Regulation of OTT apps to be clarified in revised telecom bill: Report

Officials aware of the matter said that revised telecom bill will 'clearly' state the Centre's aim to regulate only communication apps 'that give the same service as telecom operators'

A revised draft of the telecom bill is likely to be released by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in less than a month and it will address issues like regulations of content on the over-the-top (OTT) platforms and the direct-to-home (DTH) services, a report in the Economic Times (ET) said. 

Officials aware of the matter said that the bill will "clearly" state the Centre's aim to regulate only communication apps "that give the same service as telecom operators".

"The revised bill will clearly define which aspect of broadcast services — those using a telecom network — will be regulated. Other