The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Thursday once again countered the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) pr...

In its submission to Trai, Nasscom says move may hamper consumers’ right to choose as well as raise cost of service, create entry barriers ...

TRAI had kicked off its much-anticipated consultation process on the question of regulating over-the-top (OTT) apps such as WhatsApp, Teleg...

Two industry bodies, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS), have expressed concern...

All regulations must be aimed at preserving and enhancing consumer interest. They must prevent unintended adverse consequences on consumers...

Responding to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai’s) consultation paper on Regulating Converged Digital Technologies and Serv...

“Certain entities with vested interests are misdirecting the issue of the need for a regulatory framework for the communication OTTs and th...

The draft bill includes OTT communication services, even though such players have no telecommunication network, BIF argued.

The regulatory conditions and treatment "must be made uniformly applicable for similarly placed players", the Cellular Operators' Associati...

COAI, whose members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea etc, wrote to the telecom department on February 9 in response to th...

“The argument that OTT services should be regulated under the same licensing regime that applies to TSPs (telecom service providers) is inc...

COAI's comments come on the back of sector regulator's recommendations that there was no need to regulate OTT players, for now, saying this...

A senior Trai official said that the regulator wants to take a "practical approach" to the OTT issue.

Firms tell Trai that access is critical for investigation of criminal, anti-national and anti-social activities on internet apps & services.

Trai has sought public opinion on whether same rules should be applied on OTT applications providing calling and instant messaging services...

OTT services refer to applications and services that are accessible over the Internet and ride on an operator's network. Skype, Viber, What...

It is estimated that Skype, which offers free Skype to Skype phone calls using Internet, is costing telecom industry around US 36 billion/y...