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Trai to Release Recommendations on Data Privacy by January 2018

Trai to Release Recommendations on Data Privacy by January 2018

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has confirmed to release its recommendations on data privacy, security, and ownership by January 2018. As per a top official of Trai, the regulator is also very close to finalising suggestions for the controversial net neutrality. Net Neutrality has become a serious concern of late … Read More

Chakri K

First Phase of BharatNet Project to Be Completed by December: Telecom Secretary

First Phase of BharatNet Project to Be Completed by December: Telecom Secretary

The first phase of Indian government’s BharatNet project will be completed by December this year, having already covered 83,000 gram panchayats, Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, said on Thursday. BharatNet project, which aims to deploy high-speed optical fibre cables across rural areas of the country, would … Read More

Rudradeep Biswas

Indian Government Simplifies Aadhaar-Based Re-Verification for Mobile Numbers to Help Senior Citizens

Indian Government Simplifies Aadhaar-Based Re-Verification for Mobile Numbers to Help Senior Citizens

The Indian government has asked Indian telecom service providers to enable a re-verification scheme using the One Time Password (OTP) for authentication of existing mobile users, a move aimed at simplifying the Aadhaar-based verification for customers, especially senior citizens with disabilities, among others. In addition, the government has also asked … Read More

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