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Several entities representing members of the film, television and streaming-video industries criticised the policy in comments to the telecom regulator, saying it was beyond Trais remit and would harm free speech

The government is committed to maintaining a fair "level-playing field" in the telecom sector, especially regarding satcom services. Spectrum will be allocated administratively but at fair pricing. A letter will be sent to Trai for suggestions on pricing and modalities for satellite spectrum allocation. Parliament has not sought to change the 2012 Supreme Court judgment favoring auction as the preferred method for spectrum allocation. The governments recent filing with the Supreme Cour...

Satcom: The official stressed that Parliament has framed the law, and it was not necessary to approach the top court but just to be transparent, the apex court has been informed.

New telecom Bill does away with earlier ambiguities, draws up new regulatory structures and clarifies several issues

Chairperson Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel and member Subodh Kumar Gupta observed that prima facie, OTT platforms are not covered by the definition of ‘distribution platform’ under regulation 2(r) of TRAI Regulations.

This July, the ministry of information and broadcasting had requested the regulatory authority to give its considered inputs under the TRAI Act, 1997 for formulation of the same.

State-level reports every quarter for service quality and artificial intelligence-based solutions may be officially mandated as part of a set of more stringent, updated quality-of-service (QoS) norms by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) soon. The new norms will also factor in user experience for 5G networks, officials informed Business Standard. In February, Trai asked telecommunication (telecom) service providers (TSPs) to submit updates on measures taken to reduce call drops and...

The government plans to remove the definition of broadcasting services altogether from the bill to help reduce confusion among stakeholders.

The bill, which was released last September, was opened up for wider public consultation. It is now in the final stages

All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has filed a writ petition against The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in Kerala High Court. According to the petition AIDCF claims that Trai has made U turn on the necessity of Rs 12 price cap.