Key Details
The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform, launched on 25 September 2026, brings applicants, assessors and consumers into one rating process.
Participant | What the Platform Enables |
|---|---|
Property managers | Register a property, submit documents, choose a registered rating agency and track the application. |
Rating agencies | Assess the property, record tests and observations, and issue a digitally signed rating certificate. An agency app supports on-site connectivity measurements. |
Consumers | Search published ratings by property name, location or certificate ID; compare properties and verify certificates using a QR code. |
Assessments follow TRAI’s 2024 property-rating regulations, as amended in May 2026, and its Rating Manual 2026. The platform puts that previously established framework into operation.
Connectivity Becomes Information Property Seekers Can Check
Indoor mobile signal and internet access can differ substantially between buildings. TRAI’s platform makes a property’s published rating and signed certificate publicly searchable, giving prospective buyers and tenants information they can check before committing to a home or office.
The assessment considers fibre readiness, mobile network availability, in-building connectivity systems and Wi-Fi infrastructure, with benchmarks suited to different property categories. A Digital Connectivity Rating Agency—a registered assessor, rather than the property manager—conducts the assessment and records test results.
Ratings Can Begin Before Construction Ends
The platform supports assessments of both completed and under-construction properties. That gives developers a way to consider connectivity infrastructure while a building is being planned or built, when provision for fibre and in-building systems can be easier to incorporate.
For existing properties, the process provides an assessment of infrastructure and connectivity performance. The public-facing rating is the end of a wider digital workflow covering applications, field tests, reports and certificate verification.
Policy Relevance
The launch gives digital connectivity a visible place in property decisions. Its value will depend on whether enough properties seek ratings for comparisons to be useful—and whether published ratings remain a dependable guide to connectivity experienced inside buildings.
The distinction between design-stage readiness and measured performance is especially important. Buyers should be able to understand what an under-construction property’s rating establishes, and what will require testing once the building is occupied.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders: How will TRAI keep property ratings comparable and useful when connectivity is assessed at different stages of construction and can change after occupation?
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