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Cabinet clears Telecommunication Bill; might not be tabled in present Parliament session

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By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared the Indian Telecommunication Bill 2023, however the authorities might not desk it within the present Parliament session, in accordance with sources.

According to sources, the federal government has relaxed a big a part of internet-based calling and messaging providers from the ambit of telecom guidelines.

“Cabinet has cleared Indian Telecommunication Bill 2023 but the government is not in a hurry to table it in the current session,” a supply, who didn’t want to be recognized, stated.

The authorities had proposed to incorporate internet-based communication providers, in-flight and maritime connectivity providers, interpersonal communications providers, machine-to-machine communication providers and over-the-top (OTT) communication providers beneath the ambit of telecom service within the draft Bill floated for public session.

The authorities throughout the session course of had stated that customers’ safety might be a key focus of the Indian Telecommunication Bill.

The invoice seeks to exchange three legal guidelines — the Indian Telegraph Act, of 1885, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, of 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, of 1950.

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared the Indian Telecommunication Bill 2023, however the authorities might not desk it within the present Parliament session, in accordance with sources.

According to sources, the federal government has relaxed a big a part of internet-based calling and messaging providers from the ambit of telecom guidelines.

“Cabinet has cleared Indian Telecommunication Bill 2023 but the government is not in a hurry to table it in the current session,” a supply, who didn’t want to be recognized, stated.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

The authorities had proposed to incorporate internet-based communication providers, in-flight and maritime connectivity providers, interpersonal communications providers, machine-to-machine communication providers and over-the-top (OTT) communication providers beneath the ambit of telecom service within the draft Bill floated for public session.

The authorities throughout the session course of had stated that customers’ safety might be a key focus of the Indian Telecommunication Bill.

The invoice seeks to exchange three legal guidelines — the Indian Telegraph Act, of 1885, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, of 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, of 1950.