OTT communication services should be licensed: COAI

OTT communication services should be licensed: COAI

Telecom operators’ body COAI on November 22 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 S.P. Kochhar said the association, as […]

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Telecom industry alerts against mobile tower installation fraud

Telecom industry alerts against mobile tower installation fraud

DIPA (Digital Infrastructure Providers Association) and COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India), two telecom industry representative bodies, have issued a caution notice to the public against fraud related to the installation of mobile towers on their properties. The industry cautions against companies, agencies or individuals who could be fraudulently approaching people under the pretence of […]

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Legal backing for Right of Way by December: Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Legal backing for Right of Way by December: Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Minister Vaishnaw launched the GatiShakti Sanchar portal that will centralise and speed up approvals for laying of fibre and tower installations, as the country gears up for 5G roll-out Minister Vaishnaw launched the GatiShakti Sanchar portal that will centralise and speed up approvals for laying of fibre and tower installations, as the country gears up […]

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