Telecom entities whose networks are designated as Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure must give access to government-authorised personnel to inspect hardware, software and data of certified CTI parts, according to new rules that came into effect on November 22. Critical telecom infra rules come into effect The Telecommunications Rules, 2024, were released for public consultation on August 29 under Section 22 of …
The Cellular Operators Association of India, which represents India’s telecom firms, on Tuesday said that over-the-top communication platforms like WhatsApp are indeed classified as access services under the Telecommunications Act, 2023. “As per our understanding, OTT communication services are covered under the new Telecom Act as an access service,” COAI director general S.P. Then Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw had …
Top Events of the Day: The election of the Lok Sabha Speaker is scheduled for June 26. The Orissa High Court's deadline for jail decongestion, Assam's cabinet meeting in Nalbari, Essel Group's appeal hearing in Bombay High Court, and HAL's board meeting to consider the final dividend payout also mark today's agenda. Supreme Court reserves order on Kejriwal's plea for …
Multiple sections of the Telecommunications Act, 2023, including the ones concerning the government’s powers to suspend telecom services and intercept communications in the interest of national security, those regarding offences related to unlawful interception, those allowing the creation of regulatory sandboxes and the ones listing duties of users, will come into effect from June 26, the ministry of communications notified …
