New Telecom Bill will allow Centre to take over, suspend mobile network for public safety | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Union communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday introduced the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to replace the 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act that governs the telecom sector. The Cabinet had cleared the bill in August.Here’s what the bill proposes:* The draft Telecommunications Bill has been introduced to create a…