The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued the consultation paper on regulatory framework for promoting data economy through establishment of data centres, content delivery networks, and interconnect exchanges in India.
Digital infrastructure is boosting the data economy, and the services are fast moving beyond the traditional telecom services domain. The key contemporary infrastructure that is required to boost the digital ecosystem and facilities include data centres, content delivery networks and internet exchange points.
In line with the National Digital Communications Policy, 2018, objective to establish India as a global hub for cloud computing, content hosting and delivery, and data communication systems and services, the regulator has sought views on developing a policy framework that can attract investments in the India data centre business, and promote ease of doing business in the sector.
The consultation paper has been initiated suo-moto by the authority to seek the inputs of stakeholders on regulatory framework for promoting the establishment of data centres, content delivery networks, and internet exchange points in the country.
TRAI has invited stakeholder’s comments and counter-comments by January 13, 2022 and January 27, 2022, respectively.
