India. Last date of replying to this consultation paper is 9 June 2008. Response may be send to Mr. S.K. Gupta, Advisor (CN), TRAI at guptask61@gmail.com or skgupta@trai.gov.in

The consultation paper is available on trai website under the following link : http://www.trai.gov.in/trai/upload/PressReleases/572/cpaper12may08.pdf

Issues for consideration


4.1 Whether Internet service provider should be permitted Internet Telephony services to PSTN/PLMN within India? If yes, what are the regulatory impediments? How such regulatory impediments can be addressed?



4.2 Whether allowing ISPs to provide Internet Telephony to PSTN/ PLMN within country will raise issues of non-level playing field? If so, how can they be addressed within present regulatory regime?


4.3 ISPs would require interconnection with PSTN/PLMN network for Internet telephony calls to PSTN/PLMN. Kindly suggest Model/ architecture/ Point of Interconnection between ISPs and PSTN/PLMN?



4.4 Please give your comments on any changes that would be required in the existing IUC regime to enable growth of Internet telephony? Give your suggestions with justification to provide affordable services to common masses?



4.5 What should be the numbering scheme for the Internet telephony provider keeping in view the limited E.164 number availability and likely migration towards Next Generation Networks?



4.6 UASL and CMTS operators are allocated number resources and permitted to provide Internet telephony including use of IP devices/Adopters. Whether such devices should be allocated E.164 number resource to receive incoming calls also? If so, whether such number resources should be discretely identifiable across all operators and different than what is allocated to UASL and CMTS to provide fixed and mobile services? Give your suggestions with justifications?



4.7 If ISPs are allowed to receive Internet telephony calls on IP devices/ Adopters, what numbering resources should they be allocated?



4.8 Is it desirable to mandate Emergency number dialing facilities to access emergency numbers using internet telephony if ISPs are permitted to provide Internet telephony to PSTN/PLMN within country? If so, Should option of implementing such emergency Number dialing scheme be left to ISPs providing Internet telephony?



4.9 Is there any concern and limitation to facilitate lawful interception and monitoring while providing Internet telephony within country? What will you suggest for effective monitoring of IP packets while encouraging Internet telephony?



4.10 Is there a need to regulate and mandate interoperability between IP networks and traditional TDM networks while permitting Internet telephony to PSTN/PLMN within country through ISPs? How standardization gap can be reduced to ensure seamless implementation of future services and applications? Please give your suggestions with justifications.



4.11 Is there a need to mandate QoS to ISPs providing Internet telephony to PSTN/PLMN within country? Please give your suggestions with justifications.