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Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India spoke at length about the existing revenue share issue with big tech platforms at Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave and Awards 2024.
GSMA: “What role should the big tech players play in investment in the countries in which their services are being used?...that is the sort of the challenge, and then you can look specifically in each country or each region as to how to handle it,” Giusti said.
Several provisions appear to border on censorship, which OTT (over-the-top) services have so far been exempted from.
Telecom Bill: According to the latest version of the draft Indian Telecommunications Bill 2023, the government will come out with specific administrative rules and eligibility criterion for allowing OTT communication apps such as WhatsApp and Signal to be tested in these regulatory sandboxes.
Cut back to 2023, it has become a bone of contention between top telecom players - Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea vs the internet companies and startups. As many as 100 startups and internet firms have voiced their concerns against telecom players’ demand for a fair share charge to be imposed on OTT players for using telecom network infrastructure. Any move towards overregulation of internet companies or OTT services, might have discriminatory consequences, they said.