The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on August 03, 2023, issued a notification regarding a Supplementary Consultation Paper on Data Communication Services Between Aircraft and Ground Stations Provided by Organizations Other Than the Airports Authority of India.
The following has been stated: -
•To provide recommendations on the following: An appropriate mechanism to regulate the services provided by these organizations and the manner in which the frequency assignment should be made to these organizations, in light of the Supreme Court judgment made in the 2G case in 2012 - to assign radio frequencies only through auction.
•Written comments on the issues raised in the Supplementary Consultation Paper are invited from the stakeholders by August 17, 2023, and counter comments by August 24, 2023.
The detailed notification is given in the document attached below.
URL :https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/CP_03082023_0.pdf
[Press Release No.67/ 2023]