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How the Telecom Act undermines personal liberties

by Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri — last modified Feb 20, 2024 12:54 AM
February 20, 2024

In this article, Prof. Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri analyse whether the law has enough safeguards and an independent regulatory architecture to protect the rights of citizens. The authors posit that the current version leaves the door open for an overenthusiastic enforcement machinery to suppress fundamental rights without any meaningful checks and balances.

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Comments to the Telecommunications Bill, 2023

by Isha Suri, Nishant Shankar, Shweta Mohandas, and Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Jan 06, 2024 01:21 AM
December 22, 2023

The Parliament has passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 which seeks to replace the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submits its comments to the bill.

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Why spectrum needs a change in approach

Why spectrum needs a change in approach

by Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri — last modified Jan 18, 2023 11:35 PM
January 18, 2023

Rajat Kathuria and Isha Suri write: It must be recognised that spectrum needs to be combined with other infrastructure to enable service delivery.

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 CIS’ Comments to the (Draft) Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022

by Abhishek Raj, Divyank Katira, Isha Suri, Shweta Mohandas, and Vipul Kharbanda — last modified Nov 22, 2022 01:22 PM
November 22, 2022

The Department of Telecommunications, Government of India invited comments on the Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022. The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments.

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An Overview of Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Framework in India

by Abhishek Raj — last modified Mar 25, 2022 02:06 AM
March 25, 2022

Abhishek Raj, a researcher at the Centre for Internet Society (CIS), has authored a document that provides an overview of the policy and regulatory environment surrounding telecommunications in India.

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Response to TRAI consultation on Auction of Spectrum in frequency bands identified for IMT/5G

by Abhishek Raj, Steve Song and Udbhav Tiwari — last modified Mar 25, 2022 02:05 AM
March 25, 2022

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Mozilla jointly submitted comments to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s consultation paper on auction of spectrum in frequency bands identified for IMT/5G, released on 30 November 2021.

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Opinion: Delicensing 6 GHz, 60 GHz bands is crucial to improve Wi-Fi scenario in India

by Abhishek Raj — last modified Jan 03, 2022 03:30 PM
January 03, 2022

Recently, there has been growing demand from industry bodies and associations to delicense 6 GHz and 60 GHz bands in India.

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Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP): An Opportunity for Funding Rural Internet Connectivity in India

by Abhishek Raj — last modified Dec 14, 2021 02:12 AM
December 14, 2021

A paper titled "Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP): An Opportunity for Funding Rural Internet Connectivity in India" authored by CIS' researcher Abhishek Raj got published in the book "Community Networks: Towards Sustainable Funding Models". This book was released at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum(IGF) 2021, and is also the official outcome of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity (DC3).

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Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Broadband Connectivity and Speed

by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Dec 20, 2020 08:43 AM
December 20, 2020

CIS comments on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s Consultation Paper on Roadmap to Promote Broadband Connectivity and Enhanced Broadband Speed

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Unlock = Open, not Choked!

by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Jun 15, 2020 03:04 AM
June 15, 2020

Don't let a virus stall initiatives and weaken the economy.

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