Indian Telecommunications Act 2023

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India’s New Telecom Bill Not Only Preserves 137-Year-Old Colonial Powers But Gives Govt Sweeping New Ones

The privacy of your data will be compromised. OTT services, such as Netflix, will require licences. Messaging services, such as Whatsapp and Signal, will have to eavesdrop on messages if the government orders them to. The telecom regulator would have no say in licensing and future planning. The...

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India: Telecom Bill and the new era of digital colonialism - ARTICLE 19

In December 2023, India took a significant step towards reshaping its telecommunications landscape by introducing a new Telecommunication Bill. ARTICLE 19 joins the international digital rights community, in raising concerns about the bill’s threats to privacy and the power it gives the central...

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Govt to partially implement new Telecommunications Act from June 26

 

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Basically all the bad parts first.

 

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/department-of-telecommunications-releases-four-sets-of-draft-rules-for-consultation-101724958039923.html

 

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/digital-bharat-nidhi-first-set-of-rules-under-telecom-act-notified-101725106695839.html