Ministry of Communications press release · 10 April 2026 · pibtracker filter

Extension of last date for submission of comments/ counter comments on the consultation "Draft Telecom Commercial Communication Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026"

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Posted On: 10 APR 2026 3:31PM by PIB Delhi The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation on "Draft Telecom Commercial Communication Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026. The last date for submission of comments on the issues raised in the consultation by the Stakeholders is 12 th April 2026, and for counter comments by 27 th April 2026. In view of the requests received from Stakeholders for extension of time for submission of comments on the ground that the proposed amendments to the TCCCP Regulations have significant business, commercial, regulatory, technical, and financial implications and therefore require detailed examination and internal deliberations. Therefore, it has been decided to extend the last date of submission of comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper by 19 th April 2026 and counter comments by 4 th May, 2026 The comments and counter-comments on the issues raised in the Draft amendment, and counter-comments, if any, may be sent preferably by mail to advqos@trai.gov.in. For any clarification/information, Shri Deepak Sharma, Advisor (QoS-2), may be contacted at advqos@trai.gov.in or +91-11-20907760. No further extension, in this regard, shall be granted. **** NJ/RG (Release ID: 2250788) Visitor Counter : 587 Read this release in: Urdu , Gujarati , हिन्दी Ministry of Communications Extension of last date for submission of comments/ counter comments on the consultation "Draft Telecom Commercial Communication Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026" Posted On: 10 APR 2026 3:31PM by PIB Delhi The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation on "Draft Telecom Commercial Communication Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026. The last date for submission of comments on the issues raised in the consultation by the Stakeholders is 12 th April 2026, and for counter comments by 27 th April 2026. In view of the requests received from Stakeholders for extension of time for submission of comments on the ground that the proposed amendments to the TCCCP Regulations have significant business, commercial, regulatory, technical, and financial implications and therefore require detailed examination and internal deliberations. Therefore, it has been decided to extend the last date of submission of comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper by 19 th April 2026 and counter comments by 4 th May, 2026 The comments and counter-comments on the issues raised in the Draft amendment, and counter-comments, if any, may be sent preferably by mail to advqos@trai.gov.in. For any clarification/information, Shri Deepak Sharma, Advisor (QoS-2), may be contacted at advqos@trai.gov.in or +91-11-20907760. No further extension, in this regard, shall be granted. **** NJ/RG (Release ID: 2250788) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation on <strong>"Draft Telecom Commercial Communication Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026.</strong> The last date for submission of comments on the issues raised in the consultation by the Stakeholders is 12th April 2026, and for counter comments by 27th April 2026.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">In view of the requests received from Stakeholders for extension of time for submission of comments on the ground that the proposed amendments to the TCCCP Regulations have significant business, commercial, regulatory, technical, and financial implications and therefore require detailed examination and internal deliberations. Therefore, it has been decided to extend the last date of submission of comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper by 19th April 2026 and counter comments by 4th May, 2026</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The comments and counter-comments on the issues raised in the Draft amendment, and counter-comments, if any, may be sent preferably by mail to advqos@trai.gov.in. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">For any clarification/information, Shri Deepak Sharma, Advisor (QoS-2), may be contacted at advqos@trai.gov.in or +91-11-20907760. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">No further extension, in this regard, shall be granted.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>****</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>NJ/RG</strong></span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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