The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has floated a draft amendment to its broadcasting and cable distribution rules that seeks to tighten audit requirements for distributors of television channels.

Trai said the move is aimed at ensuring greater transparency in subscription reporting, preventing under-declaration of subscriber numbers, and reducing disputes between broadcasters and distributors.

Annual audits

The proposed rules are part of the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025 and are slated to come into effect from April 1, 2026. The authority has invited public comments on the draft by October 6, 2025.

Under the draft, every distributor of TV channels will be required to get

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