Revenue share between telcos and OTT players worth exploring: Meta executiveIndian telcos want a fair share in OTT revenue. A Meta executive supports exploring this idea, provided there is no discrimination among OT...
22 Oct, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
Telcos may seek 'fair share' of app revenues at meet with telecom minister Jyotiraditya ScindiaTelecom operators are set to discuss revenue sharing from large traffic generators with Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. They also pl...
23 Aug, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
EU regulators mull easing merger rules for telcos and Big Tech to help pay network costs"The fragmentation of the EU market for electronic communications networks and services along national borders could impact the ability of ...
14 Feb, 2024, 06.52 PM IST
US lawmakers warn Joe Biden to probe EU targeting of tech firmsIn the letter, 21 members of the US House of Representatives warned the new rules, under which five major US tech companies were designated...
19 Dec, 2023, 08.47 AM IST
European telcos urge EU to make big tech payEuropean telecoms firms, including Orange and Vodafone, are calling on the EU to make tech and streaming giants pay for the large amounts o...
02 Oct, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Why should OTTs pay fees to telcos?T V Ramachandran, president of Broadband India Forum, argues against the idea that large traffic generators like OTTs should pay a fee to t...
21 Aug, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
Subsidies from Big Tech should be last option for EU telcos: Meta PlatformsMeta Platforms said on Thursday subsidies from Big Tech should be the last option for European Union telecoms operators trying to get U.S. ...
16 Jun, 2023, 09.13 AM IST
Telcos to push DoT, Trai to make OTTs share cost of 5G network infraThe telcos are set to draw the government and the sector regulator’s attention to the raging debate underway in the European Union (EU) and...
10 May, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
EU eyes Big Tech as it seeks feedback on who should pay network costsThe move by the EU executive followed more than two decades of lobbying by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other o...
23 Feb, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
BIF counters telecom industry demands over OTT usage of network infrastructureThe BIF’s submission came in response to Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI’s) November 25 letter to DoT, seeking a legal framew...
30 Nov, 2022, 06.25 PM IST
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...
29 Nov, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad bats for net neutrality; final decision to be taken by the DoTRavi Shankar Prasad said the common man should be able to access internet without discrimination and declared that the final decision on th...
14 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
App developers, tech startups slam Airtel's move to allow free access to certain websites, appsAirtel on Monday announced an open marketing platform, which it says will allow its customers to access ‘certain’ mobile applications for f...
08 Apr, 2015, 02.11 AM IST
- SAARC may ring in cheaper roaming
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Pakistan-will meet in Delhi next week where they will consider this issue.
13 Oct, 2008, 12.05 AM IST
- DoT looks at Europe, but will it solve spectrum woes?
The DoT is keeping a close watch on the developments in the EU, as the latter is looking at asking telcos across Europe to offer 3G service...
03 Dec, 2007, 01.25 AM IST
- EU plans uniform norms for telcos
The European Commission will present a plan on Tuesday to set up an EU-wide regulatory body with the power to separate telecom networks and...
14 Nov, 2007, 05.55 AM IST
- EU cuts roaming rates; Trai wants to join
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) has cut roaming tariffs across the continent by 75%.
24 May, 2007, 03.00 AM IST