Trai to decide on rules for Internet calling, messaging firms soon

Telecom regulator Trai will release its recommendations on the regulatory framework for over-the-top (OTT) services in couple of months, its chairman R S Sharma said Tuesday. “We already have a paper on OTT (over-the-top). We will come out with appropriate recommendations and regulations in near future. Couple of months from now,” Sharma told PTI at the Mobile World Congress 2019 here.

The telecom sector at MWC has been displaying technology and sharing their plans around 5G services. The business of 5G will be dominated by data-related business which is expected to blur differences between services provided by Internet companies and telecom service providers. The sector has been talking about same set of rules for companies providing similar services.