The industry on Thursday said the new rules for online gaming will spur innovation, boost investor confidence and weed out gambling platforms while making the sector globally competitive. The norms are expected to help reduce regulatory fragmentation at the state level, and foster a more stable business environment, the industry…
Netflix plans in India are among the most affordable in 2023, compared to other countries around the world where the global streaming service is available. As per a new report, Netflix pricing in India is considerably cheaper than most other countries, where plan pricing starts at considerably higher prices based…
Major League Soccer, the top professional football league in the United States featuring 29 football clubs, will be available to stream worldwide in over 100 countries, including in India, on the Apple TV app. The 2023 regular season of Major League Soccer (MLS) kicks off on February 25, and will…
Telecom operators’ body COAI on Tuesday made a strong pitch for OTT (over-the-top) communication services to directly compensate telcos for data traffic they are driving onto the networks, as it advocated a licensing and light-touch regulation framework for such services. Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) Director General SP Kochhar…
The Broadband India Forum (BIF) has asserted that Over-The-Top (OTT) communications service should be excluded from the elements mentioned in the definition of telecommunication services, as the industry body gave its submissions on the draft telecom bill. BIF said many strong and substantive reasons sharply differentiate OTTs from telecommunications. “By…
The government plans to set up appellate committees to redress grievances that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other issues, officials said. While tech giant Meta (which owns Facebook and WhatsApp) and microblogging site Twitter have been pushing for a…
TRAI’s apprehensions over potential dilution of powers under the draft telecom bill have been addressed, and the government may look at the option of taking up provisions related to strengthening of the regulatory body separately at a later stage, DoT sources said. On over-the-top (OTT) communication apps, sources said, the…
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has reportedly approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), seeking its views on the preparation of a framework for the regulation of internet messaging and voice calling applications. The regulation could be directed at over-the-top (OTT) service providers like Meta-owned WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet,…
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