Hopeful OTT regulations will come later: Vittal

The Telecom Bill not touching the issue of regulating over-the-top (OTT) communication apps has not come as a disappointment for the telcos, and the industry is hopeful that it would be addressed separately at a later stage, Gopal Vittal, Airtel CEO & MD told FE in an interview on Wednesday.

Vittal said that the reform-oriented measures in the Bill, like giving legal backing to right of way for laying fibres and ducts and backhaul spectrum to connect cell sites, will ensure that quality of services, data as well as voice, will greatly improve.