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WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Zoom face licensing requirement under India's draft telecom bill

By Freny Patel ( September 28, 2022, 07:24 GMT | Insight) -- Social media and communication platforms — WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Zoom, and Facetime — will come under the broader definition of telecommunication services and may need to obtain a license to operate in India under the draft Telecom Bill proposed last week. The bill also dilutes the powers of the antitrust watchdog to determine predatory pricing in the telecom sector, paving the way for the Competition Commission of India being superseded by the telecom regulator if the bill becomes law in its current form.Social media and communication platforms — WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Zoom, and Facetime — will come under the broader definition of telecommunication services and may need to obtain a license to operate in India under the draft Telecom Bill 2022 proposed last week....

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