The Telecommunications Act's passage is the fourth round of improvements, and licencing reforms will come next
The government will introduce at least three more pieces of legislation, according to communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who said this on Thursday, in order to bring the entire country's regulatory framework for digital content up to par with international standards. Upon passage of the Telecommunications Act, licencing reforms will be put into effect initially. mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#252525">
We are going step by step in a very logical manner. Vaishnaw stated at a Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI) event that by the time that period is up,India's telecom industry ought to rank among thefinest in the world. The government announced a raft of structural reforms, including a redefinition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR), in September of last year, which kicked off the reform process for the telecom sector. It was followed by changes to the Wireless Promotion and Coordination (WPC) wing and, more recently, the right of way laws (RoW). background:#EDFAFF">
The Telecommunications Act's passage is the fourth round of improvements, and licencing reforms will come next. Vaishnaw was responding to a query regarding the draught Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022, which went up for public comment late on Wednesday. The measure is deemed "reformative" by mobile phone providers he added.
The whole digital regulatory framework will be brought up to par with international norms through a set of at least three further laws that we will introduce. We should be the economy where we actually sit down and ask, "Okay, at a population scale of a billion plus population or society as diverse as ours, an economy as complex as ours, and for an economy which is growing, what are the things that we should look at when we are drafting ourlegal structure?”The minister stated that this is the goal toward which we are heading. background:#EDFAFF">