TRAI’s Draft Amendment to Broadcasting Interconnection Rules

On 23rd September 2025, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025, seeking comments from stakeholders before finalisation.

Key Points

Draft Announcement: TRAI published the draft amendment to the 2017 Addressable Systems Regulations and invited inputs from stakeholders across the broadcasting and cable services sector.
Background Consultation: The draft follows a consultation paper released on August 9, 2024, that focused on audit-related provisions and updates to the Digital Addressable Systems Audit Manual.
Regulatory Objective: The key aim of the amendment is to gather feedback and suggestions from industry stakeholders to improve the regulatory framework before formal implementation.