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Social media giant Facebook on Thursday said it has always been supportive of regulations that set guidelines for addressing toughest challenges on the Internet , and pledged its support to ensuring safety and security of users on the platform. Calling itself an ally for India, Facebook said it will continue to work towards fuelling the digital transformation of India. The details of rules like these matter and we will carefully study the new rules that were just published. We acknowledge and appreciate the recognition from the Minister on the positive contributions of social media to the country, a Facebook spokesperson said commenting on the new intermediary rules announced by the government earlier in the day.
Expecting telcos to pay for access to residential buildings is a ‘wrong mindset, says TRAI official
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February 19, 2021 18:07 IST
Unless quality of services are good, next generation 5G will not serve its purpose, TRAI Secretary said.
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Unless quality of services are good, next generation 5G will not serve its purpose, TRAI Secretary said.
Minimum standards need to be developed for provision of telecom services within buildings and residential complexes and the wrong mindset that telcos should pay to get access for laying down infrastructure in housing complexes must change, a senior TRAI official said.
The great Indian OTT makeover
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February 21, 2021 06:57 IST
With regional platforms, original shows, better subtitles, and an audience base that’s spilling outside metros and across borders, streaming is growing up in the country
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Stills from ‘Master’, ‘Drishyam 2’, and ‘Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal’
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With regional platforms, original shows, better subtitles, and an audience base that’s spilling outside metros and across borders, streaming is growing up in the country
Last month,
Master, the Tamil behemoth starring Vijay Setupathi and Thalapathy Vijay, ended the dry spell at local cinemas, opening to houseful shows and taking back an impressive ₹50 crore on the first day. What went contrary to the usual script, however, was that it headed to Amazon Prime Video just two weeks later. “I think
‘Robust telecom infra must for buildings, residential complexes’
February 19, 2021
All stakeholders should come together to provide better connectivity solutions: Housing Secretary Amendments should be made in guidelines to provide telecom connections to new buildings , similar to providing water and electricity connections. This was the view of different departments and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Speaking at a workshop organised by Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Friday, Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), said all stakeholders should come together to provide better connectivity solutions to households.
“The legacy is already there, we have to build from there.this is a consensus we have to make and with the support from the government, we can have a common guideline. We already have some building by-laws in our Ministry, in what needs to be done in new buildings, and we can further add to them,” Mishr