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Recommendations on OTT communication apps soon

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May 18, 2024

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is in the process of finalising its recommendations on whether overthe-top (OTT) communication apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal need to be regulated.

- RAKESH KUMAR

Recommendations on OTT communication apps soon

The regulatory body announced an open house discussion in next two to three months over the regulation of OTT communication apps. TRAI chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti, on the sidelines of an event on Friday, dismissed that current OTT paper has become infructuous in the wake of notification of the Telecom Act. The Telecommunication Act 2023 removed the provision of regulation of OTT communication from its final version. "I know, we have an ongoing consultation on OTT communications.

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