Extension of the last date to receive comments/ counter-comments on the TRAI's consultation paper on the Framework for Satellite Communication Network Authorisation, and Assignment of Spectrum to Satellite Communication Network Providers.

Information Note to the Press {Press Release No 59/ 2026) For Immediate Release Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Extension of the last date to receive comments/ counter-comments on the TRAI's consultation paper on the Framework for Satellite Communication Network Authorisation, and Assignment of Spectrum to Satellite Communication Network Providers.

New Delhi, 6th May 2026 - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on

08.04.2026 released a consultation paper on the Framework for Satellite Communication Network Authorisation, and Assignment of Spectrum to Satellite Communication Network Providers. The last dates for submitting written comments and counter-comments on the issues raised in the consultation paper were fixed as 06.05.2026 and 20.05.2026, respectively.

2. Keeping in view the requests of industry associations and stakeholders for an extension of time for submission of comments, it has been decided to extend the last dates for the submission of written comments and counter comments up to

13.05.2026 and 27.05.2026, respectively.

3. The comments/ counter-comments may be sent, preferably in electronic form, at advmn@trai.gov.in. For any clarification/ information, Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (Networks, Spectrum & Licensing), TRAI may be contacted at telephone number +91-11-20907758.

{Atul Kum Secretary, TRAI