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COAI on Tuesday pitched for licensing and light-touch regulation for OTT communication services, as part of its suggestions on definition of OTT networks as part of the draft telecom bill. The telecom operators' body also said that OTT services, which include apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and Telegram, should directly compensate telcos f...

The Ministry of Communication has extended the last date for receipt of comments from the general public and stakeholders towards the draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, till November 20 this year. "The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, along with an Explanatory Note, was released by this Ministry on DoT's website on Septembe...

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that the the new Telecom Bill that will replace the 137-year-old Indian Telegraph Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, is likely to be in place within 6-10 months. The bill, once approved, may require over-the-top players like Whatsapp, Zoom and Google Du...

The Department of Telecom on Wednesday introduced a Draft Telecom Bill which is aimed to replace the existing regulatory framework for the telecommunication sector that is based on the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885. This new bill will consolidate and amend the laws governing the provision, development, expansion and operation of telecommunication se...

Telephone tapping is permissible only in situations of public emergency or in the interest of public safety, the Bombay High Court held on Tuesday quashing orders passed by the Union Home Ministry allowing agencies to intercept phone calls of a businessman booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a bribery case.

Government pointed out that the threat to the country from terrorism, radicalisation, cross border terrorism, organised crime, drug cartels could not be "understated or ignored".

The order mandates equipment makers to get their products tested and certified from the agency or body authorised by the DoT before selling or importing them in India.

According to a report in 'The Telegraph', Kohli met the CAC members - Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman - together with BCCI's acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, CEO Rahul Johri and General Manager (cricket) Dr MV Sridhar on Saturday evening. The meeting lasted for around an hour.

Worldwide, many airlines are already offering Wi-Fi for passengers but they have to switch off the facility once they enter Indian airspace.

Internet and mobile phone services have been suspended in Kashmir after the state government directed internet and telecom service providers to take all measures to ensure that a controversial film deemed offensive to Islam is not accessible to subscribers.

COAI on Tuesday pitched for licensing and light-touch regulation for OTT communication services, as part of its suggestions on definition of OTT networks as part of the draft telecom bill. The telecom operators' body also said that OTT services, which include apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and Telegram, should directly compensate telcos f...

The Ministry of Communication has extended the last date for receipt of comments from the general public and stakeholders towards the draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, till November 20 this year. "The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, along with an Explanatory Note, was released by this Ministry on DoT's website on Septembe...

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that the the new Telecom Bill that will replace the 137-year-old Indian Telegraph Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, is likely to be in place within 6-10 months. The bill, once approved, may require over-the-top players like Whatsapp, Zoom and Google Du...

The Department of Telecom on Wednesday introduced a Draft Telecom Bill which is aimed to replace the existing regulatory framework for the telecommunication sector that is based on the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885. This new bill will consolidate and amend the laws governing the provision, development, expansion and operation of telecommunication se...

Telephone tapping is permissible only in situations of public emergency or in the interest of public safety, the Bombay High Court held on Tuesday quashing orders passed by the Union Home Ministry allowing agencies to intercept phone calls of a businessman booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a bribery case.

Government pointed out that the threat to the country from terrorism, radicalisation, cross border terrorism, organised crime, drug cartels could not be "understated or ignored".

The order mandates equipment makers to get their products tested and certified from the agency or body authorised by the DoT before selling or importing them in India.

According to a report in 'The Telegraph', Kohli met the CAC members - Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman - together with BCCI's acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, CEO Rahul Johri and General Manager (cricket) Dr MV Sridhar on Saturday evening. The meeting lasted for around an hour.

Worldwide, many airlines are already offering Wi-Fi for passengers but they have to switch off the facility once they enter Indian airspace.

Internet and mobile phone services have been suspended in Kashmir after the state government directed internet and telecom service providers to take all measures to ensure that a controversial film deemed offensive to Islam is not accessible to subscribers.