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修订电信草案，以清除OTT, DTH上的空气
目前的草案中没有对应用程序进行任何具体的定义，这引发了人们的担忧，即所有类型的应用程序——包括Netflix、亚马逊Prime和Hotstar等流媒体平台，以及Swiggy和Zomato等食品聚合器——都可能受到电信部门的监管。广播部还对将广播服务纳入通信服务的内容表示了担忧。
的电信部（点为了解决信息广播部等部门提出的OTT (OTT)应用程序和DTH (direct-to-home)等广播服务的内容监管问题，韩国政府很有可能在不到一个月的时间内公布电信法修订案。
政府官员告诉《印度经济时报》，在修订后的电信法案草案中，交通部将明确表示，其目的是只监管与电信运营商提供相同服务的通信应用程序。这将消除DoT将监管的应用程序类别的任何模糊性。
目前的草案中没有对应用程序进行任何具体的定义，这引起了人们对所有类型的应用程序(包括流媒体平台)的担忧网飞公司，Amazon Prime而且Hotstar以及Swiggy和Zomato-可能由电信部门监管。广播部还对将广播服务纳入通信服务的内容表示了担忧。
根据草案的规定，广播业务是指面向广大公众直接或者间接接收的电信业务。
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此外，根据草案附表2，广播服务，包括DTH、社区电台、电视频道的上行和下行、IPTV服务和通过私人机构的调频无线电广播服务，已被列为需要牌照的实体。
这引起了人们的担忧，即交通部正试图侵犯监管广播服务的部门的权力。官员们表示，I&B部在分享对草案的评论时，已经向电信部门提出了这些问题。
内容，广播不包括在内
交通部官员表示，相关条款将进行修改，以使其更加清晰。“修订后的法案将明确规定广播服务的哪些方面(使用电信网络的广播服务)将受到监管。其他类型的广播服务，如DTH和电视频道将被排除在外。”印度宽带论坛和印度互联网和移动协会等行业组织也要求将内容和广播排除在电信法案的范围之外。
OTT通讯应用
虽然围绕广播和内容OTT的问题已经解决，但国土部仍在研究监管WhatsApp和Signal等OTT通信应用程序的框架。官员们表示，该部门尚未决定这些应用程序是否需要许可证，还是只需注册即可。印度通信部长Ashwini Vaishnaw此前告诉《印度经济时报》，交通部将对这些应用程序选择“轻触式”监管框架，而不是寻求政府收入最大化。
政府官员告诉《印度经济时报》，在修订后的电信法案草案中，交通部将明确表示，其目的是只监管与电信运营商提供相同服务的通信应用程序。这将消除DoT将监管的应用程序类别的任何模糊性。
目前的草案中没有对应用程序进行任何具体的定义，这引起了人们对所有类型的应用程序(包括流媒体平台)的担忧网飞公司，Amazon Prime而且Hotstar以及Swiggy和Zomato-可能由电信部门监管。广播部还对将广播服务纳入通信服务的内容表示了担忧。
表2
此外，根据草案附表2，广播服务，包括DTH、社区电台、电视频道的上行和下行、IPTV服务和通过私人机构的调频无线电广播服务，已被列为需要牌照的实体。
这引起了人们的担忧，即交通部正试图侵犯监管广播服务的部门的权力。官员们表示，I&B部在分享对草案的评论时，已经向电信部门提出了这些问题。
监管OTT应用:“相同服务的相同规则”还是不是?
电信行业通过COAI一直要求规范OTT通信服务。电信业界建议，对OTT在电信网络上的实际流量征收“使用费”。根据COAI，使用费将由电信公司和OTT玩家共同决定，他们必须为在印度创建和发展数字电信基础设施做出贡献，以换取使用这些服务。
内容，广播不包括在内
OTT通讯应用
虽然围绕广播和内容OTT的问题已经解决，但国土部仍在研究监管WhatsApp和Signal等OTT通信应用程序的框架。官员们表示，该部门尚未决定这些应用程序是否需要许可证，还是只需注册即可。印度通信部长Ashwini Vaishnaw此前告诉《印度经济时报》，交通部将对这些应用程序选择“轻触式”监管框架，而不是寻求政府收入最大化。
The Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT<\/a>) is likely to unveil a revised draft of the telecommunications bill in less than a month, to address issues raised by the ministry of information and broadcasting and others around regulating content of over-the-top (OTT) apps and broadcasting services such as direct-to-home (DTH).
Government officials told ET that DoT, in the revised telecom bill draft, will clearly state that its aim is to regulate only communication apps that give the same services as telecom operators. This will remove any ambiguity around the category of apps that DoT will regulate.
The absence of any specific definition of apps in the current draft raised concerns that all types of apps - including streaming platforms such as Netflix<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a> and Hotstar<\/a> as well as food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato<\/a> - may be regulated by the telecom department. The I&B ministry also raised concerns on inclusion of broadcasting services as part of telecommunication services in the current draft bill.
Government officials told ET that DoT, in the revised telecom bill draft, will clearly state that its aim is to regulate only communication apps that give the same services as telecom operators. This will remove any ambiguity around the category of apps that DoT will regulate.
The absence of any specific definition of apps in the current draft raised concerns that all types of apps - including streaming platforms such as Netflix<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a> and Hotstar<\/a> as well as food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato<\/a> - may be regulated by the telecom department. The I&B ministry also raised concerns on inclusion of broadcasting services as part of telecommunication services in the current draft bill.
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Further, under Schedule 2 of the draft bill, broadcasting services - including DTH, community radio stations, uplinking and downlinking of TV channels, IPTV services and FM radio broadcasting services through private agencies - have been listed as entities requiring licences.
This has given rise to apprehensions that DoT is seeking to encroach on the powers of the ministry that regulates broadcasting services. Officials said the I&B ministry had raised the issues with the telecom department while sharing its comments on the draft.
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Further, under Schedule 2 of the draft bill, broadcasting services - including DTH, community radio stations, uplinking and downlinking of TV channels, IPTV services and FM radio broadcasting services through private agencies - have been listed as entities requiring licences.
This has given rise to apprehensions that DoT is seeking to encroach on the powers of the ministry that regulates broadcasting services. Officials said the I&B ministry had raised the issues with the telecom department while sharing its comments on the draft.