The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on September 27, 2024, released a consultation paper on Terms and Conditions for the Assignment of Spectrum for Certain Satellite-Based Commercial Communication Services.
Earlier, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through a letter dated September 13, 2021, had requested TRAI to provide recommendations, inter-alia, on the auction of spectrum for space-based communication services. In this regard, the Authority, through letters dated September 27, 2021 and November 23, 2021, sought certain information with respect to space-based communication services from DoT. In response, DoT, through a letter dated August 16, 2022, provided the requisite information. Based on the information provided by DoT, TRAI released a consultation paper on 'Assignment of Spectrum for Space-based Communication Services' on April 06, 2023 for soliciting comments of stakeholders on the subject.
In this regard, a consultation paper on 'Terms and Conditions for the Assignment of Spectrum for Certain Satellite-Based Commercial Communication Services' has been placed on the TRAI's website (www.trai.gov.in) to seek comments and counter-comments from stakeholders. Written comments on the issues raised in the consultation paper are invited from stakeholders by October 18, 2024, and counter-comments by October 25, 2024, respectively.
The Link for the consultation paper - https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/CP_27092024_0.pdf
[Press Release No 68/2024]
