TRAI to organise global regulators’ roundtable on May 18

TRAI to organise global regulators’ roundtable on May 18

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, which will mark its silver jubilee with an event early next week to be attended by PM Modi, is organising an International Regulators Roundtable with the underlying theme being collaborative regulations.

The roundtable will cover the use of ...


Telcos implement TRAI rules on monthly voucher schemes

TRAI extends media ownership discussion paper deadline

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended the deadline on its recently floated discussion paper related to media ownership till June 7. TRAI said the deadline for written comments, which was earlier set for May 10, 2022, has been extended after requests from stakeholders for more time. “TRAI had released a consultation paper on...


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TRAI issues new consultation paper on b’cast tariff

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Saturday issued a consultation paper on issues related to New Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable services. In consonance with the complete digitization of the cable TV sector, TRAI on March 3, 2017, notified the ‘New Regulatory Framework’ for Broadcasting and Cable services After pa...


TRAI maintains stand on satcom issue after DoT queries

TRAI maintains stand on satcom issue after DoT queries

Responding to queries raised by the Department of Telecom (DoT), regulator TRAI on Thursday stuck to its recommendations on creating a licensing framework for satellite-based connectivity for low-bit-rate applications like ATMs, internet of things devices, and traffic management.

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TRAI extends comments deadline for street furniture for telecom services

The comments submission deadline for the consultation paper titled 'Use of Street furniture for small cell and aerial fiber deployment', issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on March 23, has been extended. Earlier, the last date of receiving comments was fixed as April 20, 2022 and counter comments as May 4, 2022. The...


TRAI floats paper on cross media ownership; includes OTT services

TRAI floats paper on cross media ownership; includes OTT services

In what could have vital impact on the way streaming platforms function in India, including those part of legacy media companies, broadcast carriage regulator TRAI on Tuesday sought views from various stakeholders on the need for monitoring cross media ownership and control mechanism, apart from related issues, in the wake of drastic changes in...