Telecom regulator TRAI cannot treat over-the-top apps as telcos: Broadband body

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NEW DELHI: India’s telecom regulator must not treat over-the-top apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, and Google as substitutes of telecom carriers, and the former cannot be regulated under the India Telegraph Act (ITA), according to an independent industry body. “The argument that OTT services should be regulated under the same licensing regime that applies … Read more