TRAI papers on OTT, Satcom to be infructious, say government officialThe new bill has removed OTT services and apps from the definition of telecom services and called for administrative allocation of satellit...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
Govt eyes regulatory sandbox for OTT communication appsAccording to the latest version of the draft Indian Telecommunications Bill 2023, the government will come out with specific administrative...
25 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Signature campaign "Save the internet" based on falsehood, misinformation: COAI to TraiThe industry body, whose members include Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea etc, said the people and companies are being misguided by propagating u...
12 Oct, 2023, 07.36 PM IST
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...
05 Oct, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
Net Neutrality battle a 'hard fought' one; important factor behind vibrant startup ecosystem: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrasekharChandrasekhar added that India was one of the first countries to ensure net neutrality and push back against telecom companies seeking to b...
29 Sep, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
Demands for fair share charge on OTT companies smack of rent-seeking: IAMAIThe Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Thursday once again countered the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) pr...
28 Sep, 2023, 07.01 PM IST
Startups bat for net-neutrality, 128 founders write to TRAIIn February 2016, Trai issued the Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations restricting the discriminatory prices...
27 Sep, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
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...
01 Sep, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
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...
31 Aug, 2023, 10.18 PM IST
Trai extends date for comments on OTT paperRegulating OTT apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal etc, is a much-anticipated consultation process, pitting the app makers and the startup...
18 Aug, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
To regulate OTT apps or not? Trai begins consultation processIndia's Telecom Regulatory Authority has begun a consultation to determine whether over-the-top (OTT) apps such as WhatsApp and Signal shou...
08 Jul, 2023, 08.11 AM IST
Proposal to curtail Trai's powers in telecom bill may prove to be backward step: BIFThe government in the draft has proposed to delete several provisions under Section 11 of the Trai Act which give it power to make recommen...
23 Sep, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
OTT cos, internet bodies question regulation logic“Identifying Rich Interaction Applications (RIAs) as comparable to telecom services is highly reductionist and unjustified,” IAMAI has said...
23 Jan, 2019, 08.31 AM IST
Telcos, internet firms for lawful interception of OTT messagesFirms tell Trai that access is critical for investigation of criminal, anti-national and anti-social activities on internet apps & services.
09 Jan, 2019, 11.42 PM IST
Airtel Zero, internet.org defeat net neutrality concept: MTNLMTNL has said Bharti Airtel's 'zero rating plan' and RCom's 'internet.org' scheme defeat the basic concept of net neutrality.
17 May, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
'Licence regime for OTTs like WhatsApp, Skype to result in negative consequences'Bringing over-the-top (OTT) players like WhatsApp and Skype under a licensing regime will result in "negative unforeseen consequences" for ...
11 May, 2015, 09.55 PM IST
Net Neutrality: Airtel’s new apps plan may go against PM Modi’s Digital India visionParliamentarians Tathagata Satpathy and Rajeev Chandrasekhar say the plan would go against Prime Minister’s Digital India vision.
09 Apr, 2015, 07.26 AM IST