[color=rgb(29,29,29);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;]Telecom regulator TRAI today said inactive mobile connections of pre-paid customers cannot be deactivated if they have a minimum balance of [/color][font="MyFont;color:rgb(29"]Rs. [/font][color=rgb(29,29,29);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;]20 in their account and the time period for considering 'inactive' has been set at 90 days. Announcing an amendment to a regulation for protecting [/color][color=rgb(29,29,29);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;]consumers, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said: "There shall be no deactivation if the balance in pre-paid consumer account is [/color][font="MyFont;color:rgb(29"]Rs. [/font][color=rgb(29,29,29);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;]20 or more."[/color][color=rgb(29,29,29);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;]"The mobile connections of prepaid consumers shall not be deactivated for any period of non-usage less than 90 days," TRAI said.[/color][color=rgb(29,29,29);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;]As per amended regulations, telecom operator will have to provide facility to pre-paid to reactivate numbers by paying reasonable amount.[/color][color=rgb(29,29,29);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;]"A consumer whose connection is deactivated shall be given a grace period of 15 days within which he can reactivate the same number," TRAI added.[/color]