Trai’s OTT recommendations uphold vision of Digital India: IAMAI

New Delhi: Terming Trai’s decision to not regulate OTT communication services as “progressive”, industry body IAMAI on Wednesday said the recommendations uphold the government’s vision towards the Digital India mission. The comments came after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) ruled out any immediate regulatory intervention for Over-The-Top (OTT) services like WhatsApp, Google Duo and Viber.

OTT services refer to applications and services that are accessible over the internet and ride on an operator’s network.

“IAMAI expresses gratitude to Trai for upholding the association’s longstanding position that digital services are not similar to conventional telecom services or even comparable to them in terms of regulating them,” the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) said in a statement.