TRAI has recommended separation of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund from the purview of DoT so as to ensure efficient utilisation of the funds collected to enhance rural con nectivity.

TRAI has recommended separation of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund from the purview of DoT so as to ensure efficient utilisation of the funds collected to enhance rural connectivity. According to TRAI, the USO Fund administrator should be effectively empowered with administrative and financial authority. TRAI has further stated that the USO Fund Act should be so amended that the money accruing to the fund is directly managed by the organisation and is not routed through the budgetary process of the union government.