TRAI releases recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”
The guidelines and registration agreement of IP-I providers should be modified to exclusively mention the term ‘poles’ in their scope of work.
TRAI releases recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG).
There shall be a separate Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG) License under the Section 4 of Indian Telegraph Act. The SESG License will not form part of the Unified License (UL). The Service Area for the SESG License shall be at National Level.
Simplified procedure for Mandatory Performance Verification Testing (MPVT) of Satellite Earth Station Antenna/ Teleport / DSNG / Fixed Terminal / Flyway Antenna by Network Operation Control Center (NOCC)
After obtaining an In Principle Approval from DoT / Ministry of I & B, the operator shall submit the details about the network (viz. N/W proposal, space segment allocation from DoS, frequency plan, link engineering / budget along with link summary, technical specifications of all the equipment’s from antenna to baseband) and earth station under test (ESUT) details as per prescribed format.
TRAI notifies Amendments to the Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable Services.
All the broadcasters shall report to the Authority, any change in name, nature, language, MRP per month of channels, and composition and MRP of bouquets of channels, by 16th December 2022, and simultaneously publish such information on their websites.
TRAI regulatory framework for promoting the data economy
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on November 18, 2022, released recommendations on the regulatory framework for promoting the data economy through the establishment of data centers, content delivery networks, and interconnect exchanges in India.
TRAI releases recommendations on ”Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India”
The Authority recommends that a national level DCRI (Data Center Readiness Index) framework be implemented by Central Government to rank Indian states as per their policy and regulatory environment to promote the DC sector
MeitY invites feedback on the draft ‘Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022’.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill frames out the rights and duties of the citizen (Digital Nagrik) on one hand and the obligations to use collected data lawfully of the Data Fiduciary on the other hand.
TRAI extends time to receive comments on ‘Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations 2022.
The annual Audit caused by Distributor shall include the Audit to validate compliance with this Schedule and the Subscription Audit, as provided for in these regulations. The annual Audit as caused by Distributor under regulation 15 (1) shall be scheduled in such a manner that there is a gap of at-least six months between the audits of two consecutive calendar years. Further, there should not be a gap of more than 18 months between audits of two consecutive calendar years.
Cabinet Approves “Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Satellite Television Channels in India, 2022”
As per this guidelines, a company or an LLP may apply online on Broadcast Seva on payment of processing fees for setting up a Teleport/teleport hub. The online application shall be processed from the view point of eligibility conditions, and shall be subjected to clearance and approval by the Department of Space and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
MHA declares new Protected Systems for the purposes of the Information Technology Act
MHA declares census related portals and their associates dependencies as Protected Systems for the purposes of the Information Technology Act.
