Telcos support Parl panel recommendation of merging IT & Telecom ministries

The telecom industry has supported the recommendation made by a Parliamentary committee to merge the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), saying it will bring more transparency and improve compliance.

 

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology made the suggestion to merge the three allied ministries in its report tabled in the Lok Sabha last week.

 

Telecom operators have also argued that the same policy push should be extended to apply one set of policies and regulations for telecom operators and over-the-top (OTT) communication services