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Trai feels that IP with a robust network
can support multiple applications and cater
to large number of users. At present, different
services are being run over IP based networks
including VoIP. It is projected that in
the near future IP-based networks will be
used for providing end-to-end telecom services
including triple play services and may eventually
takeover conventional voice networks.
It
is also felt that permitting these services
under various licenses can also bring in
different regulatory levies. In the present
era of convergence, technology neutrality
must be hallmark of any regulatory framework.
Globally, telecommunications is being shaped
by rapid spread of broadband and wireless
options. While diffusion of platforms and
technology differ geographically, the retooling
of regulatory policies to fit this reality
is just beginning. Most of the present regulatory
policies still reflect the pre-convergence
era in which all the intelligence resides
inside the network.
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