TRAI to decide on rules for Internet calling, messaging firms soon
Telecom regulator Trai will release its recommendations on
the?regulatory framework for over-the-top (OTT) services in couple of
months, its chairman R S Sharma said Tuesday.
“We
already have a paper on OTT (over-the-top). We will come out with
appropriate recommendations and regulations in near future. Couple of
months from now,” Sharma told the news agency at the Mobile World
Congress 2019.
The telecom sector at MWC has been displaying
technology and sharing their plans around 5G services. The business of
5G will be dominated by data-related business which is expected to blur
differences between services provided by Internet companies and telecom
service providers.
The sector has been talking about same set of rules for companies providing similar services.
Last
week, global industry body GSM Association Director General Mats
Granryd said globally telecom companies should be regulated at par with
Internet firms as they are planning to move beyond providing just
connectivity to adopt data-centric business model with “intelligent
connectivity” with 5G coming in.







