TRAI extends time for receiving comments on data economy framework.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on 10th January 2022 has decided to extend the last date for submission of Written Comments and Counter Comments up to 03rd February, 2022 and 17th February,2022 on the consultation paper on Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India.

The government has proposed to formulate a scheme to incentivize investments to set up hyper-scale Data Centres in India and boost the capacity of the existing Data Centre ecosystem. Through the present Consultation Paper (CP), the Authority intends to seek the inputs of stakeholders on promoting the establishment of (i) Data Centres, (ii) Content Delivery Networks, and the (iii) Internet Exchange Points in the country.

The Comments/Counter Comments may be sent, preferably in electronic form at advbbpa@trai.gov.in with a copy to jtadvbbpa-1@trai.gov.in and jtadvbbpa3@trai.gov.in respectively. For any clarification / information, Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Advisor (Broadband and Policy Analysis), TRAI may be contacted at Telephone Number Tel. No. +91-11-23236119.

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