National Webinar on Draft Telecommunication Policy

India has released a draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022 to update the extant regulatory framework in keeping with the advancements and challenges in the sector. This was much needed given that the three main legislations that occupy this domain are considerably outdated, with the most recent of these having been enacted more than 70 years back.

The current draft of the Bill expands the definition of “telecommunication services” to include OTT communication services. To curtail the ever-increasing incidence of spam calls and frauds, the draft Bill proposes that the identity of the person communicating using any form of telecommunication services shall be available to the user receiving such communication. This would mean that unlike now where only the phone number of the person making the communication is displayed, going forward the name of the person would also be displayed. As per the Communications Minister, this facility would not only be available for voice calls but also for users of OTT communication services.
 
To understand the Policy and its impact and ability to address current and future telecom challenges, World Trade Center (Noida, GIFT City, Chandigarh, Noida CBD, and Faridabad), The Policy Times& ITU APT Foundation of India is organising a National Online Conference on Draft Telecom Policy during 10am-12pm (IST) Friday 21st Oct 2022.

 We highly recommend you to join and benefit from the discussion.

Kindly Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1G-M3gyUfz5RBym9SHlfPiZD5LtMrDkZ19W_tcfNc-R4/edit