Tech bodies say no to Trai’s Big Brother proposal

Information technology and telecom firms have raised concerns over the recent recommendations given by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India proposing that the government set up an industry body to regulate cloud service providers (CSPs). Around seven industry associations, including Nasscom, COAI, ITI and BSA, have written to the department of telecommunications (DoT) to consider their concerns before framing any policy for regulation of the CSPs by Trai.

The associations have said the proposal of creating an additional regulatory regime will be detrimental to attracting investment in the sector.