TRAI amends digital-connectivity rating rules for properties
Property digital-connectivity ratings must use TRAI’s amended assessment framework
Change
TRAI amended the Digital Connectivity Rating framework for properties, expanding the rating scale to nine levels and refining assessment rules for property categories, under-construction properties and pre-rating self-assessment.
Why it matters
The amendment changes how property digital-connectivity ratings are assessed and expressed. Digital Connectivity Rating Agencies must apply the revised nine-level scale and updated assessment framework when issuing ratings. Property managers, including those handling existing or under-construction properties, must align applications and internal readiness checks with the amended framework and revised Rating Manual.
Implications
- — Digital Connectivity Rating Agencies must use the amended nine-level rating scale when issuing property ratings — ratings can no longer rely only on the earlier five-level scale.
- — Property managers applying for digital-connectivity ratings must align applications with the revised assessment framework — property type, construction status and pre-rating assessment now affect the rating workflow.
- — Telecom infrastructure and building-planning teams must update digital-connectivity readiness checks for existing and under-construction properties — the amended framework is intended to support formal rating applications and future-ready connectivity infrastructure.
Who is affected
- — Digital Connectivity Rating Agencies
- — Property managers applying for digital-connectivity ratings
- — Telecom infrastructure teams supporting in-building connectivity
- — Developers and building-planning teams for under-construction properties
What to watch
- — 13 May 2026: amended TRAI Digital Connectivity Rating Regulations come into force.
- — TRAI website: revised Rating Manual to be published with the amended framework.