The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on June 19, 2023, issued a Consultation Paper on Encouraging Innovative Technologies, Services, Use Cases, and Business Models through Regulatory Sandbox in Digital Communication Sector.
The following has been stated namely: -
• A sandboxing framework is an alternative and additional approach to the existing testing innovations. While some innovations may only require a pilot approach, others may require access to live data and subscribers, which can be achieved through a sandboxing framework
• Implementation of a regulatory/licensing sandboxing framework allows companies to test and experiment with new products and services in a controlled environment where they have access to live environment and real-time data but may not be required to comply with the full range of regulatory requirements.
• Objective: The objectives of the framework are to encourage innovation, reduce the regulatory burden on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and ensure consumer protection.
• Eligibility: Any licensed Service Provider, called Principal Applicant, shall be eligible for testing in the regulatory sandbox subject to the fulfillment of laid conditions. The other entities, called Applicant, willing to utilize the Sandboxing facilities of any licensed service provider may engage with it as Principal Applicants
Stakeholders are requested to furnish their comments to Advisor (BB&PA), TRAI, by July 17, 2023, and counter-comments, if any by August 01, 2023, preferably in electronic form, to Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Advisor: [email protected] with a copy to [email protected].
[Consultation Paper No. 09/2023]
