DoT seeks to launch a Dashboard of Dashboards
Chatbots and other advanced features may be developed for public-centric applications. On the home page, these portals shall have links to various portals of DoT and important portals of Gol. Each Portal should have an appropriate mechanism for Load Balancing, Data Backup, Security Audit, and compliance for all its Portals and Dashboards.
The prevention of tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
The manufacturer shall register the international mobile equipment identity number of every mobile phone manufactured in India with the Indian Counterfeited Device Restriction portal (https://icdr.ceir.gov.in) of the Government of India in the Department of Telecommunications prior to the first sale of the mobile phone
The Punjab News Web Channel Policy, 2022.
The empanelment shall be valid for a period of Two years from the date of empanelment. The Competent Authority may extend the empanelment further for a period of one year at a time. The minimum base rate fixed in a category for the Video ads would be offered to all applicant web channels in the category found eligible on the basis of minimum subscriber data.
Ministry of Communication Invites comments on the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022.
The Bill recognizes the globally established principle of exclusive privilege of the Central Government in relation to telecommunication services, telecommunication network, telecommunication infrastructure and spectrum.
TRAI directions for Telecom Service Providers
Every Telecom Service Provider shall offer at least one Plan Voucher, one Special Tariff Voucher and one Combo Voucher which shall be renewable on the same date of every month and if the date of such renewal is not available in a month, the date of renewal shall be the last date of that month.
TRAI releases Consultation Paper on Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting And Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2022.
The term DRM (Digital Rights Management), herein, refers to the management of the encryption systems for, inter-alia, providing the functionality of CAS and SMS for the Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service provider under these regulations.
Extended last date to receive comments/counter comments on the consultation paper on “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Telecommunication Sector”
Considering the requests received from stakeholders for an extension of time for submitting comments, it has been decided to extend the deadline for submitting comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper to October 14, 2022, and counter comments to October 28, 2022.
TRAI releases Recommendations on Market structure/competition in cable TV services.
The Government may issue necessary amendments to existing rules/ guidelines, to enable use of last mile infrastructure created by cable operator by TSPs for promoting broadband connections.
DOT issues notification on Online Lifecycle management and submission of reports through Saral Sanchar.
Saral Sanchar portal enables application for new License / authorization in online mode. Phase-2 of Saral sanchar is ready and will allow applicants / licensees to carry out various activities involved in lifecycle of the License in online mode. The upgraded system will also allow the users to send online reports and compliances.
TRAI notifies implementation plan of New Regulatory Framework 2020.
The broadcasters who have already submitted their RIOs in compliance of the New Regulatory Framework 2020 may also revise their Reference Interconnect Offers (RIO) by 30th November 2022.
