Telcos look for regulative structure to levy use charge on OTTs, exemption for little gamers

Image for representation. New Delhi Telecom operators market body COAI has actually composed to the federal government to set-up a licensing and regulative structure to charge a ‘use charge’ from huge internet-based calling and messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Duo. In a letter to Telecom Secretary K. Rajaraman recently, the Cellular Operators Association of India Director General SP Kochhar stated that charges might be restricted based upon use of the network without straining excessive (OTT) gamers in micro, little and medium business section. The Department of Telecom has actually proposed to specify OTT gamers supplying call and messaging service as telecom provider (TSPs). COAI stated OTT gamers must pay the TSPs for utilizing the telecom network for offering their OTT services to the consumers in a reasonable and fair way by method of an equivalent of ‘Usage Charge’ on the basis of shared arrangement. “There might be circumstances where the OTT gamers and the TSPs might not concur equally on ‘Usage Charge’. If a shared contract is not reached, then a suitable licensing and regulative structure ought to remain in location which governs the contribution of OTT gamers towards development of network facilities,” Mr. Kochhar stated. He stated that the COAI goal is definitely not to prevent the OTT servi
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