The government is understood to have approved the appointment of Rahul Khullar, at present the Commerce Secretary, as Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Khullar, a 1975 batch IAS officer of Delhi cadre, would succeed J S Sarma, sources said. Sarma’s tenure ended May 13.
Khullar will head TRAI at a time when the regulator is in the line of fire of telecom operators for its recommendations on spectrum auction in which it has proposed steep high base price for radio waves due for action before August 31
