Ministry of Information and Broadcasting implements Broadcast Air-Time Scheduler (BATS) for all Commercial Operations of All India Radio.
The most important advantage of full implementation of BATS will be to make the Receivable Management more effective and transparent. This will ensure that revenue leakages are avoided and will ensure 100% revenue assurance for the services rendered.
Government notifies Amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 for an Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable Internet
Currently, intermediaries are only required to inform users about not uploading certain categories of harmful/unlawful content. These amendments impose a legal obligation on intermediaries to take reasonable efforts to prevent users from uploading such content. The new provision will ensure that the intermediary’s obligation is not a mere formality.
Guidelines for Obtaining a Captive VSAT CUG License
The applicant organization that wants to apply for a Captive VSAT CUG license needs to submit an application in the prescribed application form.
TRAI Extends last date to receive comments/counter comments on consultation paper on ‘Leveraging AI and Big Data in Telecom Sector’.
TRAI released a Consultation Paper on ‘Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Telecommunication Sector’. The last date for submission of comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper by the Stakeholders, is 14th Oct 2022 and for counter comments by 28th Oct 2022.
The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2022
The amendment provides that in the first line maintenance and utilization of Bharat Net (Except State led model under Phase-II) through Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, operational expenditure charges for said operation and maintenance, first line maintenance of Bharat Net Phase-I network shall be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund for a period of two years.
DOT extends the last date for receiving comments on draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022.
For the provision of Telecommunication Services and Telecommunication Networks, an entity shall have to obtain a license. To ensure that there is no disruption in the sector, an entity providing telecommunication services or telecommunication network under current law shall be entitled to continue to operate under its existing terms and conditions till it migrates to a set of new terms and conditions.
Telecom Startups-MSMEs Mission (TSuM)
The National Digital Communication Policy envisages necessary facilitation for technology Startups and MSMEs with the objective to enhance Indian contribution to the global value chain. In view of the above, the DoT announces the institutionalization of such facilitation through the “Telecom Startups-MSMEs Mission (TSuM)”.
TRAI extends time to receive comments on ‘Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2022.
The draft amendment notifies the scope and scheduling of Audit and Digital Rights Management (DRM) System Requirements.
Government approves amendments in FM Radio Phase-III Policy guidelines
It has been decided to remove the 3-year window period for restructuring of FM radio permissions within the same management group during the license period of 15 years. Government has also accepted the long pending demand of the radio industry to remove the 15% National cap on channel holding
Directorate General of Training (DGT) launches Bharatskills Forum, a digital knowledge-sharing platform for the ITIs’ trainees, trainers and industry.
DGT in Oct 2019 had launched an online learning platform called the Bharatskills (https://bharatskills.gov.in ), a Central Digital Repository for the trainees and trainers of the ITI ecosystem, providing easy access to updated curriculum, e-books, Question Banks, mock/practice papers, learning videos, etc., for courses under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS), Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and the Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS), thus enabling anytime, anywhere learning outside the classrooms.
