Catergory

Telecom

Public Brief

An Unfair Argument i.e. “Fair Share”: Decoding Telcos' Demand for OTT Regulation, and Unravelling Implications on Net Neutrality, User Costs, and Fairness.

We analyse the increasing demands for regulation of OTT services by TSPs and also break down the TSP's rationale for demanding their "fair share" of the stolen profits from OTT services. Lastly, we explore policy implications of such paternalistic regulation of OTT services.
12 June, 2023
6 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
TRAI

Climb off the mandatory activation TRAIn

In this post, we analyse the 40 comments submitted in response to TRAI's consultation paper titled ‘Consultation Paper on Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecommunication Networks’, highlighting privacy concerns, especially in the absence of a data protection law.
28 March, 2023
6 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
TRAI

TRAI-caller? We tell TRAI why a central registry is a bad idea.

We submit our comments on TRAI's consultation paper on the ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecommunication Networks’. We emphasise on the need to obtain informed consent from subscribers and the need to use this service responsibly and ethically.
09 January, 2023
4 min read
Gyan TripathiGyan Tripathi & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022

Return to Sender : IFF's submission to the draft Telecom Bill, 2022

The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 was released for public consultation on September 21, 2022. We publish a public brief, which forms a part of our consultation response, where we identify and analyse specific issues with the Telecom Bill, 2022 and call for its recall.
27 October, 2022
9 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar, Anushka JainAnushka Jain & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
Telecom

The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 retains its colonial roots

Read our initial explainer on the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. We highlight how the bill represents a missed opportunity for legislative reform to bring the Indian telecom sector into the 21st century.
22 September, 2022
10 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain & Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Consultations

Counter Comments to the TRAI for the, "Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges"

IFF submitted its counter comments to TRAI's consultation paper which sought to regulate Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). We have responded to comments made by service providers and industry bodies.
23 February, 2022
5 min read
Shivangani MisraShivangani Misra
connectivitytracker

IFF releases the second edition of the Connectivity Tracker #MapTheDigitalDivide

IFF’s #connectivitytracker for Jan 2022 is here! In this edition of the report, we analyze the data on telecom and internet connectivity, digital divide in the context of access to online education, and the progress of government schemes aimed at improving internet access.
14 January, 2022
5 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg & Simrandeep SinghSimrandeep Singh
Telecom
Featured

Introducing IFF’s Connectivity Tracker #MapTheDigitalDivide

IFF is introducing its Connectivity Tracker, compiling available data related to connectivity each quarter, like: telecom subscriptions, internet connections, penetration rates, average data usage per user, and more. This edition contains data from Jan '20 to Aug '21.
03 November, 2021
7 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg
4GforAll
Featured

TRAI’s final roadmap for connectivity and broadband access is a mixed bag #AccessToInternet

After multiple rounds of consultation, the TRAI released its final recommendations on the Roadmap to promote broadband connectivity and enhanced broadband speed. Some of the recommendations we had made during the consultations were reflected in the final report, albeit with certain modifications.
20 September, 2021
6 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg
accesstointernet
Featured

As the farmers’ protests saw widespread internet shutdowns, IFF wrote to the Haryana Home Ministry urging restraint

Between September 7 and 9, 2021, internet services were suspended in four districts of Haryana due to ongoing farmers’ protests. The order is not available on the Government websites and does not lay out a factual justification. We wrote to the Haryana government to officially publish all orders.
10 September, 2021
6 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh

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