Broadband India Forum urges DoT to review its new cyber security, SIM binding rulesThe SIM binding mandate comes into effect from March 1, which means apps such as WhatsApp, Signal, etc will only function when the register...
27 Feb, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
DoT withdraws duplicate notification, amended cyber security rules to remain in forceThe Telecom Department has made a pivotal move by pulling back on the recently updated telecom cybersecurity regulations. The original Tele...
27 Nov, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
Reliance unit moves SC against Haryana’s telecom infrastructure rules, seeks stay on RoW chargesReliance Projects has approached the Supreme Court, challenging Haryana's municipal and panchayati raj laws regarding telecom network erect...
21 Apr, 2025, 08.56 PM IST
Sri Lanka regulator grants licence to Musk's Starlink for satellite broadbandSri Lanka's telecommunications regulator granted a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink to offer satellite broadband services starting August 12...
13 Aug, 2024, 01.58 PM IST
Sri Lanka paves way for Musk's Starlink to enter telecoms marketSri Lanka's parliament approved amendments to a decades-old law on Tuesday, enabling Elon Musk's Starlink, a satellite unit of SpaceX, to s...
10 Jul, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
Telecom Act 2023 based on principles of inclusion, growth, responsiveness for developed IndiaThe Telecommunications Act, 2023, effective from June 26, emphasizes inclusion, security, growth, and responsiveness for a developed India,...
22 Jun, 2024, 10.29 PM IST
Winter Session: Lok Sabha passes 18 billsThe Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill: The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, and reserves,...
22 Dec, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Parliament Winter Session: Amid suspension row, 3 new Bills to replace criminal laws to be placed before RS todayAmid ongoing opposition suspensions, Parliament resumes for the 14th day. The Upper House will discuss three Bills replacing colonial laws,...
22 Dec, 2023, 12.04 PM IST
Rajya Sabha passes Telecommunications Bill 2023The Telecommunications Bill, 2023, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The bill aims to amend and consolidate the laws related to th...
21 Dec, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Parliament Winter Session: After a day of disruptions and more suspensions, several bills and motions lined up for consideration in Lok SabhaAs the session resumes at Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is to move a bill to amend and consolidate the law relating to the dev...
20 Dec, 2023, 09.27 AM IST
Administrative spectrum allocation to satcom firms only for point-to-point connections"The administrative allocation of spectrum to satellite companies will be for point-to-point connection only. If they will provide services...
19 Dec, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
Vietnam to require social media users to verify identityThe measure, part of the Telecommunications Law Amendment to be issued by the end of this year, will enable law enforcement agencies to tra...
08 May, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
TRAI seeks vies on Regulating Converged Digital Technologies, Services“Digital connectivity, which is used to provide telecom and internet services, has also acquired capabilities to provide services which wer...
30 Jan, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
OTT communication, broadcasting, can't be termed as telecom services: BIFBroadband India Forum (BIF), representing tech companies, has said that over-the-top (OTT) communication services, broadcasting services an...
21 Nov, 2022, 08.32 AM IST
South Korea approves rules on app store law targeting Apple, GoogleThe rules specify that the law bars "the act of forcing a specific payment method to a provider of mobile content" by unfairly utilising th...
08 Mar, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Apple submits plans to allow alternative payment systems in South Korea: regulatorApple did not provide details, such as timeline of when the change will take effect or commission fee rates, but it plans to discuss furthe...
11 Jan, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
Apple, Google asked to turn in South Korea compliance plans by mid-OctoberThe Korea Communications Commission will soon be drawing up an enforcement ordinance that will accompany the amendment of the country's Tel...
29 Sep, 2021, 10.26 AM IST