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OTT communication apps excluded from authorisation regime
The New Indian Express
|September 19, 2024
DESPITE demands from telecom service providers to bring them under licencing, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has excluded overthe-top (OTT) communication apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram from its new authorisation regime.
The regulatory body on Wednesday released the recommendations on the Framework for Service Authorisations to be granted under the Telecommunications Act, 2023. Telecom service providers such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea demanded to bring OTT services like WhatsApp, Telegram and Skype under regulation, referencing the Act. They argued that the bill's broad definition of "message" could encompass OTT communication services.
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