Mumbai: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a consultation paper on 'Encouraging R&D in Telecom, Broadcasting, and IT (!CT) Sectors' on 22 September 2023. The last date of receiving comments from the stakeholders was fixed on 23 October 2023 and counter comments by 6 November 2023.

Considering the fact that the Authority has issued a number of consultation papers on different subjects in the recent past and enough time is made available to the stakeholders for submitting comments & counter comments, the Authority has decided to extend the last date for submission of comments up to 23 November 2023 and counter comments by 7 December 2023.