Telecom operators hit back at DoT, Trai on service authorization plans

Say Trai's role may get diluted, satco, OTT concerns unmet

Telecom operators on Wednesday claimed that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have not addressed their concerns on over-the-top (OTT) communication services and satellite communication, in the proposed service authorisation framework.

 

In a major overhaul of the licensing ecosystem in the telecom sector, the telecom regulator had last year recommended three new categories of authorisations be created to cover the gamut of telecom services in the country in line with the new Telecom Act, 2023.

 

In a key move, it had also called for replacing the current license regime based on a “contractual agreement”