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  • India Introduces Telecom Bill

    From Telecom Digest Moderator@digest-replies@telecom-digest.org to comp.dcom.telecom on Thu Dec 28 10:33:43 2023
    From Newsgroup: comp.dcom.telecom

    https://www.lightreading.com/regulatory-politics/india-introduces-telecommunications-bill-to-transform-industry

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    The bill also specifies that spectrum for satellite-based broadband
    services rCo which Deloitte sees becoming a $1.9 billion market by 2030 rCo will be licensed, not auctioned.
    ...

    One of the bill's most controversial aspects is that it allows the
    central government to take control of any telecom service in the
    interest of public safety.
    ...

    Other provisions of the bill also include a requirement to collect
    biometric identification before issuing a new SIM card.
    ...


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  • From Marco Moock@mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de to comp.dcom.telecom on Thu Dec 28 20:56:04 2023
    From Newsgroup: comp.dcom.telecom

    Am 28.12.2023 um 10:33:43 Uhr schrieb Telecom Digest Moderator:

    One of the bill's most controversial aspects is that it allows the
    central government to take control of any telecom service in the
    interest of public safety.

    Every time public safety is named in that context, it means actions
    against the privacy or freedom of people, at least in most cases.

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