India’s telecoms regulator says no to regulations for OTT players
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s telecoms watchdog on Monday said over-the-top (OTT) communication corporations do not in the intervening time desire a regulatory framework, casting aside the specter of potential restrictions on platforms corresponding to Facebook, WhatsApp and Google.
India’s telecoms firms have prolonged lobbied for regulation of apps that offer free voice and textual content material corporations over the net, arguing that such corporations erode their revenues.
“It should not be an opportune second to recommend a whole regulatory framework for quite a few components of corporations referred to as OTT corporations, previous the extant authorized tips and regulations prescribed presently,” the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said in an announcement.
TRAI moreover said no regulatory intervention was wished on factors related to privateness and security of OTT corporations.
Facebook, WhatsApp and Google did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
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