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The new bill has removed OTT services and apps from the definition of telecom services and called for administrative allocation of satellite spectrum, ruling out auctions of such airwaves. “The telecom bill is the overarching law. Obviously the two (TRAI) papers will be infructuous,” the official said.
Online shoppers are increasingly swiping credit cards or using digital payments over debit cards, data shows. Numbers on this trend and more in todays ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Tata Play has launched a white label solution for global over-the-top (OTT) aggregators, starting with a collaboration with Philippines' Cignal TV. The Tata Play Binge platform brings together content from over 26 apps in one app. Tata Play will manage the end-to-end technology platform over the cloud and is actively in talks with potential aggregators across the world. The company aims to become the backend for OTT aggregators worldwide and believes its solution will offer economies of scale and benefits to all stakeholders.
OTT Apps: Apart from the relief for OTT communication apps, the final version of the bill may also do away with any sort of authorisation or even permit system for service layer apps such as payment gateways, ecommerce and gaming apps, in which telecommunications is a "merely incidental or ancillary feature," said one of the officials cited above.
Trai: Regulating OTT apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal etc, is a much-anticipated consultation process, pitting the app makers and the startup community against telcos. The regulator will also deliberate selective banning of OTT services during instances of civil unrest that has a broad impact.