Draft Telecommunication Bill News Today

The telecom regulator and DoT are in a tussle with the IT Ministry over who should regulate OTT platforms. There is a larger debate over the nature of the regulatory framework for Internet-based communications services in the country.

Recently, in the month of September, the Ministry of Communication proposed a sunset period for obsolete telecommunication rules by releasing the new draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022. The bill seeks...

We interview SP Kochar, Director General of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) for his take on regulating OTT services on par with telcos

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued the ‘Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations 2022’ on 9th September 2022.

The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has recommended changes in the telecom bill's preamble, definitions, and other provisions in its comments

KPMG in India, in association with IMC, has launched a report titled 5G driving the next growth wave for Digital India at the India Mobile Congress 2022.

The telecom sector has a multiplier effect on the Indian economy, but issues such as high right-of-way costs, data theft and poor rural penetration of modern telecom infrastructure hinder its development.

The Telecommunication Bill, 2022, floated perhaps in an effort to fill the void left by the Personal Data Protection Bill, continues a trend of the government being increasingly insecure about its citizens’ freedoms.

‘It’s a matter of a few days before the revised bill is uploaded for consultation’