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Govt proposes to bring internet calling apps under telecom licence

Over-the-top players like Whatsapp, Zoom and Google Duo which provide calling and messaging services may require licences to operate in the country, according to the draft telecommunication bill 2022. The draft bill has included OTT as part of the telecommunication service. "For provision of Telecommunication Services and Telecommunication Networks, an entity shall have to obtain a license," the draft bill released on Wednesday evening said. The government in the bill has proposed a provision to waive fees and penalty of telecom and internet service providers. The ministry has also proposed a provision for the refund of fees in case a telecom or internet provider surrenders his license. "Seeking your views on the draft Indian Telecom Bill 2022," Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a post on a social media platform in which he also shared the link of the draft bill. The last date for public comment on the draft is October 20. According to the draft, the central government

Google video chat app Duo gone, but app's icon returns on Android

After rebranding its Duo video chat app as Meet, tech giant Google has brought back the original Duo icon and name as a separate shortcut that appears in the app launcher.

Google starts rolling out new March 2022 Pixel 6, 6 Pro smartphones update

Google has started rolling out a new update to its Pixel 6 and 6 Pro smartphones, which brings Live Sharing in Google Duo, expanded support for Live Caption and Live Translation among others

Google Meet, Duo hosted over 1 trillion minutes of video calls

Google Duo and Google Meet hosted over one trillion minutes of video calls globally -- equal to more than 18 billion hour-long virtual workouts in a single year

Google is planning to replace Duo video calling app with Meet: Report

Google recently announced that Meet's peak daily usage grew by 30 times with three billion minutes of video meetings and almost three million new users

Google Messages gets emojis, voice message, other WhatsApp-like features

Take a look the Google Messages new features and how they work

Google brings group calling to Nest Hub Max, previews Google Meet features

Currently available in the US, the Nest users can make a group video call with up to 32 participants through Google Duo or with up to 100 participants via Google Meet

Google Duo now allows up to 32 people participants in a group video call

The search engine giant is also rolling out a new video codec technology to improve video call quality and reliability, even on very low-bandwidth connections

Google Duo: Bare-bones app gets the job done

Google's answer to Apple's FaceTime and Microsoft's Skype