News & Media 19th Dec 2023

Haze over OTT in Telecom Bill

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Abhay ChattopadhyayPartner | New Delhi | Noida

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The new Telecommunications Bill 2023 offers a definition of telecom services that it gives the government the power to regulate WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, without the bill even mentioning such OTT calling apps in its provisions.

Suryamurthy R from The Telegraph writes on Haze over OTT in Telecom Bill with expert comments from our Partner Abhay Chattopadhyay.

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