The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday released a consultation paper on “Ease of Doing Business in Telecom and Broadcasting Sector”, seeking inputs from stakeholders on key issues.

Telecommunication and broadcasting sectors have emerged as key drivers of economic and social development and has made the country a favorite business destination amongst investors, TRAI said, adding it was seeking inputs from the industry to understand how the business environment could be liberalized further, considering the potential of the two sectors.

“Telecom and broadcasting sector have immense potential to move on the higher trajectory of growth, if business environment could be made more attractive by simplifying the existing provisions of policy frameworks in various ministries and departments, including Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology involved in issuing permission, registrations, and licenses to the players of the sector(s), “ the regulator said.

Comments are invited to suggest measures for making the existing processes simple, business friendly and creating an ecosystem for attracting more investment in the two sectors.

Admitting that presently there is multiplicity of authorities giving clearances, TRAI said emphasis should be on single-window concept for submitting applications and getting approvals from different agencies without running to each agency separately for approvals. The consultation paper seeks comments on simplifying the applications, which have required details for the conduct of business and well-documented timelines with response systems and having seamless integration with other government departments.

The stakeholders have also been requested to provide comments on adoption of new technologies.