Category: Policy & Regulation

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has called a meeting with telcos on February 17, 2023, to discuss measures and action plan for improving quality of service (QoS), review of QoS standards, QoS of 5G services and...

The government informed the Supreme Court that it will introduce the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the second half of the parliament’s budget session starting March 13, 2023, and will cover most of the issues...

The Ministry of Defence has revised its 2018 rulebook to allow installation of telecom infrastructure on defence land for improving communication network quality and facilitating 5G rollout. The revised regime will be aligned...

The Union Territory (UT) Administration of Chandigarh has reportedly finalised the “Chandigarh Right of Way (RoW) Policy for Telecom Infrastructure (Amendment), 2022” to facilitate speedy installation and running of 5G network...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the last date for receiving written comments on the issues raised in the consultation paper titled “Data Communication Services Between Aircraft and Ground Stations...

The government is planning to disband the Digital Communication Commission (DCC), a multi-ministry apex determination-making body overseeing all important telecom issues, and hand over the crucial and large-budget decisions to...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, pertaining to online gaming for...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued its recommendations on “Renewal of Multi-System Operators (MSOs) Registration”. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) had earlier sought the...

According to industry sources, the government is considering three grievance appellate committees (GACs) to look into complaints by users against decisions of social media platforms. To this, end, consultations on various...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on ‘Spectrum Requirements of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for Train Control System for Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)...

The government has highlighted the pendency of right of way (RoW) applications across several states. As per data shared by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) at a review meeting with states held on December 9, 2022, the...

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified quality standards for USB Type C charging port, according to industry sources. To reduce e-waste and for the consumers’ benefit, the Department of Consumer Affairs in...