News Ashwini Vaishnaw on Draft Telecom Bill Regulating WhatsApp, Mandating KYC and Revealing Caller Identity India’s Minister of Communications stressed on the importance of having simpler telecom laws and protecting consumers under the new bill Akshit ChawlaSeptember 23, 2022
News The Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill Wants To Protect Users From Spam Calls, But Concerns remain The new draft Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022 has provisions aimed at ending spam calls and messages to prevent harassment, frauds Akshit ChawlaSeptember 23, 2022
News Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022: Provisions on Telecommunication Development Fund and Regulatory Sandbox The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022 overhauls the existing USOF, replacing it with a Telecom Development Fund with revised objectives MitakshSeptember 23, 2022
News Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022: What are the provisions on right of way for telecom infrastructure? Among the provisions of the draft Bill is that the government can claim right of way to install telecommunication infrastructure on any property MitakshSeptember 23, 2022
News Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022: What the draft says on Licensing, Registration, Authorisation and Spectrum The new draft bill is apparently going for "technology neutral" usage, and the ability to return unutilized spectrum, among other provisions Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 22, 2022
News Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022: What are the government’s powers to intercept messages and suspend internet? What powers does the government have to intercept or broadcast messages and suspend internet shutdowns under new draft telecom bill? Take a look MitakshSeptember 22, 2022
News Telcos should Improve network quality ‘by 4 times’: Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Speaking at the annual flagship event organised by Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) on September 14th, Union Minister for Telecommunications Ashwini Vaishnaw promised further... Akshit ChawlaSeptember 15, 2022
News TRAI dreams of connecting rural India but quarterly data indicates another reality India's telecom regulator TRAI released quarterly figures which show internet costs rising and connectivity tapering off in rural regions Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 15, 2022
News In attempt to prevent piracy online, TRAI to introduce DRM via Interconnections Regulations India's telecom regulator, TRAI, issues an amendment to Telecommunications Interconnections Regulation to include digital rights management (DRM) Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 14, 2022
News Indian government (once again) looking to regulate WhatsApp, Google Meet, and other internet calling apps DoT has sought the views of the TRAI to develop a framework for regulating internet calling and messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram Sarvesh MathiSeptember 1, 2022