Govt. forms grievance appellate bodies for SM complaints

Govt. extends feedback time for data protection Bill

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has decided to extend the deadline for feedback and comments on the 'Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022' until January 2, 2023. In response to several stakeholders' requests, the ministry has decided to extend the time limit for receipts, a statement stated. On November 18...


LCOs, MSOs urged to facilitate proliferation of b’band services

Network monitoring: MIB extends MSO registration deadline

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has once again extended the date for MSO registration on a government website to facilitate information upload regarding installation of monitoring devices on networks.

“All the MSOs are hereby informed that the last date for registr...


PADMA gets status of self-regulatory body for news publishers

PADMA gets status of self-regulatory body for news publishers

The Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) has been granted by the Indian government the status of a self- regulatory body under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

According to a communication from the Ministry of Info...


LCOs, MSOs urged to facilitate proliferation of b’band services

MIB issues guidelines for MSO platform services

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Wednesday unveiled a set of guidelines for platform services (PS), including ‘local channels’, offered by multi-system operators (MSOs) in the country.

The total number of permitted PS channels per operator is to be capped at five...