Satcom: Jio’s legal opinion questions Trai transparency

Amid a consultation by the telecom regulator on satellite spectrum allocation, Reliance Jio has submitted an additional legal opinion from a former Supreme Court judge, whose view is that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) should have sought comments from stakeholders regarding mode of assignment of satcom bandwidth and ensuring level-playing field and that by not doing so, the regulator has violated its transparency obligations.