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ARTICLE · 04 NOVEMBER 2019

Regulation Of OTT Services

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The OTT-CP is the latest in a series of pre-regulatory initiatives of TRAI pertaining to OTT services since 2015.

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Background

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a Consultation Paper on the Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top (OTT) Communication Services (OTT-CP).

The OTT-CP is the latest in a series of pre-regulatory initiatives of TRAI pertaining to OTT services since 2015. Earlier consultation papers and recommendations covered a range of topics, including network neutrality, data protection, and tariffs. Given the subsequent pan-sectoral recommendations issued by the TRAI on these aspects, the OTT-CP, focusses on the limited question of licensing conditions for OTT service providers, and fair competition between OTT applications and traditional Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).

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