# TRAI extends DRM audit manual comment deadline to 13 November 2026-10-30T21:56:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the deadline for submitting comments on the draft Telecom (Broadcasting and Cable) Services DRM based Digital Addressable Systems Audit Manual, 2026 to 13 November. The earlier deadline was 30 October. The extension follows requests from stakeholders who said the subject involves complex technical, operational and regulatory aspects that require detailed examination. TRAI said no further extension requests will be considered. Comments can be sent electronically to advbcs-2@trai.gov.in and jtadvbcs-3@trai.gov.in. For clarifications, the Advisor (B&CS), Dr. Deepli Sharma, can be contacted at +91-11-20907774. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The deadline extension gives broadcasters and cable operators nearly two extra weeks to study the draft manual, which they argued is technically and operationally complex. TRAI had issued the draft on 9 October, leaving a short window for feedback, and the new date suggests the regulator is responsive to industry concerns. However, the explicit statement that no more extensions will be granted signals this is the final opportunity for stakeholders to shape the rules. The next step is the submission of comments by 13 November, after which TRAI will presumably finalise the manual, but the source gives no date for that decision. ## Coverage - pib.gov.in Presents a routine TRAI procedural announcement as neutral news without critical framing. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: DRM, TRAI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/trai-extends-drm-audit-manual-comment-deadline-to-13-november/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/trai-extends-drm-audit-manual-comment-deadline-to-13-november/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/