Vaishnaw defends move to bring OTTs under regulation

Even as OTT players voice concern over the move to bring them under licensing and regulation, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday defended such a proviso in the new Telecom Bill.

“OTT already comes under regulation by interpretation of what is a telegraph. The consultation process for its regulation has already started. The focus of this Bill is that herever required, there should be a strict effective regulation and for the rest, there will be light-touch regulation,” the minister said.