TRAI gives stakeholders two more weeks on its draft audit manual for digital addressable systems

30 October 2026

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has extended the last date for stakeholders to comment on its Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services DRM Based Digital Addressable Systems Audit Manual, 2026. The draft was put out for comments on 9 October and the deadline was 30 October. It has now been moved to 13 November, and the Authority has said no further extension will be considered. The announcement came through a release of the Ministry of Communications on 30 October. Stakeholders had asked for more time because the subject carries technical, operational and regulatory questions that need close study. A digital addressable system is one in which every set-top box is individually identified, so that a distributor can switch a particular subscriber's channels on or off and the regulator can audit what was actually delivered. DRM, or digital rights management, is the technology that controls how that content may be copied or viewed. Comments are to be sent electronically to the Authority's broadcasting and cable services advisers.