IAMAI, BIF oppose telco's demands to regulate OTTs, charge 'fair share'Industry groups including ITI, ADIF, IAMAI, and BIF have opposed telcos' demand to regulate over-the-top (OTT) services and charge fees, ci...
IAMAI, CUTS write to TRAI over concerns on OTT regulation consultation paperTRAI had kicked off its much-anticipated consultation process on the question of regulating over-the-top (OTT) apps such as WhatsApp, Teleg...
IAMAI and CUTS write to TRAI highlighting concerns on OTT regulation consultation paperTwo industry bodies, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS), have expressed concern...
Data is king but OTT gobbles up 80% call and 94% SMS revenueIn the telecom sector, data has trumped voice, with a major share of telecom revenues coming from data. But ironically, data-powered commun...
Telcos revenue share from voice calls dip 80 pc, SMS 94 pc with OTT growth in 10 yrsTelecom operators' revenue share from voice calls has declined by about 80 per cent and by 94 per cent from SMS in the last 10 years as the...
Open Internet ecosystem has 600 million users in India: reportThe report "Gateway to the Open Internet" stated that the open internet comprises news and general websites, over-the-top (OTT) and connect...
COAI says usage fee on OTTs not linked to net neutralityThe telcos' views, through industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) comes after the Internet & Mobile Association of In...
Network usage fee not against net neutrality: COAI“Certain entities with vested interests are misdirecting the issue of the need for a regulatory framework for the communication OTTs and th...
IAMAI opposes revenue sharing between OTTs and telcosIAMAI, in a statement, said bodies such as the Cellular Operators' Association of India have been advocating for a model where the sending ...
Telcos slam app makers, call them ‘free riders’The comments from Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represent the top telcos, came a day after the Broadband India Foru...
OTT players should pay telecom firms for using their network: COAIThe telecom body had demanded the same thing while submitting its comments on the draft telecom bill to the Department of Telecommunication...
OTT communications service should be excluded from ambit of definition of telecom services: BIF on draft telecom BillThe draft bill includes OTT communication services, even though such players have no telecommunication network, BIF argued.
Average time spent on smartphone up 25% to 6.9 hrs amid pandemic: Vivo reportThe report noted that since lockdown, Indians have been spending more time on their smartphone for work from home (75 per cent increase), c...
Telcos to gain from more data use as callers may shift to OTT apps“In a plan with voice tariff hiked and data price being same, calling will shift to OTT,” International Data Corporation’s India research d...
TRAI to take more time on OTT norms; lawful interception, security issue now in focusA senior Trai official said that the regulator wants to take a "practical approach" to the OTT issue.
Government must tax Facebook, WhatsApp: Vodafone"We should make sure that there is a level-playing field," Vodafone India MD and CEO Marten Pieters said.
Telecom operators seek better level playing field with over-the-top companiesIt is estimated that Skype, which offers free Skype to Skype phone calls using Internet, is costing telecom industry around US 36 billion/y...