Convergence Bill Hints At Cross-Service Restrictions

The Communications Convergence Bill 2001, slated to be introduced in Parliament Friday, has hinted at cross-service restrictions for licensed services like broadcasting, cable distribution, Internet services and telephony, while leaving the responsibility for framing the details regarding this to the proposed super-regulator Communications Commission of India (CCI).

To ensure fair competition and a safeguard against monopoly, the CCI may by