Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Continued from previous article The key purpose of the Telecom Bill is regulating the Telecom industry . Accordingly Chapter 3 covers Licensing, Registration, Authorization and Assignment. The first point to be noted is the “Exclusive Privilege” created for the Government … Continue reading →

Continued from the previous article Continuing our discussion on the Draft Indian Telecom bill, let us discuss the rovisions regarding civil penalties under the Act. Under Section 38, the Central Government may prescribe civil liabilities, including compensation payable by any … Continue reading →

Continued from previous Article Let us continue our discussion on the New Telecom Bill with the chapter on offences. The Act has listed the offences under a Schedule and provided the general aspects under Chapter 11. The Scheduled list of … Continue reading →

(Continued from previous article) In our previous discussions on the New Data Protection Bill, we had emphasised an approach to the construction of the act from the concept of “Rights” of the data principals. It is good to see that … Continue reading →

(Continued from previous article) The New Telecom Bill (NTB) is divided into the following 10 different Chapters. Chapter Sections Title 1 1 Short Title, Extent and Commencement 2 2 Definitions 3 3-11 Licensing, Registration, Authorization and Assignment 4 12-18 Right … Continue reading →

The Government of India has started its process of setting up the updating of IT laws by releasing the draft of the Indian Telecommunications Act 2022 (ITCA2022). Before we set about studying the details of the proposed Bill, we need … Continue reading →