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The legislation is meant to protect and benefit the consumers, Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had stressed during its drafting stage. Heres a look at how this bill intends to achieve the objective.

Once voted into law, the Telecom Bill 2023 will replace three laws—the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950. It will also amend the TRAI Act, 1997, without diluting the regulator’s powers.

The Telecommunications Bill 2023, which has been tabled in Parliament, excludes over-the-top services, such as online messaging and streaming services, from its purview.

There is disparity between the telecom service providers and OTT players, particularly Large Traffic Generator OTTs. While TSPs invest in building and maintaining extensive networks, LTG OTTs generate disproportionately high traffic without contributing to network expenses

The consultation paper will also look into the definition of OTT, class of OTTs, demands of a level playing field with telcos, and existing international practices, among others, they said.

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Highlights They discussed new OTT rules Javadekar said the representatives welcomed the new rules New Delhi: Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar on Thursday (March 11) met with members of Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) to discuss the new rules for OTT platforms. Following the meeting, Javadekar said the OTT representatives welcomed the new rules and offered a few suggestions. "In a follow up to meeting with OTT platforms, held an interaction with Digital ...

The matter will be heard later today.

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Misgivings are raised regarding Rule 16 under Part III of the guidelines which mention that in a case of emergency nature, interim blocking directions may be issued by the Secretary, Centre said.