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TRAI Chairman RC Lahoti has stated that the telecom regulator will give priority to price for satellite spectrum before tackling<\/a> the regulation of over-the-top (OTT) apps such as Google Meet, Telegram, and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lahoti has stated that TRAI intends to release a consultation paper on satellite spectrum pricing in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRAI To Give Priority To Price For Satellite Spectrum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the spectrum pricing issue is resolved, the Telecommunications Act 2023’s regulation of OTT apps will be examined. This discussion is taking place in a different forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerns have been expressed by telecom operators regarding TRAI’s recent recommendation to abandon the old licensing approach and permit the deployment of communication services with a single authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lahoti highlighted that TRAI has suggested a new framework to ease service provisioning, which streamlines the procedure, under the Telecommunications Act 2023. He also stated<\/a>, \u201cOur entire team was occupied in this massive exercise of recommending a new framework. We will now work on recommendations for spectrum pricing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pricing of satellite spectrum consultation will soon be available; no specific date for the suggestions’ completion has been given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new framework, which only requires a single authorization per service, lowers costs for service providers by lowering compliance obligations, according to TRAI Principal Advisor SB Singh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three General Kinds of Telecommunication Service Authorizations Included in TRAI\u2019s Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three general kinds of telecommunication service authorizations are included in TRAI’s recommendations, which were released on September 18: main service, auxiliary service, and captive service authorizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A “One Nation – One Authorization” mechanism for telecom services across regions is what the new “Unified Service Authorization” framework seeks to establish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Telecommunications Act 2023 recommends that the government provide service authorizations instead of entering into agreements with organizations, and TRAI has lowered the service authorization application charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no deadline for service providers to convert from their current licenses to the new authorisation framework; migration is voluntary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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