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However, many industry bodies have opposed the suggestion and warned that this would lead to various legal, policy and technical challenges. The consultation paper by the regulator was released in July, and stakeholders’s comments on it were made public on its website this week. Reliance Jio’s comments are part of submissions it has made to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in response to the regulator’s consultation paper related to regulation and selective banning of over-the-top (OTT) applications. All private operators — Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, as well as the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)...