[1][2] The policy of liberalisation that was embarked by Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in the 1990s helped the Indian Telecom sector to grow rapidly.
The mission of TRAI was to create and nurture an environment which will enable quick growth of the telecommunication sector in the country.
In 2000, the Vajpayee government constituted the Telecommunications Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) through an amendment of the 1997 act,[2] through an ordinance.
The primary objective of TDSAT's establishment was to release TRAI from adjudicatory and dispute settlement functions in order to strengthen the regulatory framework.
Any dispute involving parties like licensor, licensee, service provider and consumers are resolved by TDSAT.