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TRAI Extends The Deadline For Seeking Views On The Licensing Framework And Regulatory Mechanism For Submarine Cables.

Last updated on July 7th, 2023 at 04:54 pm

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On December 23, 2022, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a Consultation Paper on ‘Licensing Framework and Regulatory Mechanism for Submarine Cable Landing in India.’

The stakeholders’ deadline for commenting on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper was 20th January 2023, and for Counter-Comments was 03rd February 2023.

It has been decided to extend the last date for submission of written comments and counter-comments up to 10th February 2023 and 24th February 2023 respectively, taking into consideration the requests received from the stakeholders/associations for further extension of time for submission of comments and Counter-comments.

Last month, the telecom regulator issued a paper to seek the views of stakeholders on the issues flagged in the reference received from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

The Department of Telecommunications, in its reference letter, has approached the TRAI expressing concern over some Indian International Long Distance Operators (ILDOs) for not having any stake in submarine cable systems, yet seeking clearance on behalf of the owners of submarine cables for laying/maintaining such cables in Indian Territorial waters/Exclusive Economic Zones, and also for applying to set up Cable Landing Stations (CLSs) for such submarine cables.

The department had sought recommendations from TRAI on licensing framework and regulatory mechanism for submarine cables landing in India within the existing UL-ILD/ standalone ILD license.

The consultation paper also discusses certain other issues related to submarine cables that the TRAI has identified on its own initiative.

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