Trai for interoperable set-top boxes, voluntary sharing of broadcasting infra

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday issued a set of recommendations advocating interoperable set-top boxes to boost consumer choice, voluntary sharing of infrastructure among broadcasters for optimising resources, and dropping the minimum net worth requirement for internet protocol TV service providers, as the country’s broadcasting sector comes to be governed under a new law.

The regulator released the recommendations on a unified framework for service authorisations for provision of broadcasting services under the new Telecommunications Act, 2023, which repealed the Telegraph Act, 1885.