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27 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
TRAI vs IT Rules: what OTT products must separate before the next compliance review
Updated: 27 Jun 2026 · For: OTT, telecom and platform product leaders
What changed
TRAI's April 2026 paper asks whether scheduled internet TV and free ad-supported streaming should face a broadcast-style licence, overlapping with IT Rules 2021.
Do this week
- Assign a legal + product owner to confirm this applies to your stack
- Log the update in your regulatory change register with today's date
- Check customer-facing notices, contracts and DPIAs for required updates
- Brief leadership if customer money, personal data or licences are in scope
What can wait
- Policy rewrites that do not affect live product behaviour
- Board-level strategy shifts until applicability is confirmed
When to call counsel
- The update touches licensing, personal data at scale, or payment flows
- A customer or investor asks for a formal legal opinion on impact
- You have an inspection, transaction, or funding close inside 30 days
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