Telcos seek regulation of OTT services, cut in licence fee & USO levy

Over-the-top (OTT) communication services must be regulated to ensure a level-playing field, telecom players have urged the government.

The industry, which made submissions to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the proposed new telecom regulatory framework, said the law should be forward looking and should address the needs of convergence of various digital services, including telecommunication connectivity, carriage of broadcasting content and OTT communication services.