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Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Framework
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launches the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform. The platform provides a digital interface to rate digital connectivity of properties and enables consumers to view rated properties and verify rating certificates.
Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Launch authority | The platform is launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). |
| Platform type | It is an integrated digital platform designed for rating of digital connectivity of properties. |
| Coverage | It provides for rating of digital connectivity across residential, commercial, and government properties. |
| Objective | It provides for encouraging property managers to build digitally connected and future ready smart properties and assess whether properties are equipped with robust digital infrastructure, enhancing user experience for tenants, residents, and businesses. |
| Public interface | The platform provides a public interface for consumers to view the properties rated for digital connectivity. |
| Common interface stakeholders | It brings Property Managers (PMs), registered Digital Connectivity Rating Agency (DCRA), and consumers onto a common digital interface. |
| Property Managers (PMs): functions | PMs can register properties under categories such as Public, Government, Commercial, and Private; submit rating applications; upload prescribed information and documents; select a registered DCRA; and track application status through the platform. |
| Property types supported | The platform supports both constructed and under-construction properties. |
| Registered DCRAs: functions | Registered DCRAs can access assigned applications, undertake assessments, record observations and test results, manage supporting documentation, and complete the rating process in accordance with the prescribed framework. |
| Assessment tool | Field assessments are facilitated through a dedicated DCRA mobile app. |
| Consumers: search parameters | Consumers can search for a rated property by property name, certificate ID, or location. |
| Certificate verification | Consumers can view the property’s digitally signed rating certificate and verify authenticity through the QR code provided on the certificate. |