All telecom entities must report any cybersecurity incidents to the central government within six hours of becoming aware of them, as per the Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2024, notified and brought into effect by the Department of Telecommunications on Thursday. Report cybersecurity cases within 6 hrs: DoT notifies rules These rules, which were released for public consultation on August 29, …
The Department of Telecom has reached out to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for its opinion on developing a framework to regulate internet calling and messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and others. The Department has now sought a comprehensive reference from TRAI for internet telephony and over-the-top players.” Meanwhile, the telecom companies are also requesting the government to …
PLI scheme for telecom: DoT issues guidelines, caps expenditure on R&D If a company invests Rs 100 crore, it can account for Rs 5 crore as technology transfer and Rs 15 crore as R&D expenditure. Premium The threshold investment is a key element that determines the financial incentive that a company will be eligible for under the scheme. Surajeet Das …
The government expects that the roll-out of 5G services will begin in early-2022 after another round of spectrum auction that is planned to be held after six month, according to a panel report tabled in Parliament on Monday. The committee has been informed that by the end of the calendar year 2021 or beginning of 2022, there will be some …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on whether Telecom Spectrum can be sold/auctioned in the insolvency proceedings faced by the telecom companies.The Court posed this query while examining the bona fides of bankruptcy claims of Reliance Communications, Aircel and Videocon. The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on whether Telecom Spectrum can be sold/auctioned in …