We missed this earlier: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on September 14 recommended that Cloud Service Providers in India be subject to a "light touch" regulatory regime, with the creation of an industry association. "The Authority recommends that DoT may initiate setting up of the first industry-led body and require all CSP’s to become its members. This body would lay down broad principles and procedures to aid its functioning," TRAI said in its recommendations. Telecom service providers should not be allowed to share infrastructure that is used for Telegraph, or core telecom functions, TRAI also recommended. These recommendations follow a larger consultation on cloud computing in 2017, where TRAI had recommended a series of approaches, including registration (which has been expanded upon in the current consultation), legal frameworks for data protection, and more. Summary of recommendations On the regulatory framework for…
