The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is consulting on spectrum sharing, infrastructure sharing and spectrum leasing. Chapter 3 of the consultation document focuses on the proposal on sharing of spectrum. The regulator asks stakeholders to submit their views on regulations related to inter-band spectrum sharing between two telecom service… Read more...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on data communication services between aircraft and ground stations provided by organisations other than airports. The government has tasked TRAI to provide recommendations on an appropriate mechanism to regulate services using VHF data communication services. Secondly, TRAI has… Read more...

Indian Ministry of Communications is inviting comments on the new draft Telecommunications Bill. This follows an earlier consultation this year on the need for a new legal framework governing the telecommunications sector. Stakeholders can comment on the draft until October 20, 2022. Read more...

Telecom regulator TRAI has launched a consultation on the spectrum needs of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for railway traffic control. NCRTC, a joint venture company of the Indian Government and the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, has requested the Department of Transportation to allocate… Read more...

The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, is consulting on using street furniture to provide telecom services. Street furniture is a term used to describe objects placed or fixed in the street for public use, such as postboxes, road signs, and benches. TRAI says that using this infrastructure for 5G deployment "could… Read more...

January 4, 2021: TRAI has announced that it is extending this consultation. Comments are now be due by January 10, and reply comments are due by January 24. December 6, 2021: The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, has issued a consultation on its upcoming 5G spectrum auction. The consultation asks stakeholders… Read more...

December 20, 2021: TRAI has extended the deadline for this consultation until December 20, 2021. The deadline for reply comments has also been extended until January 3, 2022. November 22, 2021: The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, has issued a consultation on an updated licensing framework for satellites. The proposal asks… Read more...

The Indian Department of Telecommunications is consulting on its Roadmap for use of Radio Frequency Spectrum in India during next 10 years. The consultation is open for public comment until January 13, 2021. Read more...

The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, has issued a consultation about the methodology of applying Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) under the weighted average method of SUC assessment, in cases of spectrum sharing. Comments are due by May 20, and any counter-comments are due by June 3. Read more...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation on its spectrum policy for railway radiocommunication systems between train and trackside. It is hoped that spectrum can enable broadband communications for the operation of India's vast railway network. Comments must be submitted to TRAI by July 22, while… Read more...