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Regulation of OTT apps to be clarified in revised telecom bill: Report

Officials aware of the matter said that revised telecom bill will 'clearly' state the Centre's aim to regulate only communication apps 'that give the same service as telecom operators'

Free riders vs piggy-riders: A tale of two cities caught in an OTT debate

The debate over whether over-the-top services should pay telcos user revenues bids fair to overlap with the issue of net neutrality

Meta, Bharti Airtel to bring 'world's longest' subsea cable to India

World's longest subsea cable system aims to provide faster internet to almost 3 billion people

OTT players are 'free riding' on telecom service providers' networks: COAI

BIF on Wednesday wrote a letter to the DoT, saying that if the concept of paying network access charges is to be accepted, the telcos should also pay the OTT platforms

DoT directs telecom providers to not install 5G base stations near airports

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed Telecom providers to not install any 5G base stations in the 3,300-3,670 MHz band in the area of 2.1 km from runways at all airports in India

Have OTT players pay telecom firms usage charges, COAI writes to DoT

Telcos point out that based on global estimates 56% of telco bandwidth is used by OTT communication platforms and in India it is even higher due to the proliferation of users which are over 400 mn

India second among 21 countries in H1 2022 Arpu rise, shows data

Also ranked 6th among 26 countries in data usage growth over same period

Telecom firms fear surge of 'pseudo-TSPs' due to private 5G network

This, they feel, could happen under direct allocation of spectrum by the govt

India may be a part of global 6G standards development process: Report

DoT Secretary K Rajaraman said that the government expects the scale and scope of 6G technology to be finalised worldwide by 2023-24

BSNL-BBNL merger close to finalisation, Deloitte to submit report on Friday

On July 27, the government approved a DoT proposal for the "Revival of BSNL and merger of BBNL with BSNL"

TCS front runner for BSNL 4G network roll out deal, ITI in race too

BSNL will be using a 4G core, developed indigenously for the first time by C-DOT

Vodafone Idea shareholders' approve issuing debentures to ATC Telecom

Shareholders of debt-ridden Vodafone Idea have approved issuing shares worth Rs 1,600 crore to ATC Telecom Infrastructure on a preferential basis, according to a regulatory filing. Vodafone Idea Ltd's (VIL) board has given its nod to settle Rs 1,600 crore dues to equipment vendor ATC Telecom by converting the due amount into equity, if the amount remained unpaid in 18 months. As per the scrutiniser's report with respect to the voting on proposals during the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on November 21, as many as 99.99 per cent shareholders voted in favour of the "special resolution for issue of securities on a preferential basis". The report was submitted as part of the filing by the company to the stock exchanges on Tuesday. VIL is raising the amount through equity convertible debt bonds that carry a coupon rate of 11.2 per cent per annum payable every six months during its term. According to the company, the funds raised would be used to pay amounts owed to ATC under

Big portion of Telecom Bill to be implemented by Trai: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The statement comes in the light of concerns from some stakeholders that the proposed Bill will clip the powers of TRAI

Over 24,600 uncovered villages to get BSNL 4G service by December 2023

Over 24,600 uncovered villages, mostly located in remote and far-flung areas, are expected to be get BSNL 4G services by December 2023, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said on Tuesday. Elaborating on work being carried out by the department in tribal areas on the eve of 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas', DoT said it has several schemes that have been providing telecom infrastructure and connectivity in areas having a sizable tribal population. "Under the saturation scheme for providing 4G mobile services in 24,680 uncovered villages, many of which are in remote, rural and far flung areas, a project is being executed by BSNL and slated to be completed by December, 2023," DoT said in a statement. The department said that 2,343 mobile towers have been installed in such areas in states like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal under Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-I scheme. "Another 2,542 mobile towers

IAMAI asks govt to content and broadcasting services out of telecom bill

IAMAI said in its submission that 'telecommunication' can cover video calls, emails, messages as well as other cloud service providers

DoT mandates telecom infra firms to share assets with notified entities

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended registration rules of telecom infrastructure companies to provide access of their assets to entities that will be notified by the central government in public interest and for national security, an official notice said. Earlier, sharing of assets like dark fibres, duct space and mobile towers of telecom infrastructure companies was allowed on mutually agreed terms with the other parties. The norms amended on November 10 added that "IP-1 registration holders shall also share the above mentioned infrastructure with the entities as may be specified by the central government in the interest of national security and public interest as per the terms and conditions which may be specified by the central government". Telecom infrastructure body Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA), which represents companies like Indus Towers and American Tower Corporation, said that the amendment in the Scope of IP-1 registration has been

Indian agencies have real-time, remote access to internet traffic: Report

The revelation was made by the Internet Service Providers Association of India in a filing with the Department of Telecommunications

Deadline extended till Nov 20 for comments on draft Telecom Bill 2022

The Bill is currently in its draft stage and is in the public domain to seek feedback from people.

C-DOT emerges as govt's biggest bet for India's ongoing 5G rollout

The body's latest achievement is designing a fully indigenous non-standalone 5G core in record time

DoT extends deadline for public comments on draft Telecom Bill to Nov 20

The Department of Telecom has extended the deadline till November 20 for submitting public comments on the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. The bill proposes to bring internet-based calling and messaging services under the telecom rules as well as strengthen security for consumers. "In response to the requests received from several stakeholders, the ministry has decided to further extend the last date for receipt of comments till 20th November, 2022," the DoT said in an official note on Thursday. The draft of the bill was released on September 21. The last date for comments on the bill was earlier extended from October 20 to October 30. It was further extended to November 10.