MTNL Fined ₹10 Lakhs by TRAI for Quality of Service Violations
MTNL has been fined ₹10 Lakhs by TRAI for violating quality of service regulations. ₹4 Lakhs are for May 2025 and ₹6 Lakhs for the quarter ending June 2025. TRAI found MTNL's explanations for non-compliance unsatisfactory. The company must pay within 21 days of the February 02, 2026 order.
The total fine of ₹10 Lakhs is a relatively small amount for a company of MTNL's size and is unlikely to have a significant financial impact.
The company has been imposed a financial penalty by TRAI for non-compliance with quality of service regulations.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has been directed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to pay a total financial disincentive of ₹10,00,000 (Rupees Ten Lakhs only).
This penalty comprises ₹4,00,000 for the month of May 2025 and ₹6,00,000 for the quarter ending June 2025. The fines are for contraventions of the Standards of Quality of Service of Access (Wireline and Wireless) and Broadband (Wireline and Wireless) Service Regulations, 2024.
Specifically, MTNL failed to meet quality of service benchmarks for Access Service (Wireless) in May 2025 and for Access Service (Wireline) in the quarter ending June 2025. The detailed breakdown of the penalties and the reasons cited by TRAI are attached to the order. TRAI found MTNL's explanations for the failures to be unsatisfactory and not supported by adequate documentary evidence. The company has been directed to pay the fine within twenty-one days of the order's issue date, February 02, 2026.
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