March 04, 2024 5:21 pm
The discourse surrounding deepfakes typically narrows its focus to sexual content or political misinformation, inadvertently overlooking a crucial aspect: The origin of the data used to create them
January 24, 2024 11:11 pm
The Telecommunications Act cements government’s power to suspend internet services, does not establish independent oversight mechanism for interception, suspension orders
December 21, 2023 4:11 pm
As per the new Bill, telecom services and networks will need authorisation from the government, unless it decides to exempt certain entities in public interest. What would this mean?
December 29, 2022 7:27 am
The director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), SP Kochhar explains why telcos want OTTs to pay usage charges for using their infrastructure. He also makes a pitch for financially compensating telcos for assisting in surveillance like phone tapping and business disruptions during internet shutdowns.
June 09, 2020 8:47 am
A recent Ovum-Amdocs report on the OTT services in India propounded that, 'India has one of the highest numbers of users with carrier-bundled paid media services'
June 21, 2018 5:03 am
The new amendments to the licence provisions only allow those entities holding the access service provider licence to provide full-fledged internet telephony and not the over-the-top players like WhatsApp, Skype, Google Duo, which allow only app to app calling.
November 08, 2014 1:45 am
Trai has asked DoT to clarify if talks with defence ministry to release an additional block of 5 MHz in the 2100 MHz band has occurred and its outcome.
October 10, 2014 1:47 am
The telecom department, a source said, is unable to give out those spectrum or airwaves because the defence ministry is squatting on some of those bands.
April 08, 2013 9:27 pm
RCom is expecting Rs 5,000-6,000 crore from 80 per cent stake sale.
August 29, 2012 1:15 am
To give an impetus to big infrastructure projects that are in limbo,finance minister P Chidambaram has called a meeting of key infrastructure ministries next week


